Strange that there is no mention on the label of this German “Pinot Noir” of its German name Spätburgunder. Fear of intimidating the Canadian market thinking they might be imbibing some bizarre concoction? Aroma: Not one of those dainty Pinot Noirs with delicate raspberry and strawberry instead exhibiting some aggressive and deep black cherry, blueberryContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Intimidated by German Spätburgunder? It’s Pinot Noir!”
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RKS 2025 Wine: Montes Alpha 2021 Special Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon
Chile has a leg up when the subject is quality and affordable wine many of which are under $20 CDN. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Carmenére. It has rested 16 months in French oak. Montes Alpha 2021 Special Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon is running in the quality pack! Aroma: Richer than Jeff Bezos. MassiveContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Montes Alpha 2021 Special Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon”
RKS 2025 Wine: Moving Beyond the Tyranny of Argentinian Malbec: Bonarda!
The El Enemigo 2021 El Barranco Single Vineyard Bonarda is 85% Bonarda and 15% Cabernet Franc aged for 15 months in old French foudres. Aroma: Huge black and red fruit particularly blueberry and blackberry complimented by blueberry pie and a smidge of dark chocolate. Palate: With such mega fruit is the wine jammy? No spinContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Moving Beyond the Tyranny of Argentinian Malbec: Bonarda!”
RKS 2025 Wine: Janare Q Vino Spumante Brut Falanghina from Italy
Aroma: Green apple, pear, ginger, cinnamon and white peach. Palate: Aggressive bite. A mighty effective palate cleanser. Pear and honeydew melon. Austere. Personality: No so much about the fruit and nothing like you might expect from a Prosecco in that regard. I get the job done so you can start your meal with a scouredContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Janare Q Vino Spumante Brut Falanghina from Italy”
RKS 2025 Wine: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario Embarrasses Itself Yet Again
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) everyone’s favourite liquor monopoly has soiled itself yet again. It mouths a rah rah rah for Ontario wines but rarely delivers except for the wines of Niagara but even there…. In the 13September2025 Vintages Release catalogue the cover of the catalogue trumpets “We’re All In On Ontario”. TheContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario Embarrasses Itself Yet Again”
RKS 2025 Wine: The Road Less Travelled Can Be Bumpy
Many a wine drinker is happy in their pod like Sigourney Weaver returning home in “Alien” drinking a very limited range of wines whether that be brand, varietal or geographical. It could be trepidation about moving off the beaten path. A Cabernet Sauvignon offers comfort to many a consumer but a Kéfrankos may terrorize others.Continue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: The Road Less Travelled Can Be Bumpy”
RKS 2025 Wine: A Reliable Red from Greece?
Is there such a thing as a reliable wine? If there was it would have to be a wine that continually delivers in quality and sensory satisfaction irrespective of price. From a Niagara, Ontario perspective we might suggest Cabernet Franc as a reliable wine. In British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley we might say Pinot Noir. FromContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: A Reliable Red from Greece?”
RKS 2025 Wine: Spanish Hécula Monastrell
What the heck try some Hécula Monastrell from the Yecla region of Spain! It’s organic! Monastrell is the Spanish name for Mourvèdre. The grapes were grown at an altitude of 750 m in limestone soil. It has resided 6 months in French (80%) and American (20%) oak barrels. Aroma: Raspberry galore. Black cherry and plum.Continue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Spanish Hécula Monastrell”
RKS 2025 Wine: DAC/Dão
On my last trip to Portugal’s Dão region I did not have the opportunity to visit Quinta Pellada where this wine was produced. The Dão is not so far from the Douro region but its topography is far different. Forested in places, green and almost verdant. Gigantic glacial boulders may appear in fields and exoticContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: DAC/Dão”
RKS 2025 Wine: Corvina Obtains Divorce from Valpolicella Partners
The Corvina grape has been cuddling very close to Valpolicella for many years. Corvina is frequently blended with Rondinella and Molinara to make the whole of Valpolicella. But on occasion it must have a tiff with its blending partners and in a huff divorces itself from the other grapes and strikes its own path solo.Continue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Corvina Obtains Divorce from Valpolicella Partners”
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