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...
Why would I suggest giving Pink Wine to dear old Dad on his day? Well frankly I find it a little funny to think that Rosé would fit so perfectly when I think of Dad. Many Ontario Rosé’s have interesting labels like Girls Night Out, the Pelee Pink has a...
I am the kind of guy that likes to Barbeque year round. Growing up in Saskatchewan shoveling the yard meant clearing the driveway for the car and clearing a path from the back door to the BBQ. Needless to say that regardless of the season my Dad is king of...
Kacaba Unoaked Chardonnay 2012 – LCBO 326975 – $13.95 – Light, Crisp, Easy Drinking and Dry. This wine is a lot of fun to drink as the aromas and flavours are like a tribute to Ontario Orchards with flavours of Apple, Pear and Slight Peach. While this wine would have...
I usually feature wine from Ontario but that doesn’t mean that I don’t drink wine from elsewhere in the world. This week I thought I would do something a little different… This is where you can do your own experiment in Terroir where you can see how grapes grown in...
What was I doing at Mill St Brewery last week? I’m not going to lie I do enjoy the odd beer even though my preference (obviously) is wine year round. I had something cross my desk that I simply had to check out for myself… Don Valley Bench… a wheat...
This past week I had a chance to meet up with Josh Bendahan from Halpern Wines at Rock Lobster (110 Ossington Ave) to discuss something I had not thought about… ever… Wine on Tap. This isn’t any sort of typo, Rock Lobster has a setup where they pour wine out...
When I’m describing wine I will talk about certain aromas that I detect in the glass. Sometimes it’s really easy to detect Cherry in a bottle of Pinot Noir… other times not so much. For Mothers’ Day I have selected a panel of Gewurztraminer. It’s hard to say (and spell)...
Burning Kiln Strip Room Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2011 – Vintages 327700 – $24.95 – Apassimento seems to be popping up all over the place in Ontario. This is the method of allowing your grapes to dry before pressing them. Apassimento really brings out a lot of fruit in thed bottle. This...
