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Category Archives: American
SEGHESIO SONOMA ZINFANDEL 2007
We are gatherers (or at least I am). I remember a star trek episode where the enterprise ran into a race of gatherers (yes I am a trekkie). We get pleasure from gathering stuff. We get pleasure from acquiring that … Continue reading
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Rosemount 2007 Diamond Merlot
Insert my usual Merlot bias here … This one is deep in color with a mild nose. On the pallet the wine has none of the traditional deep plum flavors I look for in a Merlot. The fruits are very … Continue reading
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J. LOHR SOUTH RIDGE SYRAH 2006
Straight out of the bottle this wine is edgey and coarse. It is really too young just yet. With some breathing (1/2 hour) it opened up nicely. I recommend 1 hour of decanting. The wine is deep purple in color. … Continue reading
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2006 Hartford Court Lands Edge Pinot Noir
A little while ago Mr and Mrs CWG (and Bachus) provided a review on this wine. They gave it such a glowing review I had to go grab one. This wine is on sale right now regularly $40 for $33. … Continue reading
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J. LOHR SEVEN OAKS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005
This wine is one of the house wines available by the glass at the Keg. I have had it many times and enjoy it. I picked it up at the LCBO the other day. The wine is made in the … Continue reading
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2005 Hartford Court Lands Edge Pinot Noir
This is one of those wines I picked up at the little wine shop in SFO (San Francisco airport) a year or so ago on a whim. I remember somewhere, at sometime, possibly reading about Hartford Family Wines and figured … Continue reading
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Tagged canadian wine guy, hartford court, pinot noir, wine review
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RODNEY STRONG CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003
Sometimes you have to crack into the cellar when a special friend comes over! Jason was the guest of honor! This one has been in my cellar for almost two years now. I enjoyed this one when I first opened … Continue reading
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2007 J Lohr Chardonnay
I am sitting at the Shore Club in Vancouver having dinner at the bar. While I’d prefer to be at home with Mrs CWG & Bacchus, this is not a bad evening. I am sipping the ’07 J. Lohr Chardonnay … Continue reading
Ravenswood Vintners Blend Zinfandel 2006
California Zinfandels are often field blends (in the vineyard a number of different types of grapes are grown) which means they can be inconsistent. Add to that they are heavily crafted and they can really vary. The best thing is … Continue reading
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KENDALL-JACKSON VINTNER’S RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2006
I’ve had this one a number of times now and quite enjoy it. It is a spot on varietal California style Chard. Lovely yellow in color with a typical Chard bouquet. The wine has butteryness but not too over the … Continue reading
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HESS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005
We had the pleasure of trying this wine as part of a night out for Charity for Canadian Care an organization bringing better lives to those in Guatemala. The wine was a special being offered by Queen’s Pasta . If … Continue reading
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Waterstone Cabernet Sauvigonon 2005
We attended the California wine event. The majority of the wines were not available at the LCBO. There was a dizzying array of wines at the event and not one of them was bad. I was quite impressed. Never did … Continue reading
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J. Lohr Painter’s Bridge Zinfandel
This wine is one of the wines by the glass at Keg restaurants. Unfortunately it is not available at the LCBO. You can pay an importer to bring it in, but you can only bring in a case at a … Continue reading
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TWIN FIN PINOT GRIGIO
I had this wine at a restaurant called Symposium in Mississauga. As usual the glass cost about the same amount as the bottle. This is a reasonably priced quite good pinot grigio. It has a reasonably long finish with a … Continue reading
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CLOS LA CHANCE RUBY-THROATED CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005
I first tasted this wine at the Society for American Wine annual cab tasting event. They used it as the reception wine. This wine is a bargain $17.95. What you have here is a solid Californian cab. Absolutely varietal in … Continue reading
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2005 Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon
Good morning and happy Tuesday. Hopefully wherever you are it is not -23 degrees Celsius with the wind-chill. If it is, well misery does love company so welcome to the party. Yes it is cold! Last night the Mrs. and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, canadian wine guy, liberty school, wine review
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Californian Wine Purchases Part 1
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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Tagged californian, grgich hills, stags leap, wine purchases
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2006 J.Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon
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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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, canadian wine guy, J Lohr Seven oaks, wine review
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2006 Frog’s Leap Chardonnay
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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Tagged californian wine, chardonnay, charles krug, frog's leap, wine review
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2006 Edmeades Zinfandel
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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Tagged californian wine, Canadian, edmeades, sonoma, wine guy, wine review, zinfandel
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2000 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
We brought one of our 2000 Joseph Phelps‘ Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons to friends the other night as I was thinking it was probably getting close to drinking time (we have/had two so why not try one?!). First off it … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Joseph Phelps, Napa Valley, review, wine
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KENDALL-JACKSON VINTNER’S RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2006
(John Galea) Just finished off one of these. Yummy. It is a classic slightly buttery Californian Chard. Not too over the top. I had this one with a lovely peice of Sea Bass with a Chocolate Brownie (one of my … Continue reading
2004 Bogle Vineyards Merlot
So I switched gears, instead of the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon I decided to be spontaneous and head over to one of my favorite LCBO’s (Liquor store) and ask the shop’s expert for a recommendation. My usual criteria is: something uncommon … Continue reading
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