April 5th I was invited to a dinner hosted by Chef and Somm. This was the second time I have had the opportunity to enjoy a meal prepared by Chef Eyal Liebman and Sommelier Rebecca Meir-Liebman. You can read about my last meal here. Needless to say I was excited...
2014 Cave Spring Estate Bottled Chardonnay Musqué – Vintages 246579 – $16.95 – **** – Chardonnay Musqué is something special that you don’t see very often. It’s light and crisp with apple and citrus notes. This wine has everything you expect from an Ontario Chardonnay but there is this floral...
I have been critical of Californian Pinot Noir. I still taste it and I’m trying to get it. But compared to Burgundy, Niagara or Oregon it just doesn’t taste quite right. That being said there is definitely a fan club for Cali Pinot. The fruit is generally very ripe and...
2013 Cave Spring Estate Bottled Chardonnay – Vintages 256552 – $18.95 – **** – This has everything you would want from a good Ontario Chardonnay. The nose offers up Orange, Apples and Vanilla. The flavours of this wine are perfectly balanced offering up orchard fruit with nice balanced acidity but...
Southbrook is offering a couple new “entry level” wines with their Seriously Cool Red and White. The name seriously cool seems to draw it’s name from a few sources. The climate of the wine growing region and/or the fact that these wines come on the heels of two very cold...
2010 Huff Estates Peter F. Huff Cuvée – Vintages 198758 – $40.00 – ****1/2 – This wine was a gold medal winner at the 2015 Ontario Wine Awards. Rich and complex this wine brings together Apple, Peach and Lemon with nice Caramel and Toasty notes on the finish. The finish...
2012 Paradox Pinot Noir – Winery Only (Malivoire) – $40 – ****+ – This Pinot has a striking balance between intense concentrated flavours from the warm 2012 vintage and graceful elegance. Black Cherry, Plum and Spice on the nose. The flavours on this wine are super concentrated that they fill...
In the depths of Winter in Canada on the other side of the world they are celebrating Summer, so there really isn’t a better time to taste wines from New Zealand than now. I had the pleasure of tasting through Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, for which many people already...
2013 Bachelder Niagara Chardonnay – Vintages 302083 – $24.95 – ****+ – I was thrilled over the holidays when I saw that the new vintage of the Bachelder Chardonnay had dropped five dollars in price. This wine is tremendous value for its price. The nose is Citrus with Peach and...
Malivoire have dipped their toes into the growing pond of wineries in Ontario making sparkling wine. I say just a toe because they have only made 380 cases total of their initial releases. It’s too bad there isn’t more because they are both very good. NV Bisous Brut – Winery...
NV Big Bang Sparkling – Winery Only – $45.00 – ****1/2 – This is a very special wine. It’s the first sparkling wine from Big Head wines the name is definitely apt. The nose is lightly toasted bread, lemon and hints of vanilla. This wine is complex and rich and...
2012 Inniskillin Montague Vineyard Pinot Noir – Vintages 997353 – $29.95 – ****+ – Right away when you pour this wine you will get sucked in with floral aromas and bright ripe cherry. This wine is both intense and elegant at the same time. The flavours are tons of cherry with...
