2011 13th Street Red Palette – VINTAGES 249458 – $15.95 – The Red and White Palette wines from 13th Street winery are the perfect definition of Party Wines. I love the fact that these wines come in well under the twenty dollar price range as well. It’s a blend of mainly...
2011 Lailey Chardonnay – VINTAGES 193482 – $19.95 – This is a very soft easy drinking Chardonnay from Lailey. Nice balance between flavours of Peach and Apple with lots of flavours of Vanilla and Butterscotch on the finish. A nice lingering finish that doesn’t hang around too long. Fantastic value...
2010 Tawse Laundry Vineyard Cabernet Franc – Vintages 130997 – $31.95 – I don’t make any secret that I believe Cabernet Franc will be “The Wine” that defines Ontario. As long as we have wineries like Tawse who keep making consistently great Cab Franc I hope it’s going to happen. ...
2011 Coffin Ridge Bone Dry Riesling – Vintages 232744 – $17.00 – Fun, snappy packaging! I’m always hooked by a clever label but question number 2 is whether or not the wine is as good as the label. This Riesling is fantastic, loads of apple flavour with a crisp backbone...
2010 Megalomaniac Big Mouth Merlot – Vintages 67645 – $24.95 – This is a great, easy drinking red wine. But don’t let the fact that it’s Merlot fool you this is still a very BIG wine. Lots of very ripe fruit flavours, Raspberry, Blackberry even a bit of Currant with...
Riverview Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2012 – VINTAGES 351494 – $16.95 – I spend early July ringing in Canada day in northern Manitoba fishing, so I have been drinking a lot of Sauvignon Blanc! Sauvignon Blanc just screams seafood to me when I’m drinking it, but it’s also a very easy...
2012 Union Squared White – Vintages 346775 – $17.95 – I am a big fan of the regular list Union wines. They are great value, easy drinking, very food friendly, and drink beyond their price point. This wine is a blend of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. It has...
Yesterday I had a chance to check out the kick off to the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Festival. As I mentioned last week I love events that put Ontario wines side by side with wines made all over the world. As promised this week will feature Chardonnay. Chateau Des Charmes...
Tawse Sketches of Niagara Riesling 2012 – VINTAGES 89029 – $17.95 – There are certain wines that are benchmarks for quality and value in the Vintages section. The Sketches Riesling is one of those wines. Flavours of Apple and Peach with great acidity and a long finish. There is just...
Strewn Terroir Sauvignon Blanc 2011 – VINTAGES 343897 – $17.95 – Sauvignon Blanc from Ontario is great, you usually end up with a wine that is a blend between bright Citrus notes and subtle herbaciousness. When you compare Sauv Blanc from Ontario against those from New Zealand (if you haven’t...
2012 Malivoire Guilty Men White – LCBO 192666 – $14.95 – I recently tasted this wine when I was entertaining for a fairly large group of people. No matter how hard you try it’s rare to find something that is a Universal crowd pleaser… we all have that friend who...
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...
