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...
I can certainly say that 2012 was the summer of Rosé. There are so many well put together Pink wines coming from Ontario that I had a hard time narrowing the list down to four. That being said, the reason I am talking about Rosé in October is that it...
People ARE talking about Ontario Wine. Those are the ads that we are hearing on the Radio as the LCBO celebrates it’s Go Local campaign. I love this time of year and along with the campaign the shelves are being filled with some fantastic new Ontario wines. I have been...
2010 Southbrook Triomphe Cabernet Franc – $21.95 – VINTAGES 275958 – I have made no secret that my favorite Red Wines over the past year or so have all been Cabernet Franc. The way this wine fills your mouth with flavours of Black Currant moving to Cocoa and smoky on...
Colaneri Stellucha Riesling 2009 – Vintages 279778 – $15.95 – I have been waiting to talk about Colaneri. This is a fairly new winery with a beautiful estate in Niagara on the Lake. What is interesting is this winery is bringing an Italian flavour to Ontario. I had a chance...
2009 Malivoire Pinot Noir – $29.95 – VINTAGES 996777 – Leading into fall I have really been enjoying Pinot Noir. This is another really great vintages pick. I understand that this price moves it away from the “Friday Night” movie sipper, but even at this price it is still worth...
2010 Featherstone Red-Tail Merlot – $19.95 – Vintages 131540 – This is a very interesting Merlot. It’s interesting because it’s not boring. To me most Merlot’s represent a compromise, if you’re going to a party and you’re not sure what to bring Merlot is a pretty safe bet because you...
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...
2009 Calamus Cabernet Sauvignon – VINTAGES 285809 – $19.95 – I had a chance to visit Calamus earlier this summer and I knew this was coming out. Calamus never ceases to surprise how a small winery can make such great wine. This is another fruit forward wine with a nice...
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...
2009 Megalomaniac Frank Cabernet – $24.95 – VINTAGES 205021 – I was very excited to see this on the shelf of the LCBO. I made no secret that last years vintage was my favorite Red wine from Ontario for the year. It looks like my little secret is now available...
Creekside Laura’s Red 2008 – $19.95 – VINTAGES 117960 – The wines from 2008 are drinking very well right now. I still remember visiting wineries over the past two years and talking to wine makers about how challenging it was to work with the grapes from that vintage. The hard...
