At the beginning of Summer I had the opportunity to talk to winemakers from Fleur du Cap and Nederburg, two wineries in South Africa. There were more than a few gems in the wines that I tasted but the standout to me still remains the Fleur du Cap Chardonnay ($12.80,...
Earlier this summer Peller Estates was awarded Canadian Winery of the Year at the WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada. Out of twenty wines submitted thirteen won medals (1 Platinum, 4 Gold, 6 Silver, and 2 Bronze). I have really enjoyed just about everything I have tried from Peller over...
[huge_it_slider id=”2″] The LCBO has been working over the past couple years to tweak the campaign that was once known as “Go Local”. Last year the promotion was called “Shine On”, and let’s face it the name just didn’t quite pop even though the wine selection was very good. This...
2013 Coffin Ridge Bone Dry Riesling – Vintages 232744 – $17.00 – Although not quite as “bone dry” as the name would suggest this is still a great value Riesling with flavours of apple and peach. This will be great on it’s own but will make a great match to...
2011 Featherstone Joy – Vintages 310334 – $34.95 – I have been eagerly waiting the release of this wine as the 2009 was easily the best Sparkling wine from Ontario I sampled last year … and that is saying a lot in a province loaded with world class sparkling wine...
Domaine Queylus is a new winery in Niagara. I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peak at some of the portfolio at Cuvée in February this year. Winemakers Thomas Bachelder and Kelly Baker were pouring two pinot noirs that evening, but the current Queylus portfolio has 5 PInots. They...
2013 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling – Vintages 80234 – $16.95 – The Black Sheep Riesling is one of my “go to” wines year round. I consider this wine a benchmark for consistency and quality. This wine is off-dry but you wouldn’t know it because of great acidity on the finish. ...
I don’t usually make a big deal out of my birthday… but this year I made a point of celebrating by visiting both Niagara and Prince Edward County. My trip to Prince Edward County was a pilgrimage as I have tried for the past three years to taste the wine...
2013 Leaning Post Gamay – $25.00 – Winery Only (www.leaningpostwines.com) – I have made no secret that I love Gamay, in spite of any biases the really great ones still stand out. This particular Gamay strikes a perfect balance between fruit and earth on the finish. Loads of Black Cherry...
2013 The Foreign Affair Amarosé – Vintages 388702 – $18.95 – This wine has a hint of sweetness on the finish. I consider this wine beautiful and complex. This wine is a lot of Strawberry and Raspberry with a good finish. This is definitely a swiss army wine as it...
I realize we are getting into the end of summer … so I thought I would feature a couple to get us through some warm fall days. 2012 Reif “The Empress” Unoaked Chardonnay – LCBO 346791 – $12.95 – Rich and Crisp with loads of Golden Delicious and Macintosh apple...
2013 Reif Fortune Cabernet Rosé – Vintages 372466 – $12.95 – I’m a big fan of the Tarot bottles from Reif. They are well priced and generally very easy drinking, crowd pleasing, food friendly wines. This wine is off-dry but also has some savory notes of bell pepper to balance...
