I love this time of year. Pretty much anytime past Labour day right until May long weekend. My love for this time of year has nothing to do with the weather (especially this year) but winter is my favorite time to pack the car and head up the highway to...
2012 Pelee Island Cabernet Franc – LCBO 433714 – $11.95 – This is one of my go-to wines when I’m entertaining for a large group or when I’m cooking. It goes very well in sauces and stews and pairs with just about anything beef. Very fruit forward with lots of...
2012 Hinterbrook Riesling – Vintages 270512 – $17.95 – Very nice Riesling with aromas and flavours of apples. This is a very soft Riesling. Even though the sugar content is low compared to many other off-dry examples because of the soft acidity you notice the sugar a little bit more. ...
2010 Flat Rock Chardonnay – Vintages 681247 – $16.95 – I’m told by the LCBO that his wine is simply repackaged Good Kharma. No matter how you package it this wine still well overperforms the price and is worth picking up more than one bottle. A nice round creamy buttery...
2011 Malivoire Guilty Men Cabernet/Merlot – Vintages 186247 – $19.95 – There is a bit of spice on the finish of this wine that I love when drinking Cab/Merlot in the winter especilly. It’s not too heavy with great flavours and aromas of Raspberry, Cherry, and Black Currant. The finish...
While I was back in Saskatchewan over the holidays I was presented with quite possibly the best New Years Resolution for 2014 by my former colleague and current morning show host at 980 CJME John Himpe. 2014 will be the year we should all vow to stop drinking bad wine! ...
Terroir – the idea that a specific region makes their wine taste a certain way. It’s basically the idea that everything about a region affects that taste of the finished product. The soil, The weather, and the location all affect how the grapes will grow. Whether you want to break...
It’s December 21st… most of your shopping is finished. But you still have a few days before Christmas. Here are some versatile wines to serve to your company over the holidays all found in the regular list of your local LCBO. I set out to make these picks friendly on...
2011 Trius Red – Vintages 303800 – $22.95 – Trius Red has long been a benchmark wine, even in off vintages it is still delicious. This wine is sandwiched between two vintages that may be considered the best ever and has big shoes to fill as 2010 may have been...
I’ll be honest, even though I drink a lot of wine on a regular basis there are certain wines that I can’t help but keep for a special occasion. Sparkling Wine from Ontario is a personal favorite of mine. You can get great Sparkling wine from Trius and Chateau des...
As you know I get more excited about Nouveau than most. I get even more excited when it comes from Ontario. I was checking my social media and I noticed that there was one bottle of Nouveau that didn’t make it’s way to the LCBO from Ontario. Vineland estates (twitter:...
