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NV Candor Merlot Lot 2
This is in fact going to be a short and sweet review, as I am swamped in paperwork and other work related stuff. This wine was presented to the Canadian Wine Guy as a potential wine to review, and it … Continue reading
2006 Lost Canyon Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
If I were to say Lost Canyon Winery the first thing that may come to the more educated oenophile is “Garage Winery!”. While not entirely true, Lost Canyon does have a fair history behind it with said Garage and wine … Continue reading
Posted in American, Wine
Tagged canadian wine guy, lost canyon, pinot noir, russian river valley, wine review
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2005 Michel Séral Château Grand-Champs (Grand Vin de Bordeaux)
Decided to pull a Bordeaux for dinner tonight, nothing very expensive but on the other hand something I figured would be ready. This offering came from an Yvon Mau wooden box set a few holiday seasons back that the LCBO … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux, Wine
Tagged Bordeaux, canadian wine guy, Château Grand-Champs, wine review
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2007 Thirty Bench Small Lot Chardonnay
A good spot to start off with for this review is to state that Thirty Bench is a winery that is owned by the same group that owns Hillebrand, Trius and Peller Estates, Andrew Peller Ltd. Despite the fear that … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Wine
Tagged canadian wine guy, chardonnay, thirty bench, wine review
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2007 Tapanappa ‘Etages’ Tiers Chardonnay
Burgundy, France, is the epicenter of the Chardonnay grape’s world, but the world itself has taken on this white grape as it’s own. Chardonnay is one the most widely grown grape varieties in the world and can be found pretty … Continue reading
2008 Angels Gate Sussreserve
I grabbed four Canadian whites today, all between 12 to 16 dollars. This is one of them, which at $14.15 is relatively inexpensive for an off-dry Riesling of this quality. The Angels Gate Winery named the wine Süssreserve as Süss … Continue reading
2006 Malivoire Chardonnay
First off a warm hello, it’s been a sporadic summer for me in terms of reviews and content. I doubt it will change much as I have a wealth of travel still remaining. This post will be small but the … Continue reading
2006 Balnaves Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
Since I have just returned from my voyage to the outback (yes the real outback) I figured I would do a fast blog on this wine we opened tonight. We bought this on our trip back in October and really … Continue reading
Posted in Australian, Wine
Tagged australia, balnaves, Cabernet Sauvignon, wine review
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2006 Two Hands Bella’s Garden Shiraz (Barossa)
With our recent trip to Barossa firmly in my head this evening as I plan for a work trip to the land down under, I decided I needed to try at least one bottle that we picked up in Oz. … Continue reading
2004 Fattoria Monte Chianti Rufina Reserva
This was a recent Vintages release (June 6th) that I stumbled upon in my local store a week or so ago. A Chianti Rùfina (Reserva no less) priced at $20 is always a good potential bargain so I leaped in … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Wine
Tagged canadian wine guy, chianti rufina, fattoria monte, wine review
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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
Posted in American, Wine
Tagged canadian wine guy, hartford court, pinot noir, wine review
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2006 Chateau de Davenay Montagny 1er Cru
A recent white Burgundy release by LCBO/Vintages, this showed up (shockingly) at the Market (St Lawrence) shop. I plucked one off the shelf on Friday with the view at drinking right away. At $26.95 this is not exactly a bargain … Continue reading
2002 Château des Charmes Equuleus (Paul Bosc Estate Vineyard)
Equuleus is a constellation better known as ‘little horse’ or ‘foal’. Small and faint, this grouping of stars is no representation for the wine bearing it’s name. Paul Bosc and family at Château des Charmes might consider this their special … Continue reading
2003 Wolf Blass Gold Label Shiraz
This wine, given to us a gift, falls into the class of wines I’d simply not buy in a store or restaurant. Wolf Blass to me is synonymous with LARGE producer and some of the wines are to be kind, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian, Wine
Tagged canadian wine guy, gold label, shiraz, wine review, wolf blass
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2007 Peller Estates Private Reserve Gewürztraminer
Two Gewürztraminers in two days, oh the horror! Or maybe not! I figured since yesterdays wine was fresh in my mind it would be good to compare a similarly priced one from the same vintage year. The Niagara Peninsula has … Continue reading
2007 Pierre Sparr Gewürztraminer (Alsace)
Wines do not have to be expensive, well marketed or reviewed to be enjoyable. So many times a snooty wine reviewer will pass over the low priced mass produced wine because they simply will not lower themselves. More so you … Continue reading
2004 Burrowing Owl Meritage
A few years back a colleague of mine bought six of these and shared them with myself and his brother. Having heard many great things about the Burrowing Owl Estate Winery and knowing that the 2002 Meritage had produced some … Continue reading
2004 Vignerons du Mont Ventoux Elite
When I bought this Rhône, I did so for a few reasons, the most prevalant was my sure belief that no Rhône worth it’s weight could be priced sub $20 in Ontario. If we see a red from France in … Continue reading
2005 Gevrey-Chambertin en Billard (Alain Burguet)
It is rare that we bring back a bottle from some trip and open a bottle right away, but on this occasion we were concerned about a potential corked situation and we were in the mood for a good bottle … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Wine
Tagged alain burguet, Burgundy, cave auge, gevrey-chambertin, wine review
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2005 Lussac-Saint-Émilion La Combe Rouge
So we decided to continue to delve into the wines brought back from France a few years ago with this inexpensive red. Lussac-Saint-Émilion is part of the Bordeaux region and a sub appellation of the Saint-Émilion. Most of the producers … Continue reading
2004 Château de Seguin (Bordeaux-Supérieur) Part 2
Last night we had no idea what to drink, so we decided to open this wine we picked up in Paris a few years back. We bought this on a whim to fill up the bags coming home with some … Continue reading
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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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
Posted in American, Wine
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, canadian wine guy, liberty school, wine review
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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
2008 Wyndham Estate Bin 525
The follow up to the first of the Wyndham Bin 5xx release is this wine, a Shiraz Grenache blend (51% shiraz 49% grenache). First thing that should shock everyone is the 2008 on the vintage label. WOW. I know that … Continue reading
Posted in Australian, Wine
Tagged Australian, canadian wine guy, wine review, wyndham estate
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