Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bacchus Comes Home

Busy things at CWG household, and if you look at the pictures below you will know why, introducing Dantry Danes Boozin’ Bacchus:

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CONCHA Y TORO MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA MERLOT 2006

As usual I like to put my biases right up front. So to date, I have not had what I would call a great Merlot from Chile. And to jump to the end … I still haven’t 🙂 So with … Continue reading

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A Hello to 57 Countries

Tonight has been a night of beer and EUFA Champions League (Congrats to Barcelona!), and in the spirit of multi-nationalism, hello to all the people from 57 countries that visited CanadianWineGuy.com over the past few days. More reviews of wine, … Continue reading

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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

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GREG NORMAN CABERNET/MERLOT 2005

Back in Engineering (surely by now you have figured out I am an Engineer by how I write :)) school we were taught “don’t let what you know get in the way of what you don’t know”. I find myself … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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KIM CRAWFORD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2008

This wine has always been considered by me to be the benchmark New Zealand Sauv blanc and the wine that I compare other Sauv blancs to. The 2006 and 2007 vintages have been showing a little more grassy flavors that … Continue reading

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Who ordered summer in May?

I arrived home today to summer, what a glorious day here in Toronto. Back from another trip, on tap for the next few days are a 2004 Burrowing Owl Meritage, a Bordeaux and a bunch of beer at good friends … Continue reading

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Lealtanza Crianza 2004

This wine was the wine of the month and got a good write up so I thought I would give it a go … Crianza (Tempranillo by another name). I always expect these to be big wines. I decanted this … Continue reading

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CAVE SPRING ESTATE RIESLING 2007

Ah dinner was planned for a spicy chipotle flavored pork tenderloin. A tough food/wine pairing. A Riesling will fit the bill! Ah it’s time to pull out one of our favorites! We always enjoy our trips to Cave Springs. Right … Continue reading

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SOUTHBROOK TRIOMPHE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2007

I had not heard of this winery before and with such a high score I thought let’s give it a try. It’s an unknown (to me) rater but heh … So with that in mind I dove in. This wine … Continue reading

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Hola

It has been a bit since I posted, and I do have to thank John for picking up my slack. For those that are not aware I often travel for work, well in the past two months it has been … Continue reading

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MIKE WEIR ESTATE CABERNET/MERLOT 2006

RANT WARNING: Ok, I am going to digress for a moment. If you aren’t interested in reading the rant, page down, I don’t mind 🙂 Ok thanks for hanging with me. In the last 5 years or so there have … Continue reading

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CHÂTEAU LE BOURDIEU 2003

This is a classic bordeaux blend from a bouquet and flavor point of view. The wine has some lively tannins and some edgeyness to it. For the price it is not a bad wine 88-89 ish. Not a fabulous deal … Continue reading

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SANTA JULIA RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007

I’ve had a couple of different Santa Julia wines so I thought I would give this one a try. This wine is a very light cab. This wine is not particularly deep or complex. Missing are the wonderful cassis flavors … Continue reading

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‘Pirate’ Niagara wine beats world’s best

In case you hadn’t heard, Jordanne’s Claystone Terrace Chardonnay 2005 beat out a number of French and California wines in a blind taste test in Montreal. Read all about it! NOTE: If you do run out to grab one of … Continue reading

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KENDALL-JACKSON VINTNER’S RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2006

I’ve had this one a number of times now and quite enjoy it. It is a spot on varietal California style Chard. Lovely yellow in color with a typical Chard bouquet. The wine has butteryness but not too over the … Continue reading

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Wines of Germany

Last night we attended the Wines of Germany event here in Toronto. The event was held at Roy Thompson hall in downtown. The event was very well done with a nice assortment of wine as well as plenty of very … Continue reading

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MANGA DEL BRUJO 2006

Sometimes a blend just goes awry … This is what this one does for me. The blend does not work well together and the flavors fight. The wine has a jammyness almost like a petite syrah with some strong Blueberry … Continue reading

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ALKOOMI CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005

This one came on my radar as a pretty good deal. A 90 rated wine below $20. This is a lovely cab. Slightly different than a California cab. Plenty of deep rich black berry flavors. The finish on the wine … Continue reading

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HESS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005

We had the pleasure of trying this wine as part of a night out for Charity for Canadian Care an organization bringing better lives to those in Guatemala. The wine was a special being offered by Queen’s Pasta . If … Continue reading

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