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Category Archives: Canadian
Trius Cabernet Sauvignon 2007?
I had this wine at Casey’s before a leaf game. I paired it with dark meat rotisserie chicken and rice. I quite enjoyed the wine. Terroir is big in Niagara and this wine bears little resemblance to Napa Cab but … Continue reading
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Three for One!!
I am traveling on Monday and have been crazy busy of late at work (think auditors, think pain) so I have not been able to bring forward a few reviews I have wanted. This is a brief one to talk … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Rhône, Wine
Tagged canadian wine guy, chateau des charmes, Domaine Berthet-Rayne, henry of pelham, wine review
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Wine tasting trips in Ontario
We have done a couple of trips to the wine tasting areas of both Niagara as well as Prince Edward County. For these we chose to spend just one night down in the area which works out well. Go down … Continue reading
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Peller Heritage series chard 2006
I had the pleasure of drinking this wine at Jack Astors. The wine unfortunately does not seem to be in the LCBO. This is one of those lovely middle of the road chards. It has some oak, some butteryness and … Continue reading
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Hillebrand Winter Glow Dinner (Part 2)
What a relaxing and lazy weekend as I am sure by the lack of information/blogging was apparent. This is the ‘real’ write up on the Hillebrand Winery Restaurant event we went to on Saturday evening. Events like this one are … Continue reading
Waupous Seyval Blanc 2005
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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2003 Andrew Peller Signature Series Cabernet Franc
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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Tagged cabernet franc, canadian wine guy, niagara, peller estate, wine review
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2007 Cave Spring Riesling
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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Tagged canadian wine guy, cave spring, niagara, off-dry riesling, Riesling, wine review
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2006 Flat Rock Cellars Chardonnay
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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Tagged Canadian, chardonnay, flat rock cellars, niagara, wine review
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2003 Cave Spring Cabernet-Merlot
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
INNISKILLIN WINEMAKER’S SERIES THREE VINEYARDS CHARDONNAY 2007
This is a lovely totally middle of the road Chard. With a medium amount of butteryness as would be expected from a California style Chard but well in check. It also has a nice bit of Oak. There is a … Continue reading
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2007 Stratus Wildass Reisling
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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2004 Andrew Peller Signature Series Riesling Icewine
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
Chateau des Charmes 2005 Cab/Merlot VQA
Mr and Mrs CWG served this wine at their annual Christmas event last night. CWG shared with me that this is one of his favorite Niagara Cab/Merlot blends and that 2005 was stellar. CWG shared that he thinks this is … Continue reading
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CAVE SPRING CELLARS ESTATE CABERNET FRANC 2005
I (John Galea) tried this wine the other night. Out of the bottle without breathing it was a big wine, but the tannins are under control. This wine is approachable now with lots of deep layers and flavors. There was … Continue reading
Trius Dry Reisling 2007
I enjoyed the Trius Dry Reisling 2007 at Fazooli’s before the Society for American wine Zin in the city event. It was a lovely crisp Resiling with a lovely bit of complexity. A bargain for $13.95. It went well with a … Continue reading
2003 Trius Red
This will be my first attempt at blogging via my blackberry as the only method (aka write and post from berry). Simply put, I am traveling so much these days that doing reviews has become nearly impossible. So when I … Continue reading
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2003 Henry of Pelham Cabernet-Merlot
Yesterday was a day to sit back, sip wine and contemplate life, simply because most of the city was stuck indoors as Mother Nature was doing her best to pretend it was late fall, not early summer. With the winds … Continue reading
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2003 Jackson-Triggs Proprieters’ Grand Reserve Meritage (Okanagan)
Is it just me or does the full names of some wines seem to stretch two to three pages in width? Well this long named wine (and we need to include the whole name to properly define it) is one … Continue reading
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2004 Clos Jordanne Village Reserve
Well aren’t we in a Burgundy mode? If you read the review of the Burgundy yesterday you would be thinking “why Canadian Wine Guy would you review two Burgundies in a row?” Well fun enough, this is a Canadian burgundy, … Continue reading
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2006 Fielding Estate Winery’s Chardonnay Musque
If you have never had the chance to do a Niagara Wine tour, I truly think you are missing out on a little slice of life that needs to be enjoyed. Nestled away from the hub-bub of the Greater Toronto … Continue reading
2002 Château des Charmes – Cabernet Sauvignon
Well here it is, the 2002 Château des Charmes St. David’s Bench Cabernet Sauvignon. For those that have read my posts in the past, you are probably wondering why on earth is the CWG acting all weird over this wine … Continue reading
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2002 Peller Estates’ Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Our first Canadian wine to be reviewed. This bottle was plucked from the cellar after having been one of the monthly wines offered up by the Peller Estates “Wine Country at Home” Membership. The 2002 is ready to drink now, … Continue reading
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