Category Archives: Canadian

We had this one at the Keg. Since the ban on the Californian wines started the Keg seems to have been very slow to expand their selection of wines. Luckily this one was on the list, $33.50 at the winery, … Continue reading →

I use to love the Henry of Pelham Short Hills Bench chard, and then it disappeared. Speaking at the Ontario Wine Show to the Pelham rep there she explained to me they have renamed the wine and reduced the price. … Continue reading →

Garnet in color with a nice red berry nose. On the mid palate the wine packs a punch with some vibrant sour cherry notes … On the medium length finish the wine has some strong white peppery notes, along with … Continue reading →

$17.40 VINTAGES#: 16250 Right out of the bottle this wine has some very interesting colors, it’s just so red, vs more rose … On the nose the wine displays some candied fruits … On the mid palate the wine displays … Continue reading →

As you may have noticed, I don’t buy a lot of Shirazs … A lot of them are just too jammy … I’ve had this one, a long time ago, and liked it, so I went off my usual script … Continue reading →

Inky dark in color with a nice black berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice elegant black cherries, black plums and dark chocolate notes. on the medium length finish the wine displays some lovely tannins and … Continue reading →

Quite pink in color with a very champagne like nose … On the mid palate you could close your eyes and forget this is a rose, it displays mostly some crisp dry milder citrus notes that totally do not give … Continue reading →

Slightly golden in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some bold apple and pear along with some vanilla notes. On the medium length finish the wine displays some mild creamy and peppery notes, nice … Continue reading →

I was looking for some new buttery, rich, creamy, oaked chards to supplement our gotos which are the Kendal Jackson and the Henry of Pelham Short Hills and the description on this one sounded promising. With a lot of white … Continue reading →

I haven’t had a Flat Rock Pinor Noir in a long time, so when a guest brought it over I was thrilled to reunite with an old fav … I was positively shocked to see the Gravity Pinot has crept … Continue reading →

Dark in color with a nice black cherry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice dark cherries and some dark plums … along with mocha and chocolate. This is a rich vibrant wine. On the medium length … Continue reading →

Lovely crimson on color with a soft red berry nose. On the mid palate the wine matches the nose with soft red berry notes, strawberry and the like. On the medium length finish the wine displays some lovely crisp dry … Continue reading →

Salmon in color with a soft nose. On the mid palate the wine displays ripe strawberry notes along with some cranberry and floral tones. On the medium length finish the wine displays some nice crisp dry minerality and vibrant acidity. … Continue reading →

As you may have noticed we had a prolonged outage due to an issue at our ISP. Our apologies … We resume our regularly scheduled program already in progress 😉 Ok, biases up front, I have a HUGE hang up … Continue reading →

Dark in color with a dark cherry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some vibrant dark fruits, along with some varietal cab franc notes, I always have trouble putting a name to them … There’s really noticeable oaking … Continue reading →

Slightly golden in color with a nice apple/pear nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice apple and pear notes along with some smokey/woody notes. On the medium length finish the wine is slightly creamy with some vanilla … Continue reading →

I’ve had a number of past vintages of this wine so when I saw it on the vintages release I pounced. Garnet in color with a nice mild red berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays lovely varietal … Continue reading →

When you want to splurge a bit and get a spot on varietal example of what Niagara can do you can’t go wrong with Tawse Growers blends, both the Pinot and Cab Franc are yummy … Dark in color with … Continue reading →

Pale salmon in color with a nice crisp minerally nose. On the mid palate the wine is nice and crisp and dry with soft red berries coming through, ripe strawberries and the like. On the medium length finish the wine … Continue reading →

Bias up front, I find a lot of Niagara Gamay’s way too fruit forward for my tastes, so when I was given this, I was skeptical … Dark in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate the wine … Continue reading →

Pale straw in color with a mild apple/pear nose. On the mid palate the wine displays more of a fruit forward lightly oaked character with apple and pear notes, and slightly creamy. On the medium length finish the wine displays … Continue reading →

Dark in color with a nice mild black cherry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some black cherries to match the nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some firm acidity and lighter tannins, nice and dry. … Continue reading →

This is a very different kind of rose, right from the color which is a lot more deep rich red notes than most … Mild on the nose with a vibrant mid palate that packs a lot of flavor, think … Continue reading →

Pale salmon in color with an expressive nose for a rose. On the mid palate the wine displays some vibrant ripe strawberry notes. On the lighter side of medium in length the wine’s acidity sticks slightly to the tongue. This … Continue reading →

$22.95VINTAGES#:27024 Pale salmon in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some mild effervescent notes along with crisp dry acidity and a hint of zesty tartness. Lots of crisp minerality and strawberries coming through. There’ … Continue reading →