2013 Cave Spring Indian Summer Select Late Harvest Riesling – Vintages 415901 – $24.95 – ****+ – This is a great wine for those of you who say that Icewine is too sweet. First off being a late harvest there is less sugar than in your regular Icewine. Secondly, this...
This is my last post about my visit to California. I can honestly say going through my notes and reflecting on what I tasted I am already eager to go back. There is so much to see, taste and eat in California that I am convinced even if I had...
Benziger has one of the most beautiful estates I have ever seen. It’s as if the hills surrounding the vineyards of this biodynamic winery are trying to swallow it. I spent my Sunday morning in the Sonoma Valley taking a tour of this vineyard. Just like with my Saturday visits...
2013 13th Street Red Palette – Vintages 249458 – $15.95 – ***1/2 – The nose on this wine is Raspberry jam. This is made to be enjoyed now with no cellaring necessary. The flavours in the glass are Cherry, Strawberry and Raspberry and as with the nose very ripe and...
What I found most interesting about my visit to California has to do with their own identity as a wine growing region. Most wineries have put their Cabernet Sauvignon at their highest tier with Chardonnay somewhere behind it and Zinfandel on the bottom rung of the ladder. This is great...
The Count of Buena Vista is alive and well at Buena Vista Winery. Well, the actual count, Agoston Haraszthy died in 1869 where it is presumed he was eaten by Alligators in Nicaragua. George Webber now has the mantle of Count of Buena Vista and I couldn’t help but get...
Peller Estates Ice Cuvée Rosé – Vintages 113035 – $34.95 – **** – You don’t really expect a wine to transport you back to grade school when you taste it … but that’s what happened here. This wine tastes like fruit roll ups! This is absolutely not a bad thing....
This isn’t a part of my regular weekly reviews. But these are a couple of wines that I have tasted through recently that I thought were worth sharing with you. It was certainly nice to get into some quality more pocket book friendly wines after my visit to California. 2013...
2013 Malivoire Gamay – Vintages 591313 – $17.95 – **** – The nose is dark cherries and damp earth right after a rainfall. This is textbook Cru Beaujolais with nice depth in flavours while still being a light red wine. The flavours are very concentrated cherry and just like the...
Comstock Wines in California just had their grand opening weekend on August 22. I was fortunate enough to get to poke around and taste through the portfolio a little early while I was in the area. I’m not going to post any photos of the actual winery because while the...
The way some people talk about Zinfandel in California reminds me of how people talk about Icewine in Ontario. We do it well, people know us for it … but please come take a look at all these other Chardonnays and Cab Francs we are making… forget about the sweet...
