I don’t drink a lot of Australian wine in my house. Which is a bit strange now that I think about it. The first real wine that I loved was Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon – I started drinking that wine when I was 19 (okay maybe a year...
It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down and written about the wines from 16 Mile. It’s weird that I haven’t because I drink a lot of their wines. It’s been fascinating to see the progression that this little winery has made in the few vintages since they have became operational....
2017 Colio Bricklayer’s Reward ‘20 Barrels’ Chardonnay – Vintages 644609 – $18.95 – ***½+ – This is the first release from Allison Christ, the new winemaker at Colin. A small amount was released through vintages in January of this year. Coming from Niagara on the Lake this feels a little...
2014 Culmina Hypothesis – $46.00 – ****+ – I’m not sure if this wine quite has the depth of some of the other solid Bordeaux style reds from the South Okanagan. But, that doesn’t mean this wine isn’t exciting – If you’re in Toronto, you will truly understand this wine...
Drappier Brut Nature Zero Dosage – Vintages 179275 – $59.95 – ****+ – This is an exceptional bottle of Champagne and coming in under sixty dollars it offers great value. I’m a big fan of opening more bubbles without the special occasion so if you need an excuse buying this...
2017 13th Street Whitty Vineyard Gamay – $23.95 – **** – This is a stellar example of why 13th Street is at the top of the Gamay game in Ontario. 2017 was a challenging vintage – but you wouldn’t know that from the bottle in front of me right now....
2017 Kacaba Unoaked Chardonnay – LCBO 326975 – $15.95 – **** – This is one of the most reliable bottles from Ontario you can find in the general list. This is also a bottle that is sure te be crowd pleasing. This is straightforward with nice flavours and aromas of...
I think when it comes to travel I’ve referred to a few cities on the planet as my favourite – New York, it’s hard to resist the concrete jungle and endless culinary possibilities. Paris, there’s a reason that the French say all roads lead to Paris. San Francisco, it’s hard...
This pair of Pinot Noirs from Chateau des Charmes are truly something special. It’s fantastic to have 2016 and 2017 vintages both available because they really couldn’t be much different. 2016 was a fantastic year in Niagara in terms of how dry and warm it was – 2017 was a...
The new lineup of wines from Back 10 Cellars includes bottles from the 2017 and 2018 vintages.
I think it’s appropriate to take a moment to talk about Icewine this week. I’m looking out my window at the moment I’m writing this and we are about to get a crap-ton of snow dumped on us. I now I often say Canadians are out of Love with Icewine...
I don’t think Dave and Louise at Featherstone got the memo that 2017 was supposed to be a challenging vintage. Last summer I drank a lot of their 2017 Black Sheep Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc – so it goes without saying that I was excited to see what else would...
