2012 Fleur du Cap Chardonnay – LCBO 358960 – $12.80 – The price is not a typo. Very nicely balance with fruit flavours leaning towards roasted pineapple and tangerine. Underneath fruit flavours vanilla and toasty oak with a nice long and lingering finish. This is excellent value and will pair...
2011 Thirty Bench Red – Vintages 320986 – $24.00 – This wine is a show stopper, especially at this price. There is a lot of fruit on the palate Raspberry, Black Currant supported with Smoke and Cocoa. Nice Tannin in this wine. This is drinking fantastic right now but will...
2012 Gamay Noir – LCBO 57349 – $12.95 – (Gold Medal – Ontario Wine Awards) – If you don’t like that bottle of wine you just opened set it aside and cook with it … we have either been on the giving or receiving end of this piece of advice. ...
2012 Riverview Angelina’s Reserve Gewurztraminer – $18.95 – I love a great Gewurztraminer, it’s one of those white wines that I enjoy year round. It’s a perfect match for Perogies in the winter and great to sip on the patio in the summer. This is a very intense Gewurztraminer, there...
2012 Family Tree Red – Vintages 247882 – $18.95 – I have enjoyed every vintage of the Family Tree Red wines from Henry of Pelham, but this is a standout. Great black pepper and spice finish to this wine that is mostly Shiraz and lots of Cherry and Plum flavours...
Since this wine was tasted Norman Hardie has been accused of sexual misconduct. The article can be found here – https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-winemaker-norman-hardie-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/ 2012 Norman Hardie Unfiltered County Pinot Noir – Vintages 125310 – $39.00 – You won’t find much of this left at the LCBO as it snuck under my radar...
2012 Calamus Riesling – Vintages 158642 – $16.95 – The acidity sizzles the moment it touches your tongue. As the wine unravels on the palate you end up with Peach, Apple and Citrus flavours balanced with nice mineral on the finish. This is a great slightly off-dry riesling to enjoy...
Currently the LCBO are running radio ads where someone is deciding to pair their wines with whichever occasion fits depending on the shape of the bottle. While the idea of pairing a green curvy bottle with a “night out with the girls” might seem laughable to a hardened wine “snob”...
I love Kacaba in the summer. My fridge is rarely absent of the Unoaked Chardonnay which is one of the best made in Ontario. We are fortunate enough to have three fantastic summer wines coming from this winery this summer. 2013 Rebecca Rosé – LCBO 227025 – $14.95 – Slightly...
2012 Lailey Select Late Harvest Vidal – Vintages 72918 – $19.95 – I know we tend to think about Icewine in the winter over Christmas and New Years but I prefer saving a bottle of two for spring and summer. There is nothing better than serving a chilled glass of...
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and I love getting my mom something special to enjoy. The great thing about Rosé is that it is still something that most people don’t drink as their “go to” wine of choice. When you start talking to people about pink wine it tends to conjure...
2011 Tawse Sketches Cabernet/Merlot – Vintages 130252 – $20.95 – Very juicy and loaded with ripe red fruit flavours… Raspberry, Strawberry and Cherry. This is very smooth and dangerously easy to drink. Medium bodied and very dry make this wine extremely versatile with food. 2012 Malivoire Riesling – Vintages 277483...
