2012 Red House Wine Co Cabernet Shiraz – LCBO 219030 – $12.95 – This is a very good easy drinking red blend from the very hot 2012 Summer. This is not something you have to worry about cellaring, aging or storing just open and serve. Very fruit dominant with lots...
2012 Flamboyant Red – $17.95 – Loaded with bright red fruit and tannin on the finish that isn’t overbearing. This bottle isn’t just a flashy label… but let’s face it the artwork on both the White and the Red are fantastic. This Red blend is well worth the price of...
Coming from the killer 2012 vintage this trio of reserve wines from Reif are all worth picking up. These are the kinds of wines that need a good hour or two in a decanter or a few years on the wine rack to really unlock the awesomeness in the bottles....
Everything you need for the perfect Icewine Appetizer – Foie Gras, Mini Toasts and Onion Confit. It is the time of year when we go to the wine rack and blow the dust off the bottle of Icewine that we got last year and get ready to either re-wrap and...
In the fall I had a chance to attend a dinner where the revamped portfolio for Colio was released. I have been very pleased with what I’ve tasted so far from the Bricklayer’s wines that have made it through the LCBO so far (https://tmblr.co/ZZ_vXw1GQYrtT) but when I had to a...
Over the holidays there is more to worry about than just figuring out what wines to serve at your own Christmas parties. Inevitably you will be invited to your friends house or even the boss may be throwing their own Christmas party. How do you figure out what exactly to...
2013 The Empress Chardonnay – LCBO 346791 – $12.75 – This is sunshine in a bottle. Even though this wine only has 9 g/l sugar (this is very dry) you will share that this is off dry. Fruit flavours are bright and intense with Apple, Peach and Lemon. The finish on...
2012 Tawse Spark Brut Sparkling – Vintages 404558 – $14.95 – I really enjoyed the last vintage of this wine. It’s basically a traditional style sparkling wine made with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir… but to cap it all off there is also Pinot Gris in the mix. This has nice...
Every year I look forward to the next vintage of the Coyote’s Run Pinot Noir from their Black Paw and Red Paw vineyards. They set the benchmark for consistency and quality as far as affordable Pinot Noir is concerned in Niagara. I find the question isn’t whether or not these...
2013 Enchanted served with Polish Sausage, Saurkraut, Potato Pancakes and all the fixins. 2013 The Foreign Affair Enchanted – Vintages 389767 – $17.95 – This white blend is the Foreign Affairs answer to the Conspiracy. Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling work it’s way into this bottle done in a ripasso style. ...
2012 Tawse Spark Limestone Ridge Riesling Sparkling Wine – Vintages 370361 – $19.95 – This is a great wine for celebrating and priced to be enjoyed in more casual settings. Flavours and aromas are bright and crisp citrus with great acidity and bone dry on the finish. The great thing...
Angel’s Gate are continuing a makeover that you may have already noticed with the Handsome Brut that is currently available in the LCBO but you will also notice a couple of new bottles called Rage and Revenge. Easy drinking and accessible these fun bottles will make a great addition to...
