Category Archives: Canadian

I tasted this one at the iYellow Ice wine event and then bought a bottle for a more in depth tasting. Dark in color with nice nose of red berries, even a little dried fruits coming through. Quite nice. On … Continue reading →

A wine from Mr. Wonderful (from Dragons Den), who could ask for more :). Ok bias up front unoaked chards are not to my tastes. Pale in color with a mild nose. On the mid pallet this wine is a … Continue reading →

I love Sauv Blancs, they are very food friendly. There aren’t a lot of Sauv Blancs from the Niagara Bench area. Pale in color with a mild minerally nose. On the tongue there is a hint of effervescence. On the … Continue reading →

Back in 2010 I visited the winery and picked up this wine as well as wrote it up. This has become one of my favorite Rieslings. I pulled this one out of the cellar the other day and decided to … Continue reading →

I loved the 2010 vintage of this wine so I was looking forward to the 2011! With the loss of one of my favorite Niagara chards the 2008 Hidden Bench Felseck Block , the 2009 is not my style, I … Continue reading →

Dark in color with a mild nose. On the mid pallet are some light varietal cab franc flavors with some red cherry flavors. On the lighter side of medium finish the wine displays some subtle tannins and some nice dryness. … Continue reading →

I tasted this one at the winery. Pale in color with a light nose of minerality. On the mid pallet the wine displays some lovely minerality to match the nose some mild peach and some lime. The wine is medium … Continue reading →

Dark in color with a red berry nose. On the mid pallet the wine displays some classic albeit mild pinot noir flavors with red berries and some rustic notes coming through. The wine is a blen of 9% cab sauv, … Continue reading →

I like my chards California in style, nice butter, cream and vanilla. The 2008 vintage of this wine was one of my all time favorite Niagara chards. So I popped down to the winery to pick up this years for … Continue reading →

Another one from the Trialto tasting of Southbrook Whimsy! wines. Dark in color with a mild nose with some menthol coming through as well as some red berries. On the mid pallet there are some nice red berries with sugar … Continue reading →

I tasted this one at the Trialto tasting of Southbrook Whimsy! wines. Bill Redelmeir (the owner), Brian Hamilton (the winemaker), Reagan Kapach (the assistant winemaker) and Ann Sperling (Director of Winemaking and Viticulture) from Southbrook came to Toronto for the … Continue reading →

I tasted this one at the LCBO taste Ontario event. This is a winery located in Lake Erie North Shore. An area on Ontario wine making I’ve yet to explore! Dark in color with a bit of an odd nose. … Continue reading →

Light in color with a lovely inviting nose of light plums and some oak. On the mid pallet there are some light plums to match the nose along with some bright acidity. There are some mild cab like flavors as … Continue reading →

I tasted this one at the Vintages Ontario wine event held at the Ritz Carlton. Garnet in color with a spot on varietal nose of strawberries. Lovely … On the mid pallet the wine matches the nose with some lovely … Continue reading →

I first encountered this wine at the LCBO Ontario wine event. One of the items I liked about this event is that most of the wines at the event are in the LCBO. This particular wine comes from a winery … Continue reading →

Kacaba are doing some great innovative stuff. I’ve enjoyed a number of their wines. Checkout my reviews of their wines. This one is inky dark in color with a nice mild nose of dark berries. On the mid pallet the … Continue reading →

Another one from the Vintages Taste Ontario event. I’ve been impressed with a number of Cab/Syrah blends from Niagara. The Gretzky one, and the Kacaba one for example. This one is 65% Cab Sauv, 29% Syrah and 6% Cab Franc. … Continue reading →

I tasted this one at the LCBO Vintages Taste Ontario event. The vines are some of the oldest in Niagara. They are 50 years old! Pale in color with a lovely chard nose. On the mid pallet the wine is … Continue reading →

This write up is from our trip summer 2010 to the Prince Edward County area. See the entire article at my Prince Edward County trip blog None of these are in the LCBO (for now). Closson Chase We encountered a … Continue reading →

Tasted this one at the winery. Pale in color with a nose of flint. I noticed this was common on a number of the chards from Niagara on the Lake on this trip. Sometimes (not this time) it’s so strong … Continue reading →

Picked up this one on our trip to Niagara on the lake at the winery. Inky dark in color with a nice nose of black berries. On the mid pallet this wine has some lovely dark berries, almost to the … Continue reading →

I was walking out of the grocery store and they were tasting this one. Dark in color with mild nose. On the mid pallet this wine is dominated by BIG acidity and firm tannins and a very long finish. The … Continue reading →

I’m not a huge lover of Rose but my GF enjoys them so we grabbed this one. It’s light in color with a mild nose of red berries. On the mid pallet this wine is slightly fruity with red berries … Continue reading →