Trinity Hill The Trinity Hawke’s Bay Red Blend 2021 (ON $19.95) This saucy blend of merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot is inky and magenta-black as it pours. Then sink your schnozz deep into the glass, and inhale…
by Anita Dorion • • Comments Off on Rosewood Estate Winery Praxis Cabernet Franc 2017
Rosewood Estate Winery Praxis Cabernet Franc 2017 (ON $40 at the winery) It’s been a hot minute since I featured a local wine, so today I’m sharing a local Ontario Cab Franc: Rosewood Estate Winery Praxis Cabernet Franc 2017. This…
by Anita Dorion • • Comments Off on Windrush Estate Vintner’s Reserve Pinot Noir 2018
Windrush Estate Vintner’s Reserve Pinot Noir 2018 (ON$ 34.95 from the winery direct) I have a local Pinot to share with you today – and I think most of you already know how enamored I am by Ontario Pinot, and…
In 2021 we stayed at home mostly, with little travel, usually local, due to COVID. I’ve read that sales of wine, beer and spirits had increased in 2021. I wondered a bit more about the wines we were drinking across…
The Chinese New Year 2022 is celebrated on February 1, 2022, with this year being the Year of the Water Tiger, plus it is predicted to be a lucky year! Goodbye COVID, I hope. The tiger is portrayed as the king…
by Anita Dorion • • Comments Off on Le Clos Jordanne Le Grand Clos Pinot Noir 2018
Le Clos Jordanne Le Grand Clos Pinot Noir 2018 (ON $45) A few Wednesdays ago I shared the 2nd wine from my blind Pinot Tasting and today I’m back with the final installment of the individual wines! The third wine…
by Anita Dorion • • Comments Off on Windrush Estate’s 2019 Jonathan Boyle Classic Cabernet Franc
Windrush Estate’s 2019 Jonathan Boyle Classic Cabernet Franc (ON $39.95 from the winery) Happy Wine Wednesday friends. I’ve been craving a Cab Franc lately – now I don’t know if that’s @kristys_winetravels or @cabfrancchronicles’s doing – but whatever it was, I’m happy to…
by Anita Dorion • • Comments Off on Ontario’s Red Tail Vineyards Pinot Noir 2018
Red Tail Vineyards Pinot Noir 2018 (ON $24 for 2019 vintage) I’ve raved about Ontario Pinot before, and well, I’m here to tell you I probably won’t ever stop. And the latest Ontario Pinot that I devoured was Red Tail…
by Anita Dorion • • Comments Off on Ontario’s Grange of Prince Edward Chardonnay Sur Lie 2019
Grange of Prince Edward Chardonnay Sur Lie 2019 (Sold Out at Winery) The other day, I opened up a bottle I’ve had since earlier this summer – Grange of Prince Edward Chardonnay Sur Lie 2019. So what’s Sur Lie mean?…
by Anita Dorion • • Comments Off on Ontario’s Speck Bros. Bianco Secco Lazzara
Speck Bros. Bianco Secco Lazzara ($17.95 at LCBO) Last weekend I opened Spec Bros’ Bianco Secco Lazzara as a little pick-me-up. And today I wanted to share my tasting notes on this bubbly made from Riesling with supporting roles coming…