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RKS Wines: Portuguese Wines from Lisboa

My heart in Portugal for wine rests in the Douro Valley. I have been there numerous times and met many winemakers but it is getting tugs toward the Dão, Alentejano and Lisboa because of some very exciting wines that keep their Portuguese identity using Portuguese grapes but add Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Alicante Bouschet toContinue reading “RKS Wines: Portuguese Wines from Lisboa”

RKS Wine: Carmenére Confusion

For 145 years Carmenère in Chile was thought to be Merlot! It was only in the mid 1990’s that what was thought to be Merlot was actually identified as Carmenère. Although more Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is planted some say it is Chile’s signature grape. Originally a Bordeaux grape it was wiped out by diseaseContinue reading “RKS Wine: Carmenére Confusion”

RKS Wine: Go with The Bordeaux Flow?

Over the past few years in Ontario there has been a steady steam of low-cost Bordeaux wines appearing in the market. These bargain basement prices remind one of the cost of many wines from Chile, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. Bordeaux has a lot of “goodwill” attached to its name like “Champagne” does but weContinue reading “RKS Wine: Go with The Bordeaux Flow?”

RKS Wine: Is It Time to Escape Italian Pinot Grigio?

The immensely popular Pinot Grigio Santa Margherita from Italy is a huge seller at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. I seem to face walls of it. I have no idea why it is so popular and at $20.95 given its poor overcropped and dilute quality I just shake my head and say it isContinue reading “RKS Wine: Is It Time to Escape Italian Pinot Grigio?”

RKS Wines: Great Western Australian Wines: More Elegant than Barossa

Generally speaking the red wines of Western Australia are perceived as lighter and even elegant as opposed to the full throttle Barossa red wines and the centre of these light-footed reds is in the Margaret River District. I agree with the generalspeak here! Now what about the wines of Great Western which is a registeredContinue reading “RKS Wines: Great Western Australian Wines: More Elegant than Barossa”

RKS Wine: Ontario Gamay Gamble

There are some dicey Ontario red wines. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Baco Noir to name some. You must really know your producers in the dicey game. Gamay Noir and Cabernet Franc do well in Ontario. Malivoire and Fogolar do very well with Gamay. What about Niagara’s KEW Vineyards? Why not try a KEW Vineyards 2019Continue reading “RKS Wine: Ontario Gamay Gamble”

RKS Wine: Peter Lehmann’s 2020 Layers

So can you recall the last time you had a dainty wine from Barossa? Those wines are known for their power and depth. Peter Lehmann’s Layers from Adelaide has a very traditional GSM blend (Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre) but it adds to that Tempranillo. It has a black cherry colour. On the nose it hasContinue reading “RKS Wine: Peter Lehmann’s 2020 Layers”

RKS Wine: Beaujolais Gamay: Light on its Feet

The intensity and force of a wine you are searching for may be based on strong preferences as to your style of wine. However being fair to the wine where you are drinking it, who you are drinking it with, what mood you are in and most importantly what food you may be having itContinue reading “RKS Wine: Beaujolais Gamay: Light on its Feet”

RKS Wines: Best Rosé and Sparklers 2021

Stag’s Hollow 2020 Blanc de Noir Okanagan Valley BC VQA $25 (95) (British Columbia, Canada) Sandhill 2020 Rosé BC VQA $21.95 (93) (British Columbia, Canada) Meyer Family Vineyard 2020 Pinot Noir Rosé Okanagan Valley BC VQA (92) (British Columbia, Canada) Featherstone Rosé 2020 VQA Niagara Peninsula $15.95 (94) (Ontario, Canada) Stag’s Hollow 2020 Syrah RoséContinue reading “RKS Wines: Best Rosé and Sparklers 2021”

RKS Wine: Best Whites of 2021

Stag’s Hollow 2020 Albariño Okanagan Valley BC VQA $24 (96) (British Columbia, Canada) Meyer Family Vineyards Okanagan Valley Naramata Bench 2020 Tribute Series Chardonnay-Terry Threfall, BC VQA Okanagan Falls, British Columbia $ 30.52 (95) (British Columbia, Canada) Meyer Family Vineyards 2020 McLean Creek Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Falls BC VQA Gewurztraminer $16.61 (94) (British Columbia, Canada)Continue reading “RKS Wine: Best Whites of 2021”