Monthly Archives: January 2009

SILENI CELLAR SELECTION PINOT GRIS 2008

Posted on January 21, 2009 by John Galea

This is a lovely wine with a good bit of acidity, some green apple flavors, and some oak. The wine for my tastes is more like a Sauvigon Blanc than a Pinot Gris. No real peach in the taste with … Continue reading →

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DOMAINE DES ASPES MERLOT 2005

Posted on January 21, 2009 by John Galea

If your expecting a California style Merlot with lots of plum on the tastes, then this wine is not for you. It is good, with a medium finish but terroir in this case is dominant and this for my pallette … Continue reading →

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WATERSHED SHIRAZ 2004

Posted on January 21, 2009 by John Galea

As most of you know a Shiraz and a Syrah are the same grape, so what’s the difference? It’s all about style. For me Syrah tends to be a more elegant refined, smooth wine. A Shiraz tends to be a … Continue reading →

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DONATIEN BAHUAUD MAISON DES PRINCES VOUVRAY DEMI-SEC 2007

Posted on January 12, 2009 by John Galea

This is a lovely smack on varietal Chenin. This one is a mild flavored one with a bit of sweetness and a bit of crispness.  I get a bit of that “Sauterne” like flavor. I had it with a nice … Continue reading →

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2007 Stratus Wildass Reisling

Posted on January 9, 2009 by John Galea

Jason and I were out at Ki last night (my favorite sushi restaraunt by the way) and imbibed this 2007 Stratus Wildass Reisling. Looks like its unfortunately not at the LCBO. This was yummy. Lots of complexity, bang on Niagara … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Wine Rant

Posted on January 8, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

I try extremely hard not to use this blog or anything else I contribute to as a forum for negativity or ‘ranting’. Too many blogs are simply verbal diarrhea for whatever the blogger feels is peeving him/her off at that … Continue reading →

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2004 Andrew Peller Signature Series Riesling Icewine

Posted on January 6, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

With Mrs. Cwg and I running out of room in the Wine Fridge/Cellar we decided it would be a great time to have one of our dessert wines to ‘make room’. After perusing the collection I decided to grab our … Continue reading →

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Tuscany Road Trip

Posted on January 6, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

We have returned from our Italian jaunt and Mrs CWG and I are recovering nicely (minus the whole ‘work’ thing). We spent most of our stay in Rome drinking and eating well beyond our expectations. We generally had “vino di … Continue reading →

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De Loach Vineyards Merlot 2005 California

Posted on January 4, 2009 by John Galea

Sometimes terroir can be so dominant in the flavors of the wine. This is definitely the case here. The wine tastes more like their Zinfandel and little like a Merlot. It’s not a bad wine, don’t get me wrong, just … Continue reading →

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OYSTER BAY 2007 CHARDONNAY

Posted on January 1, 2009 by John Galea

A lovely middle of the road chard with some butteryness, some oak and some green apple minerality as you would expect from New Zealand. Quite a good wine with nice complexity. The winecurrent descrption below I found pretty accurate. I … Continue reading →

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