RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Isle of View from Lake Erie North Shore’s CREW

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Colchester Ridge Estate Winery, perhaps better known as CREW, crafts a decent Riesling but what about its sparkling version? The label for Isle of View is hardly inspiring but we are always more interested in the contents of a bottle more than its label.

A fine seam of bubbles is promising.

Aroma: Citrus rules the roost. Lemon, lime, green apple with a hint of fresh baked sourdough bread.

Palate: Crisp if not biting scours the palate. Guava, dragon fruit with a fleeting flash of sweetness and a minty buzz.

Personality: I am Mr. Clean scrubbing your palate! I am more about effect than fruit.

Food Match: Ideal pre dinner palate cleanser or with Malpeque oysters to start.

Price: $24 CDN.

Cellarbility: Drink now or hold until 2026-year end.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 89/100. Natalie MacLean 89.

(CREW 2023  Isle of View Sparkling Wine, VQA Ontario, Colchester Ridge Estate Winery, Harrow, Ontario, 750 mL, 11.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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