Karlo Estates Cabernet Franc 2015 (Prince Edward County) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine review is a lovely cool-climate Cabernet Franc from Prince Edward County that arrived at the LCBO more than three years ago as part of the December 9, 2017 LCBO VINTAGES Release.It is produced by Karlo Estates, a winery located in Prince Edward Country, Ontario, that was co-founded by Sherry and her late husband Richard Karlo in 2005 after purchasing the property...

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Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 (PEC) - Wine Review (Bottle 5)

Tonight's wine review is the last bottle from a case I ordered through the VINI wine app. Of course, the 2014 is no longer available for purchase, but a newer vintage of this delightful wine from Prince Edward County's Closson Chase arrived in LCBO VINTAGES in August. The first bottle of this lovely 2014 Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay was opened from in December 2016,...

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Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 (PEC) - Wine Review (Bottle 4)

Tonight's wine review is the 4th bottle from a case of wine that I ordered through the VINI wine app. I last enjoyed the 2014 Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay in September and noted that it will be best over the next year or so. Given that I had two bottles remaining, I thought it best to open one tonight and save the last bottle for some time later this year. Of course,...

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Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 (Ontario) - Wine Review (Bottle 3)

Diving into my cellar, tonight's wine review is bottle #3 from a case I ordered in 2016 through VINI - a wine app that no longer seems to be available. This cool-climate Chardonnay was also came to LCBO VINTAGES this summer on July 8th. The 2014 Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay was drinking exceptionally well when I opened a bottle back in July 2017. Fast forward...

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Wine Tasting in Prince Edward County - Oct 2017 (Day 2 of 2)

Last October, I visited Prince Edward County for the very first time. Winery visits occurred over two days, and while the first day in The County included only visits to two wineries, the second day featured visits to five wineries. All of the wineries on the second day were situated near the village of Hillier in Prince Edward County. I was very excited to taste the...

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Wine Tasting in Prince Edward County - Oct 2017 (Day 1 of 2)

During Thanksgiving Day long weekend in October, after many years of procrastinating, I finally managed to get out to Prince Edward County for the first time - ever! Prince Edward County (a.k.a. The County) is located along the northern shores of Lake Ontario, west of Kingston. Tastings were spread out over two days. Since we were returning from a mini-vacation in Ottawa,...

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Giveaway - Win Tickets to 2018 County in the City in Toronto

TRY & BUY many of Prince Edward County's most spectacular wines, while they are available in Toronto for one night only! At the 7th annual County in the City, presented by WineAlign, samples of more than 70 different wines will delight the palates of guests and introduce them to some of the most enticing flavours of Prince Edward County - Ontario’s hottest growing wine...

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Karlo Cabernet Franc 2015 (Ontario) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine review is this lovely Karlo Estates Cabernet Franc from Prince Edward County that was made by the renowned winemaker Derek Barnett, formerly of Lailey Winery. This Ontario Cab Franc is available at the LCBO and included as part of the December 9 VINTAGES Release. It is available only at Flagship Store locations and in very limited quantities. It is also...

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Long Dog The Otto Pinot Noir 2013 (Ontario) - Wine Review

Tonight's red wine was acquired at Long Dog Winery during my recent, and first ever, visit to Prince Edward County (a full report from this trip is coming!) I had not even heard of this winery until I had mentioned to Lynn Abernethy a few days prior that I was heading to The County. She highly a recommended a visit to Long Dog and I was very happy that I took her advice. The...

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Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 (Ontario) - Wine Review (Bottle 2)

I decided to open up this wine tonight in recognition of the International Cool-Climate Chardonnay Celebration that is taking place this weekend in Niagara. I've tasted this white wine quite a few times since last year and it's always been delicious! This is the second bottle from my personal collection, from a case that was ordered through the Vini wine app. My last...

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Giveaway - Win Tickets to 2017 County in the City (Toronto)

The 6th Annual “County in the City” presented by WineAlign takes place on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Berkeley Church (Toronto). Sample more than 70 wines from at least 15 wineries from Prince Edward County (PEC) - a wine region located about 2 hours east of Toronto. I have personally attended this event since its inception back in 2012 and the wines have continued to get...

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Closson Chase Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 (Ontario) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine is currently only available at the winery, but is slated to arrive in LCBO VINTAGES on April 15th. Closson Chase was founded in 1998 and since the beginning has been a quality-driven winery that helped spearhead the birth of the Prince Edward County wine industry. In 2002, the century-old dairy barn where the winery is located was renovated to house the current...

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Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 (Ontario) - Wine Review (Bottle 1)

Tonight's wine to ring in the New Year is this wonderful Prince Edward County Chardonnay that I recently ordered through the VINI wine app that's available for iOS and Android. The selection of wines available in the app is rather small, but features high-quality wines that are somewhat hard to find. At the time of this post, I see there is a good list of wines from Ontario...

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VINTAGES Release August 20: Trends + Germany

The August 20 VINTAGES Release will be on LCBO shelves this Saturday and features wines trending upwards as its main theme, while the secondary theme is a small selection of German wines. The local feature has a fine selection of wines from Prince Edward County. We'll begin with the trendy wine feature. Only 1 of the 17 wines listed in this thematic is included in my wine...

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