2013 Reif Fortune Cabernet Rosé – Vintages 372466 – $12.95 – I’m a big fan of the Tarot bottles from Reif. They are well priced and generally very easy drinking, crowd pleasing, food friendly wines. This wine is off-dry but also has some savory notes of bell pepper to balance...
2012 Family Tree Red – Vintages 247882 – $18.95 – I have enjoyed every vintage of the Family Tree Red wines from Henry of Pelham, but this is a standout. Great black pepper and spice finish to this wine that is mostly Shiraz and lots of Cherry and Plum flavours...
Terroir – the idea that a specific region makes their wine taste a certain way. It’s basically the idea that everything about a region affects that taste of the finished product. The soil, The weather, and the location all affect how the grapes will grow. Whether you want to break...
As you know I get more excited about Nouveau than most. I get even more excited when it comes from Ontario. I was checking my social media and I noticed that there was one bottle of Nouveau that didn’t make it’s way to the LCBO from Ontario. Vineland estates (twitter:...
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...
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...
