Tonight's white wine reviews are a pair of lovely, vegan-friendly, sustainable, and locally crafted wines from Niagara. Both of these wines were bottled at the beginning of February and arrived at the LCBO in the April 12th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection.These wines are grown and produced locally by Niagara's own Featherstone Estate Winery. Established in 1999 by Dave...
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Classic Euro Regions

Here's my top wine picks from the May 11, 2024 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It's a big release with 111 wines on offer, with the theme of the release focusing on the Classic Euro Regions. If you can get your hands on the magazine, also included in this release is a sneak preview of the wines in the May 25 release (more on this in a couple of weeks). All wines from...

Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Featherstone Cabernet Franc 2010 (Niagara) - Wine Review
My love for Ontario Cabernet Franc began with the 2008 vintage version from this winery and continues to this day. The 2011 was great when I tasted it at the winery back in the September 2012, but was not as impressive when I opened the bottle at home, 13 months later.
Tonight, on National Drink Wine Day, I am delighted to open this wonderful Ontario Cab Franc. This red wine...

Thursday, October 17, 2013
Featherstone Cabernet Franc 2011 (Niagara) - Wine Review
This red wine was purchased back in March from a release that had a feature on wines for Easter. It also made my wine picks from the August 3rd Vintages release.
I never purchase the same wine same vintage twice, but do on occasion purchase different vintages of the same wine. I first tasted the 2008 vintage back in July, 2012 and became smitten with it. I then bought...

Sunday, July 1, 2012
Featherstone Cabernet Franc 2008 (Ontario) - Wine Review
It's only fitting to sip Canadian wine to celebrate Canada Day. I purchased this red wine back in 2010 from the April 17 VINTAGES release and let it age for just over 2 years.
FEATHERSTONE CABERNET FRANC 2008 - VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario Canada (#64618) (XD) - $16.95
Tasting Note:
Screw cap. Plum, boysenberry, cedar aromas. More boysenberry...


Sunday, April 24, 2011
2010 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling, Niagara - Review

Tonight's wine is a local Riesling from the Niagara Peninsula. It's also from the latest Vintages Release that partly focused on food & wine pairings for Easter dinners.
FEATHERSTONE BLACK SHEEP RIESLING 2010 - VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada (#080234) - $16.95
Tasting Note:
Mineral, flowers, and honey aromas all follow through on the palate. Dry, soft,...
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