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2010 Hillebrand Artist Series Gewürztraminer ‘Limited Edition’

A wise man once said: “A hot and muggy summer day calls for a nice chilled white wine in the late afternoon.” If you use that quote be sure to attribute it to myself as I cannot pin it on … Continue reading

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2006 Angels Gate Old Vines Chardonnay

With space extremely limited in the CWG cellars (well 115% capacity reached and counting) it was time to thin the herd. Where better to start then a 6 year old Beamsville Bench Chardonnay. Angels Gate winery may be known more … Continue reading

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Sangria Recipe

I am off on a business trip so I thought I share a quick and easy recipe for sangria. The rest of the week will be small little updates on wines I am drinking on the road. Sangria is great … Continue reading

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2006 Edmeades Zinfandel

Mrs CWG was tasked with getting something from our local LCBO vintages section last night. With a planned dinner grilled rib-eye and truffle infused garlic mashed potatoes she came back with this Mendocino County red. Edmeades is a small producer … Continue reading

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2006 Flat Rock Cellars Chardonnay

A belated Happy Valentine’s Day to all our readers. I recently said during my Cockfighter’s Ghost review that I could recommend 3 to 4 Niagara based Chardonnays that were better then the Pooles Rock wine I thought I’d try and … Continue reading

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2003 Cave Spring Cabernet-Merlot

As I was making a fusilli pasta last night Mrs CWG was going over my recent wine reviews and noted I had not reviewed any Canadian wines recently. Such a travesty needed correction, and thus we pulled this 2003 from … Continue reading

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2004 Andrew Peller Signature Series Riesling Icewine

With Mrs. Cwg and I running out of room in the Wine Fridge/Cellar we decided it would be a great time to have one of our dessert wines to ‘make room’. After perusing the collection I decided to grab our … Continue reading

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