2027 Cellars Queenston Road Vineyard – Vintages 421370 – ****1/2 – $35.00 – I won’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of 2027 Cellars. The Virtual label is operating out of Featherstone and making some amazing wines. I recently tasted their Chardonnay and spent an afternoon all over town tracking...
I was recently asked by a friend what Sparkling wine should I get for New Years… I have a sixty dollar budget. The great news about a sixty dollar budget is there are A LOT of options on what you can pick up. Champagne can get quite expensive. A bottle...
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...
2012 Nyarai Cellars Sauvignon BLanc – Vintages 378398 – $19.95 – Sauvignon Blanc from Ontario tends to load on the citrus and can feel like a shock to your palate. This Sauv Blanc is a little softer but still with nice food friendly acidity. Flavours lean heavy towards citrus with...
It’s December 21st… most of your shopping is finished. But you still have a few days before Christmas. Here are some versatile wines to serve to your company over the holidays all found in the regular list of your local LCBO. I set out to make these picks friendly on...
Shine On is the LCBO’s largest annual promotion of Ontario Wines. This promotion launches on September 15th with the release of 26 new LCBO wines. I had the chance to taste many of these wines and I can say that this is one of the most exciting releases of LCBO...
2010 Megalomaniac Big Mouth Merlot – Vintages 67645 – $24.95 – This is a great, easy drinking red wine. But don’t let the fact that it’s Merlot fool you this is still a very BIG wine. Lots of very ripe fruit flavours, Raspberry, Blackberry even a bit of Currant with...
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...
My favorite thing about November is Wrapped Up in the Valley. This wine event is hosted by 20 Valley (www.20valley.ca) it features wine and food pairings at 24 participating wineries. I love this event firstly because some of the best wine in Ontario is coming from the Beamsville bench these...
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...
I have been gearing up for summer with several Rosé’s. I find when Rosé is done well, and this week both are done VERY well, they are among the easiest drinking wines. These are wines that are un-complicated yet refined. My favorite thing about Rosé is that being neither a...
2009 Cattail Creek Pinot Noir – $18.95 – VINTAGES 257303 – I am still hesitant when I open up a bottle of Ontario Pinot Noir because of my own experiences with some less than stellar offerings. This is one of those wines that is so good, and so easy to...
