2012 Niagara Experiences Best Wine Crop in Years This is interesting. The way I got started with my weekly radio segment was reporting on the 2010 harvest… which many reported was the best ever. So if 2010 was best ever how does this year stack up? The challenge with doing...
When I had a chance to speak with Kevin O’Leary about his wines I was dying to ask him the question: “Why Ontario?”… He is a businessman and literally has the world at his disposal for creating a world class wine, surely California, Argentina, Australia or anywhere else could offer...
The wines I talked about with John Tory are as follows Sullyzwicker White 2010 – $14.95 – LCBO 214478Sandbanks Shoreline Red (Cabernet/Merlot) 2010 – $14.95 – LCBO 159962Norman Hardie Unfiltered Pinot Noir 2010 – $35.00 – Vintages 125310 The way I have been...
It’s interesting to find wines that while not produced locally… have a local connection. These wines are just that. A couple of great food friendly wines that support a great cause. To take advantage of donating the profits to charity you input a code printed on each bottle to this...
This week I am making a departure from Ontario. I have had several people email me about Kosher wines. Unfortunately there are no Kosher wines made in Ontario, so this was something that was brand new to me. There is no need to dive into the specifics of what makes...
I have made it my mission to discuss great Ontario wines, because I still feel there is a certain stigma out there that they aren’t very good. But even though I have no problems finding great VQA wines to talk about every week sometimes something catches my eye (and palette)...
I love this time of the year. Nothing says the holidays quite like sitting down with family and friends sharing good food and of course great wine. I also love it because this is the time of year where Sparkling wine really gets a spotlight. There are many great sparkling...
Every week it is my task to find two great Ontario wines that are readily available in the LCBO. Many weeks it’s easy some weeks, it is a little harder. The challenge is not a lack of selections; but when I tour wine country in Niagara there are so many...
Sorry I’m a day late with this … but HERE is where you can purchase your Kerner Nouveau from Reif https://www.reifwinery.com/wines/Kerner_Nouveau Something I would highly recommend. This week it’s time to take a departure from my usual picks of great Ontario wines. The third Thursday in November the wineries release...
