Rosewood Semillon 2011 – Vintages 177758 – $17.95 – Straight up this is one of the best White Wines I have ever tried. Very Crisp flavours of Grapefruit and Lemon zest. The finish has a slight spice to it and it long and clean. Just slightly sweet, but very well...
Why would I suggest giving Pink Wine to dear old Dad on his day? Well frankly I find it a little funny to think that Rosé would fit so perfectly when I think of Dad. Many Ontario Rosé’s have interesting labels like Girls Night Out, the Pelee Pink has a...
I am the kind of guy that likes to Barbeque year round. Growing up in Saskatchewan shoveling the yard meant clearing the driveway for the car and clearing a path from the back door to the BBQ. Needless to say that regardless of the season my Dad is king of...
Kacaba Unoaked Chardonnay 2012 – LCBO 326975 – $13.95 – Light, Crisp, Easy Drinking and Dry. This wine is a lot of fun to drink as the aromas and flavours are like a tribute to Ontario Orchards with flavours of Apple, Pear and Slight Peach. While this wine would have...
I usually feature wine from Ontario but that doesn’t mean that I don’t drink wine from elsewhere in the world. This week I thought I would do something a little different… This is where you can do your own experiment in Terroir where you can see how grapes grown in...
What was I doing at Mill St Brewery last week? I’m not going to lie I do enjoy the odd beer even though my preference (obviously) is wine year round. I had something cross my desk that I simply had to check out for myself… Don Valley Bench… a wheat...
This past week I had a chance to meet up with Josh Bendahan from Halpern Wines at Rock Lobster (110 Ossington Ave) to discuss something I had not thought about… ever… Wine on Tap. This isn’t any sort of typo, Rock Lobster has a setup where they pour wine out...
When I’m describing wine I will talk about certain aromas that I detect in the glass. Sometimes it’s really easy to detect Cherry in a bottle of Pinot Noir… other times not so much. For Mothers’ Day I have selected a panel of Gewurztraminer. It’s hard to say (and spell)...
Burning Kiln Strip Room Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2011 – Vintages 327700 – $24.95 – Apassimento seems to be popping up all over the place in Ontario. This is the method of allowing your grapes to dry before pressing them. Apassimento really brings out a lot of fruit in thed bottle. This...
This week I had a chance to speak to Jane Dietl from Peninsula Ridge to talk a little about pairing wine and food as I continue to talk about Get Fresh in the Valley. Peninsula Ridge is serving a Sauvignon Blanc with a Sweet Potato and Clam Chowder. Sauvignon Blanc...
When you see the VQA designation on a bottle of wine it means that 100% of the grapes have been grown in Ontario. Some wineries have taken the idea of Canadian wine to the next level. Most people don’t give a second thought to the actual process of making wine. ...
Get Fresh in the Valley starts this weekend! This is my favorite wine event of the year and I am always looking forward to it. You get wine and you get food matched up at 24 different wineries. Tickets available here: https://www.20valley.ca/page/store . You also get Recipe cards at each of the...
