2016 Cave Spring Indian Summer Riesling – vintages 415901 – $24.95 – **** – This is one of my go-to wines when I have a hankering for Icewine but I don’t have the budget to get the real deal. Cave Spring always over delivers with this nice balanced (for a...
As National Seafood Month comes to a close I am thinking about a dinner I attended last month. I was fortunate enough to have a dinner served by Chef Charlotte Langley with wines paired by Nobilo. I really don’t talk about wine and food often enough on this site –...
2015 Gravity Pinot Noir – Vintages 1560 – $34.95 – ****½ – To call this wine a showstopper would still be an understatement. When I opened this bottle it was late into the evening with a couple of friends and we had opened some interesting bottles – some good bottles...
2017 Flat Rock Cellars Nadja’s Vineyard Riesling – $24.95 – ****+ – Nadja’s vineyard has become a staple in my house. There is something special about Riesling from the bench. The aromas are bright lime and mineral and on the palate flavours to match with nice concentration and intensity. This...
Rosehall Run is at the end of Greer Road in Prince Edward County, and if you have never made the visit you really should. I always try to make a stop at this winery a couple times a year. What’s really great about Rosehall is the depth of their portfolio....
2017 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling – Vintages 80234 – $16.95 – ****+ – This continues to be benchmark for quality of Riesling from Ontario. Even though 2017 was by most accounts a challenging vintage, you certainly wouldn’t be able to guess by the flavours in this bottle. In your glass...
2016 Southbrook Triomphe Chardonnay – Vintages 172338 – $24.95 – ****+ – Aromas are baking spice, baked apple, and vanilla. There is so much texture and richness coming out of the bottle – it’s unapologetic with the invasion of flavour it brings to your glass. There is nice weight on...
I had an opportunity to stop by Organized Crime Winery to chat with their new winemaker Greg Yemen. After recent discoveries of their 2012 PIpe Down and 2016 Sauvignon Blanc, I needed to see how the rest of the portfolio stacked up. This winery is going to be a regular...
2016 Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay – Vintages 148866 – $29.95 – ****½ – The buttery nose just oozes out of the glass with weight and intensity. The fruit is peach, apple, and orange zest. There is vanilla, and butterscotch flavours meet the fruit and give this wine nice complexity. On...
2016 Flat Rock The Rusty Shed – Vintages 1552 – $26.95 – ***** – I’m not even sure where to being in describing how much I love this wine. When I opened the bottle to make these notes I didn’t expect to finish it as quickly as I did, and...
2014 Eastdell Estates Black Label Viognier – Vintages 443622 – $17.95 – **** – White flower is layered over apple and citrus on the nose. On the palate there is a nice mineral note that meets a weighty texture on the palate. This is another great example for the case...
2017 Henry of Pelham Three of Hearts Rosé – $19.95 – Vintages 552562 – **** – If there’s one thing to define this bottle, it’s the attention to detail. The transparent label barely obscures the beautiful pale pink colour in the bottle. The bottle itself makes a statement that this...
