Category Archives: Wine

Calamus White 2007

Posted on March 19, 2009 by John Galea

This wine is, you guessed it, not available at the LCBO 🙂 I’m on a roll. We picked this one up on the latest trip down to Niagara. The wine is a simple slightly complex white. It would go well … Continue reading →

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Sandbanks Riesling 2007

Posted on March 16, 2009 by John Galea

I really hate to do this again, but this is another wine not available in the LCBO. We picked this one up at the winery back in the fall. We took a trip out to Prince Edward county for the … Continue reading →

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TOMÀS CUISINÉ VILOSELL 2005

Posted on March 14, 2009 by John Galea

I really enjoyed this wine tonight. I paired it with a striploin steak with rice and cauliflower with cheese. Dessert was a chocolate brownie! It went well. The subtleties of this wine are best appreciated without food but it is … Continue reading →

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J. Lohr Painter’s Bridge Zinfandel

Posted on March 13, 2009 by John Galea

This wine is one of the wines by the glass at Keg restaurants. Unfortunately it is not available at the LCBO. You can pay an importer to bring it in, but you can only bring in a case at a … Continue reading →

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LUIGI BOSCA RESERVA MALBEC 2005

Posted on March 12, 2009 by John Galea

I’ve had this wine in my cellar since August and I can’t get over how much this wine has softened in the 7 months since I bought it. I brought it up from the basement and it was slightly chilled … Continue reading →

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Trius Cabernet Sauvignon 2007?

Posted on March 11, 2009 by John Galea

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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TWIN FIN PINOT GRIGIO

Posted on March 9, 2009 by John Galea

I had this wine at a restaurant called Symposium in Mississauga.  As usual the glass cost about the same amount as the bottle. This is a reasonably priced quite good pinot grigio. It has a reasonably long finish with a … Continue reading →

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CLOS LA CHANCE RUBY-THROATED CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005

Posted on March 8, 2009 by John Galea

I first tasted this wine at the Society for American Wine annual cab tasting event. They used it as the reception wine. This wine is a bargain $17.95. What you have here is a solid Californian cab. Absolutely varietal in … Continue reading →

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Three for One!!

Posted on March 7, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

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 →

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2001 Taja Reserva

Posted on March 5, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Opened this Spanish wine up a few nights ago thinking it was probably ready to go. We have had this in the cellar for at least 2 years and I was hoping to take an inexpensive red with potential for … Continue reading →

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Wine tasting trips in Ontario

Posted on March 5, 2009 by John Galea

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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D’ARENBERG THE HIGH TRELLIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006

Posted on March 4, 2009 by John Galea

The last time I had this wine I was thoroughly disappointed. The wine had a nasty bitter after taste. So much so that I returned all unopened bottles. I got given this one so I thought I would try it … Continue reading →

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Peller Heritage series chard 2006

Posted on March 3, 2009 by John Galea

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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2005 Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on March 3, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

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 →

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Hillebrand Winter Glow Dinner (Part 2)

Posted on March 2, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

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 →

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Hillebrand Winter Glow Dinner (part 1)

Posted on February 28, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Very brief, as I do not have the time to do a proper round up. Parental units plus Mrs and Mr CWG went to this tonight and it was brilliant. I will review this and the wines tomorrow. Enjoy your … Continue reading →

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Midi Region Release – Vintages

Posted on February 27, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Just a fast note. A Vintages email arrived this morning and it has an extremely good release for Saturday February 28th. A large selection of wines from this Southern France region and all well priced. See this link for more … Continue reading →

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2008 Wyndham Estate Bin 525

Posted on February 25, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

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 →

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Waupous Seyval Blanc 2005

Posted on February 24, 2009 by John Galea

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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Montalto Nero d’Avola / Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 IGT Sicilia Italy

Posted on February 24, 2009 by John Galea

Every now and then I come across a review about some great bottle of wine under $10. Blah blah Blah, yadda, yadda, yadda and skip to the chase. Underwhelming, tasted like vinegar. Alcohol was the only flavor. Then every now … Continue reading →

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2003 Andrew Peller Signature Series Cabernet Franc

Posted on February 23, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

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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Californian Wine Purchases Part 1

Posted on February 22, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

As I often travel to California for work I regularly buy wine to bring back. Generally I try and grab a few bottles that are recommended to me and that I cannot get in Canada, though that is hard to … Continue reading →

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2007 Cave Spring Riesling

Posted on February 22, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

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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Buon Appetito – San Diego

Posted on February 20, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

I am in transit back home through San Diego. This restaurant in Little Italy is outstanding. I hate being a creature of habit when I am in foreign cities but when you find a great restaurant why risk somewhere else … Continue reading →

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2006 J.Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on February 20, 2009 by CanadianWineGuy

Once again I had the chance to try two more Californian wines last night. Thank you goes out to the friends that invited me over for dinner and lively discussion. I brought the 2006 J Lohr Cab Sauv as mentioned … Continue reading →

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