2012 Henry of Pelham Family Tree Red – Vintages 247881 – $18.95 – ****+ – Juicy, ripe and delicious flavours of blackberry, dark plum, currant, and mocha with nice pepper on the finish. I last tasted this wine in 2014 and needless to say this still has a few years...
2014 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling – Vintages 80234 – $16.95 – **** – Keeping the bar high at Featherstone the new Black Sheep Riesling is Granny Smith and Golden Delicious Apple on the nose. In the glass you have Lime, Apple with a nice Mineral note on the finish. This...
Let’s consider these two reviews as bonus content for the week. While both of these wines aren’t available in Vintages they are too good to not write about. 2013 Rosewood Locked and Loaded – $19.95 – (August Release) – ****+ – I got a chance to taste this wine right...
Here are a trio of french wines that will make great additions to your patio, dock or summer entertaining in general. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get decent french wine. Rosé D’Anjou – LCBO 12641 – $14.00 ($13.00 until May 24, 2015) – ***1/2+ –...
2012 Domaine de Valcolombe Cuvée Baroque – Price and Availability TBD – ****+ – This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Flavours of Cassis, Blackberry, Plum with Cedar notes that bring up the finish. This bottle does need an hour in a decanter but the firm...
I always get a little melancholic when I head down to wine country for Get Fresh! in the springtime. Everyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of visiting the wineries in the off-season. This is one of the last weekends that you have to grab winemakers...
2013 Fielding Red Conception – Vintages 189183 – $18.95 – **** – Unpretentious and loaded with fruit. This easy drinking red blend brings raspberry, blackberry and plum in the mouth but isn’t too heavy. Medium bodied with good structure and medium tannin that softens quickly after opening. A good red...
When I first started writing about wine it was late summer 2010. Craig McDonald had just been hired as the head winemaker at Trius and told me that the quality of harvest was the best he had ever seen in Ontario. So, when I spoke to him recently and he told...
2011 Norton Reserva Malbec – Vintages 17061 – $17.00 – **** – While this wine may not age as long as a Premier Cru Bordeaux it will make a nice addition to a budding wine collection or if you’re looking for something to stock up on while sticking to a...
16 Mile is a winery you probably haven’t heard of but I assure you that in the very near future you will. The wines bear names like Rebel and Incivility as a nod to owner Joseph Groia’s battle against Incivility charges from the Law Society of Upper Canada. The winery started...
2013 13th Street Merlot – Vintages 270504 – $17.95 – ***1/2+ – I have made no secret for my disdain for Ontario merlot. I know Ontario can make great Merlot in hot vintages like 2010 or 2012 but often in the cool vintages you end up with wine that just...
The trick to serving all three of these wines it to makes sure you don’t over chill them. If you serve these wines at fridge temperature they will all taste like you are drinking a popsicle stick. When you want to serve these wines toss them in the fridge for...
