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 of wines Mrs.CWG brought back for me over a year ago during her worldly travels. [...]

While readership (viewership?) is increasing to this site, I am hoping that I can get some suggestions for reviews in the upcoming months, please feel free to email me or comment wines you would like to see reviewed. Over the upcoming weeks I will be looking to review a Californian Zinfandel, an Italian contribution or [...]

Well it has been a long while since a review and without a doubt this is a good place to start. Bordeaux’s can often times be overstated and over appreciated, largely due to the huge price that many collectors pay for bottles from famous Maisons in the upper echelons. The Château d’Argadens is a smaller [...]

Things are settling down a bit, meaning I will be regaining my later evenings. Tomorrow will be a review of a Bordeaux Superior (a Sichel) that was quite polished. Hopefully I will get a stemware review in before the week is out and we are looking at a nice Canadian Cab-Merlot on Wednesday/Thursday evening.
On other [...]

CWG has been under the weather and extremely busy, all of which has meant no wine. What? No Wine? Yes sadly this is true. I think I will have time to pop a cork this evening, if all goes well there will be a review later!
Cheers

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, a joint venture between Canadian wine conglomerate Vincor Canada and Burgundy based Boisset . [...]

Mommessin, an old wine maker situated close to the town of Mâcon in the Burgundy region of France. The Burgundy region is considered one of the top three wine regions in France for reds, but that whole concept of “top” is too suggestive. Suffice it to say, the Burgundy region is probably the most diverse. [...]

Tonight I felt like stepping back into the lovely world of Bordeauxs, and in this case the Saint-Emilion region of Bordeaux. St Emilion, despite it’s newer classification system is actually the oldest region in Bordeaux. The vineyards are in the Saint-Christophe des Bardes region of St Emilion which has been designation by UNESCO as World [...]

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 Area (GTA) and far enough away from the “glitz” of Niagara Falls lies the Niagara [...]

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 from a winery I really have not heard anything from? Well… during the 2007 [...]

Often times I get asked about how to store/keep wine. The basic logic behind cellaring wine is to allow a good wine that is still tannic to mature and change. Some wines get released ready to drink, most whites (Sauvignon Blancs being a notable regular exception) and a great many “light” reds fall into this [...]

Fast Monday morning note, the Wall Street Journal Online linked to my review of 2004 Chateau de Seguin on Friday the 11th. At the bottom of the Gaiter/Brecher Tastings Review you will see a link to my review!
A belated Happy Mother’s Day to all (due to entertaining both Mrs.CWG’s mother then my own I [...]

We are enjoy some cheap plonk with Crème de Cassis thus making Kir Cassis. Well the first bottle was not plonk but without a doubt the second was less then stellar. But with Cassis it adds that punch that reminds one of Paris. We so miss Paris, amazing food, fashion and shopping!
Currently reading Postwar by [...]

Well day 4 since I wanted to have the 2002 Cab Sauv by Château des Charmes, and lo and behold we failed again at the basics of opening it. That is okay, we were rescued by this hidden little gem. The Periquita Classico came highly recommended and decently priced for what ended up a great [...]

Big Smoke, Hogtown, T(eee) O(h). Call it what you will, but Toronto is where CWG and the Mrs. reside. Being what is now called a transplanted Montréaler it has taken me 7 years of living in the city to own up to being a Torontonian. Without a doubt the difference between the two cities leaves [...]