Happy Canada Day! What better way to celebrate our nation than with a Red and a White. 2011 Pelee Island Chardonnay – LCBO 136044 – $10.95 – When I am looking for something new at the LCBO I generally give myself a $15 benchmark. If you give me fifteen dollars,...
2009 Fielding Red Conception – $18.95 – LCBO 189183 – Where to start on this excellent Red blend… First the great thing about Fielding is everything about their label scream summer, their logo is a Muskoka Chair after all. One of the great things about all these blends coming out...
2010 Vineland Chardonnay Musqué – VINTAGES 996793 – $17.95 – I am getting an early start on Mothers` Day. This year my motto is why by Mom flowers when you can give her flowers in a bottle. What I mean by this is this wine has an incredible aroma of...
I have made it my mission to discuss great Ontario wines, because I still feel there is a certain stigma out there that they aren’t very good. But even though I have no problems finding great VQA wines to talk about every week sometimes something catches my eye (and palette)...
As promised I have found some wines that are down in price so why not pick up both this week? The great things about these wines is they are both fantastic value, definitely superior wines for the price. 2009 Sue-Ann Staff Baco Noir – $14.95 – LCBO 260422 – This...
Sanbanks Estate Reserve Baco Noir 2009 – LCBO 225920 – $19.95 – This is a great baco full of Plum and Blueberry, Raspberry with a very jammy texture. But at the same time this wine is not lacking a wonderful earthiness, that is a little softer than the Henry of...
This week we’ve got wines to pair with nothing. We have had a few weeks of over the top wine and food pairings but sometimes nothing goes together quite like the couch, the tv and a great glass of wine. 2009 Tawse Sketches of Niagara Chardonnay – VINTAGES 89037 –...
If you still haven’t made plans for Valentine’s Day do not fret I am here to help you. It’s not too late to pick up some chocolate and great Pinot Noir from last week’s Wine Review (click here). Now I have a couple of great wines and options for you...
Valentine’s Day is coming (nothing wrong with getting an early start on things). So let’s take a look at pairing some great wine and Chocolate. I tend to avoid mentioning specific food pairings because everyone has a little different idea on what goes well together. I have found that pairing...
2010 Simply White (Stoney Ridge) – $13.95 – LCBO 234476 – Another simple blend that is very easy to drink. We have a blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc that is very food friendly with nice acidity on the finish. You will find a citrus burst on the finish leaning...
2010 Gypsy White (Kacaba) – $11.95 – LCBO 215053 – I know that I heap high praise on many of the wines that I review, but this is the best wine at this price at the LCBO. While last year the Gypsy White was filled with melon flavours and a...
Happy New Year! I apologize for the lateness of this blog post, things have been busy. So if you didn’t read my picks last week and you’re checking out my first picks for the New Year for the first time I have two great vintages wines to check out. 2009...
