In Ontario, Canada it is Niagara that garners most of the attention of its liquor monopoly the Liquor Control Board of Ontario in chatter and on its retail shelves. But head east of Toronto about the same distance Niagara is west of Toronto and you arrive at yet another wine district Prince Edward County orContinue reading “RKS 2025 Canadian Wine: Closson Chase 2021 Vineyard Chardonnay”
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RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: What’s My Reflection on Looking Glass?
What is my reflection on Niagara’s Rosewood’s 2021 Looking Glass? A blend of 68% Cabernet Franc, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot. The wines rested in neutral French oak for 15 months prior to bottling. Aroma: Black cherry, raspberry, red currant and milk chocolate. Palate: Strict, stern and dry. Moderate tannins. Razor thin fruit.Continue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: What’s My Reflection on Looking Glass?”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Thirty Bench 2020 Winemaker’s Red Blend
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Aroma: Dense notes of blueberry, blackberry, cassis and a bit of milk chocolate. Palate: Full bodied jammed with black fruit. Tannic. Its acidity is not shy to reveal itself but the death knell of “vibrant acidity” for red wine is not ringing but its noticeability demandsContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Thirty Bench 2020 Winemaker’s Red Blend”
RKS 2023 Wine: Malivoire 2019 Estate Grown Chardonnay: A Friend of Nancy Reagan!
Yes, we Canadians can make wine but chances it is about as rare in your country as a wine from the United Kingdom in Canada and there is some great English wine e.g. Nyetimber. One of Canada’s most well-known wine regions is Niagara about a 90-minute drive west of Toronto. Yes fine food, great wines,Continue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Malivoire 2019 Estate Grown Chardonnay: A Friend of Nancy Reagan!”
More British Columbia Red Wines
We’ll jump right into the fray with a Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon. On the nose there is a degree of creaminess and lots of vanilla indicative of a judicious use of oak. There is a load of black cherry, coconut, blueberry pie and cranberry sauce. On the palate there are moderateContinue reading “More British Columbia Red Wines”
Canada’s British Columbia 2021: Let’s get started with a couple of whites
As far as British Columbia wines go there is a bit of tyranny of Okanagan wines made available to us here in Ontario through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. I am a happy serf with that because Okanagan wines that I have tasted have been exceptional. But a break is both appreciated and educational.Continue reading “Canada’s British Columbia 2021: Let’s get started with a couple of whites”
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