Monthly Archives: February 2009

Hillebrand Winter Glow Dinner (part 1)

Posted on February 28, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Very brief, as I do not have the time to do a proper round up. Parental units plus Mrs and Mr CWG went to this tonight and it was brilliant. I will review this and the wines tomorrow. Enjoy your … Continue reading →

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Midi Region Release – Vintages

Posted on February 27, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Just a fast note. A Vintages email arrived this morning and it has an extremely good release for Saturday February 28th. A large selection of wines from this Southern France region and all well priced. See this link for more … Continue reading →

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PhillyD.tv

Posted on February 26, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

No review tonight as it was a martini night. Just wanted to pass on a link to one of the better video-bloggers (or whatever you want to call them) that has an intense and large following. Insightful, humourous and poignant, … Continue reading →

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2008 Wyndham Estate Bin 525

Posted on February 25, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

The follow up to the first of the Wyndham Bin 5xx release is this wine, a Shiraz Grenache blend (51% shiraz 49% grenache). First thing that should shock everyone is the 2008 on the vintage label. WOW. I know that … Continue reading →

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Waupous Seyval Blanc 2005

Posted on February 24, 2009 by John Galea

Last fall we travelled up and checked out a number of the wineries in the Prince Edward County area. The trip was thoroughly enjoyable and the wines were very different than those of Niagara. The whites have a ton of … Continue reading →

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Montalto Nero d’Avola / Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 IGT Sicilia Italy

Posted on February 24, 2009 by John Galea

Every now and then I come across a review about some great bottle of wine under $10. Blah blah Blah, yadda, yadda, yadda and skip to the chase. Underwhelming, tasted like vinegar. Alcohol was the only flavor. Then every now … Continue reading →

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2003 Andrew Peller Signature Series Cabernet Franc

Posted on February 23, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

We recently got this wine from our wine club and this is the high end series from Peller Estates. It is always nice to see a monthly wine club that is not afraid to send high end wines as a … Continue reading →

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Californian Wine Purchases Part 1

Posted on February 22, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

As I often travel to California for work I regularly buy wine to bring back. Generally I try and grab a few bottles that are recommended to me and that I cannot get in Canada, though that is hard to … Continue reading →

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2007 Cave Spring Riesling

Posted on February 22, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Must be Cave Spring month! Last night upon my arrival Mrs CWG had a bottle of this open, it is one of her favorite easy drinking, refreshing and casual whites. Cave Spring do several Rieslings from Ice Wine to some … Continue reading →

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Buon Appetito – San Diego

Posted on February 20, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

I am in transit back home through San Diego. This restaurant in Little Italy is outstanding. I hate being a creature of habit when I am in foreign cities but when you find a great restaurant why risk somewhere else … Continue reading →

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2006 J.Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on February 20, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Once again I had the chance to try two more Californian wines last night. Thank you goes out to the friends that invited me over for dinner and lively discussion. I brought the 2006 J Lohr Cab Sauv as mentioned … Continue reading →

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2006 Frog’s Leap Chardonnay

Posted on February 19, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

This is actually going to be a double review. One will be for the Frog’s Leap as the title of this blog suggests, the other will be a brief one for a 2005 Charles Krug Pinot Noir. I was kindly … Continue reading →

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Sangria Recipe

Posted on February 18, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

I am off on a business trip so I thought I share a quick and easy recipe for sangria. The rest of the week will be small little updates on wines I am drinking on the road. Sangria is great … Continue reading →

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ST. LUCAS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006

Posted on February 17, 2009 by John Galea

There is not a lot to say about this wine. It is slightly varietal, lots of oak with a medium to mild finish. I didn’t love this wine, but didn’t hate it. I won’t be rushing out for more. This … Continue reading →

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LES COTEAUX TUFIERS VOUVRAY DEMI-SEC 2006

Posted on February 17, 2009 by John Galea

On first tasting this wine is overwhelmingly sweet. It reminded me of a mild ice wine or a Riesling Auslese. This does fade after a while but this is very much a wine dominated by sugars. The tasting notes below … Continue reading →

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2006 Edmeades Zinfandel

Posted on February 16, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Mrs CWG was tasked with getting something from our local LCBO vintages section last night. With a planned dinner grilled rib-eye and truffle infused garlic mashed potatoes she came back with this Mendocino County red. Edmeades is a small producer … Continue reading →

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2006 Flat Rock Cellars Chardonnay

Posted on February 15, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

A belated Happy Valentine’s Day to all our readers. I recently said during my Cockfighter’s Ghost review that I could recommend 3 to 4 Niagara based Chardonnays that were better then the Pooles Rock wine I thought I’d try and … Continue reading →

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Happy Saturday

Posted on February 14, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

This is not a wine review, just a quick hello and a few pictures. We are having dinner guests over tonight and I have been a busy bee (with the super helper in Mrs CWG cleaning up after me). Apple … Continue reading →

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TENUTA COPPADORO COTINONE 2005

Posted on February 13, 2009 by John Galea

Ok, I’ve got a deal for you! For $20 I will give you a deep purple color liquid whose taste can best be described as sucking on a bunch of wood chips! Are you lining up for the opportunity? This … Continue reading →

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CHÂTEAU LA GORCE 2005

Posted on February 13, 2009 by John Galea

Like Mr CWG I too prefer Bordeaux over Burgundy. I just find them more complex and rewarding. I must admit to more recently exploring Bordeaux’s. This example is lovely especially for the price. It’s a bit harsh and bitter out … Continue reading →

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KIM CRAWFORD KIM’S FAVOURITE SP CHARDONNAY 2006

Posted on February 13, 2009 by John Galea

This is another middle of the road chard. Quite good. Slight bit of butteryness, slight bit of oak with a bit of fruit. Nothing stunning but quite palatable. For the money I would choose others, but finishing the bottle was … Continue reading →

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Subscribe Service

Posted on February 13, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

If you look to the right you will now see a “subscribe to” service, apparently I never bothered to activate this before, oops!

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2006 Cockfighter Ghost Unoaked Chardonnay

Posted on February 13, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Alright here goes, a bit of background on this wine. Mrs CWG and I had this on our recent trip to Australia. We picked up at a local Sydney bottle shop and went to have a Vietnamese dinner. I did … Continue reading →

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2003 Cave Spring Cabernet-Merlot

Posted on February 12, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

As I was making a fusilli pasta last night Mrs CWG was going over my recent wine reviews and noted I had not reviewed any Canadian wines recently. Such a travesty needed correction, and thus we pulled this 2003 from … Continue reading →

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2002 Joseph Drouhin Morey-Saint-Denis

Posted on February 11, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Sitting around last night, Mrs CWG and I decided that we needed to coif a Burgundy and looking through our wine database we settled on trying the 2002 Joseph Drouhin. For those that know me know that I am more … Continue reading →

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