Stag’s Hollow Winery celebrates 30 years of British Columbia winemaking in 2025. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, the winery has reimagined its Renaissance Merlot 2022 label to feature three exclusive ‘Art Series’ labels, each capturing the essence of the Stag’s Hollow estate in Okanagan Falls, BC. The depiction on each label, created by local artistsContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN WINE: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Merlot”
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RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Syrah from Beautiful British Columbia: An Affordable Canadian Côte-Rôtie????
The standard slogan, now gradually disappearing, on British Columbia license plates was “Beautiful British Columbia”. What is not disappearing on the shelves of state monopoly liquor distributor in the province of Ontario (LCBO) are the wines of British Columbia because there were so few of them anyways so not much to disappear. As American winesContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Syrah from Beautiful British Columbia: An Affordable Canadian Côte-Rôtie????”
RKS 2025 Canadian Wine: Cooper’s Hawk Talon Red
I have been a fan of wines from the Lake Erie North Shore (LENS) appellation in Ontario for quite some time. I go back so far I remember the first wine from Cooper’s Hawk I reviewed was a Chardonnay and these guys were so new it wasn’t even VQA. Then fame crept up on LENSContinue reading “RKS 2025 Canadian Wine: Cooper’s Hawk Talon Red”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Lighthall Cabernet Franc from “The County”
Two or so hours by car from Toronto and you arrive in Prince Edward County affectionately known as “The County”. Bucolic for the most part with cottages for the rich and famous and a few upscale restaurants to fed them. Summer home for business tycoons, judges and lawyers akin to The Hamptons for Torontonians. AsContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Lighthall Cabernet Franc from “The County””
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hare Cabernet Merlot from Niagara Ontario: This Hare Got Lost on the Racetrack and Was Beaten by the Snail
For my ex-Canada readers, the Niagara wine region is a couple of hours drive from Toronto God and traffic willing. Ok I admit the automobile trip from Toronto is shall we say diplomatically, less than inspiring but becomes much more interesting once you clear The Burlington Skyway Bridge and fumes of Hamilton and hit theContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hare Cabernet Merlot from Niagara Ontario: This Hare Got Lost on the Racetrack and Was Beaten by the Snail”
RKS Wine: Moving Beyond The Great American Pull to Develop the Canadian Wine Industry
One result of Trumpian aggression towards Canada has been The Great American Pull removing American alcohol products from Canadian liquor stores. A quasi Nouveau Prohibition. Patriotic Canadians can clap, cheer and make a “sacrifice” foregoing Californian wine foistered upon them by profit driven liquor control boards luxuriating in easy profits from customers they have historicallyContinue reading “RKS Wine: Moving Beyond The Great American Pull to Develop the Canadian Wine Industry”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: A Gewurtz From East Dell
Both Ontario and British Columbia produce good quality and occasional superb Gewürztraminer. The best I have ever imbibed has been from Meyer Family Vineyards in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Can Ontario rise to the challenge? Let’s see how East Dell can do! Aroma: Unmistakably Gewürztraminer! Absolutely tropical! Mango, pineapple, Orri tangerine and NiagaraContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: A Gewurtz From East Dell”
RKS 2025 Wine: A Chianti Classico: Bring on the Transylvanian Bear Stew!
Aroma: Virtually screaming “Cherry”. Blackberry, milk chocolate and Coachella Valley date. Palate: Serious stuffing to this wine. Well built in tannins and tight structure suggesting some ageability. The fruit is busting to escape but not just yet fellow. Chery again but kirsch as well. Long ponderous finish with a hint of sour cherry. Personality: DoContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: A Chianti Classico: Bring on the Transylvanian Bear Stew!”
RKS 2025 Wine: An $8.99 USD Pinot Noir in Palm Springs, California
At one end of Palm Springs at 350 South Palm Canyon Drive there lies a Grocery Outlet a discount grocery store with an interior about as warm as the minus 22 temperatures I left Toronto in. This section of Palm Springs boasts a Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Centre and an Eisenhower MedicalContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: An $8.99 USD Pinot Noir in Palm Springs, California”
RKS 2025 Wine: Beyond the Moon to Jupiter! An Animal Farm Red
Côtes du Rhône is known for its robust red wines occasionally exhibiting a tad too much acidity. We try a Halos de Jupiter and query will it take us beyond the moon to Jupiter? 75% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah. Aroma: Blackberry, cassis, black plum and black Vermont licorice. Palate: Yep, noticeable acidity cutsContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: Beyond the Moon to Jupiter! An Animal Farm Red”
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