2013 The Foreign Affair The Conspiracy – Vintages 149237 – $19.95 – **** – This is a very good follow up to the 2012 vintage. Roasted herb with ripe strawberry and raspberry on the nose. The flavours in this wine are Strawberry, Raspberry and black plum with a nice hint...
2012 Henry of Pelham Family Tree Red – Vintages 247881 – $18.95 – ****+ – Juicy, ripe and delicious flavours of blackberry, dark plum, currant, and mocha with nice pepper on the finish. I last tasted this wine in 2014 and needless to say this still has a few years...
Friday May 8th the winners of the Ontario Wine Awards were announced at Queen’s Landing in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Pillitteri took home Red Wine of the year with their 2010 Riserva Famiglia Cabernet Franc. Peller Estates took White Wine of the Year with their 2013 AP Signature Series Sauvignon Blanc. The big winner...
I drink copious amounts of Riesling and Gewürztraminer year round. I think because of our eating habits bright crisp wines get relegated to the patio. I guess we don’t think to crack open a nice chilled Gewurz in the middle of winter. I come from the part of the country that...
2014 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling – Vintages 80234 – $16.95 – **** – Keeping the bar high at Featherstone the new Black Sheep Riesling is Granny Smith and Golden Delicious Apple on the nose. In the glass you have Lime, Apple with a nice Mineral note on the finish. This...
Let’s consider these two reviews as bonus content for the week. While both of these wines aren’t available in Vintages they are too good to not write about. 2013 Rosewood Locked and Loaded – $19.95 – (August Release) – ****+ – I got a chance to taste this wine right...
Here are a trio of french wines that will make great additions to your patio, dock or summer entertaining in general. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get decent french wine. Rosé D’Anjou – LCBO 12641 – $14.00 ($13.00 until May 24, 2015) – ***1/2+ –...
2012 Sue-Ann Staff Merlot – Vintages 358416 – $19.95 – ****+ – This is the sort of wine that will make a perfect addition to your spring/summer entertaining. Merlot is a great crowd pleaser because it is easy drinking and doesn’t have quite the bite that you would find in...
2012 Domaine de Valcolombe Cuvée Baroque – Price and Availability TBD – ****+ – This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Flavours of Cassis, Blackberry, Plum with Cedar notes that bring up the finish. This bottle does need an hour in a decanter but the firm...
As you know I love passport events in Wine country. Weekends for the month of May the Wineries of Niagara on the Lake are holding “Sip and Sizzle” great wine pairings with grilled foods. all the details to the event can be found here: https://wineriesofniagaraonthelake.com/sip-and-sizzle I have a pair of tickets...
I always get a little melancholic when I head down to wine country for Get Fresh! in the springtime. Everyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of visiting the wineries in the off-season. This is one of the last weekends that you have to grab winemakers...
2013 Fielding Red Conception – Vintages 189183 – $18.95 – **** – Unpretentious and loaded with fruit. This easy drinking red blend brings raspberry, blackberry and plum in the mouth but isn’t too heavy. Medium bodied with good structure and medium tannin that softens quickly after opening. A good red...
