Tasted this wine at the iYellow 44 wine event on May 26th. The wine is quite yellow in color with a large nose showing off a well baked Chard … On the mid pallet are some chard flavors coupled with butter, popcorn, vanilla and oak. On the finish the wine is on the heavier side [...]

This was the first red brought out from the Society for American Wines Phelp’s Creek tasting featuring the wines of Oregon and Portland. The wine is a blend of Syrah, Merlot and Cab Sauv. It is dark in color, with a pronoucned nose of syrah, slightly sweet. On the mid pallet this is a pretty [...]

Alas we get to my favorite wine from the Society for American Wines Phelp’s Creek tasting featuring the wines of Oregon and Portland. This was the third wine of the evening and is pale in color with a richer more buttery smell. The wine is quite nice on the mid pallet with some nice complexity. [...]

This was the second wine from the Society for American Wines hosted Phelp’s Creek tasting featuring the wines of Oregon and Portland. It is pale in color with a richer smell. There’s more buttery smells to it. The wine is quite nice on the mid pallet with some nice complexity. The oak is well under [...]

Society for American Wines hosted Phelp’s Creek tasting featuring the wines of Oregon and Portland. This wine is quite pale in color mild on the nose. It was fermented in stainless steel tanks and no Oak. The wine is quite crisp and clean, and food friendly. On the finish the wine is on the lighter [...]

We stopped on by Seasons one of my favorite restaurants in Oakville the other day. They have a fabulous wine cellar and I love the staff! George (the owner) stopped by and asked what we were looking for in a wine. Paulette who was with us loves Merlot’s so I asked George to bring out [...]

When you need an inexpensive quaffing wine to go with dinner there are lots of choose from, not all of them great. This wine is quite dark in color mild on the nose for a Malbec. On the mid pallet the wine has some ok flavors, some cherries, alcohol is well under control and tannins [...]

With a hectic month (who am I kidding, let’s just say year+) of travel behind me, not to mention a weekend day full of errands, high winds, cold temperatures (it’s May, enough already), I slumped into my chair at 17:00 and thought “I need a glass of wine”. Not for any reason do I need [...]

This is another wine from the from the New Zealand Wine fair. I’ve had a couple of the Stoneleigh’s before and enjoy them their chard and their Sauv Blanc . This one is pale in color, mild on the nose. This is a lovely varietal Pinot Noir. The wine had lovely fruit on the mid [...]

Another wine from the New Zealand Wine fair. I’ve had a number the Sauv Blanc before and enjoyed it. This chard is darker in color and is mild on the nose. The bouquet is smack on varietal chard albeit a little on the milder side. On the mid pallet the wine is a middle of [...]