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RKS 2024 Wine: Ontario Merlot and a Glutton for Punishment

As a single varietal Ontario Merlot rarely shines. Jazz it up with lots of oak then it just might work. But being a glutton for punishment I try yet another Ontario Merlot. You know that priest in the DaVinci Code that self flagellates well that might be akin to me drinking a good Ontario Merlot.Continue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Ontario Merlot and a Glutton for Punishment”

RKS 2024 Wine: So What if 2020 Was a Good Red Bordeaux Vintage?

The pundits say 2020 was a good vintage year for red Bordeaux wines. This does not mean you fall hook line and sinker for every 2020 that comes your way. Who is behind the juice is perhaps most important. Not all wineries are created equal. One should ask when the grapes were picked. What wereContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: So What if 2020 Was a Good Red Bordeaux Vintage?”

RKS 2023 Wine: An Outstanding Ontario Merlot: To Dream The Impossible Dream?

As for outstanding Ontario Merlot about the only one that turns my crank is Merlot from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Two Sisters but not being a cardiologist or a captain of industry can you afford $57.80 for a bottle of their Merlot? Ontario Merlot may be suitable for blending but then is blending with a less than stellarContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: An Outstanding Ontario Merlot: To Dream The Impossible Dream?”

RKS 2023 Wine: Trius Red “The Icon”: The Strong Man and The Two 99 Pound Weaklings

I think there won’t be much hooting and booing when I say Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot aren’t exactly two of Ontario’s great grapes unless under the cover of “terroir” you bless their weakness by stating they have a distinct Ontario imparted quality to them. Bah Humbug says me the Wine Scrooge. On the other handContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Trius Red “The Icon”: The Strong Man and The Two 99 Pound Weaklings”

RKS 2023 Wine: Agiorgitiko From Nemea in Greece

Nemea is a wine producing region in the Peloponnese. This Driopi Agiorgitiko is from Nemea. Agiorgitiko has medium to deep ruby colour, dense ripe red-fruit character and sweet spices that lead towards a soft almost velvety palate with finely textured tannins, medium to full body and medium high alcohol. It can handle oak very well,Continue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Agiorgitiko From Nemea in Greece”