Tohu Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016 (New Zealand) - Wine Review

Hot on the heels of enjoying a wonderful NZ Sauvignon Blanc earlier this week, tonight's wine is another delightful Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. Producing fine wines in New Zealand's premier grape growing regions since 1998, Tohu (pronounced Tor-who) means "sign" or "signature" and is the world's first Maori owned wine company. The Maori are the indigenous people of...

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Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2016 (New Zealand) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine is featured on the cover of the latest LCBO VINTAGES Release on March 3rd. When I tasted the 2014 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc and 2015 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc, both wines were excellent in my books, so I am expecting another high quality wine this vintage. Yields were up in New Zealand after the small 2015 vintage. However, the biggest difference in 2016 in...

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VINTAGES Release March 3, 2018: South of the Equator + Mountain Wines

The upcoming LCBO VINTAGES Release on March 3, 2018 features wines from south of the Equator as the main theme, while the mini-theme focuses on mountain wines. These delightful wines will arrive on VINTAGES shelves across Ontario this Saturday. We'll begin with the wines from the Southern Hemisphere's top wine regions - Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, and...

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Wine Tasting in Niagara-on-the-Lake - August 2017

In late August, I toured Niagara-on-the-Lake and visited a some fine wineries with a few friends. It was a day trip, and with fine weather in tow, this was a fantastic day of wine tasting! We visited four wineries in all, beginning at Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery - a family-run organic and biodynamic winery for a tasting of some of their very fine, premium wines. They also...

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Meldville Wines Tasting with Derek Barnett

At the end of last summer, with thanks to André Proulx, I had the opportunity to taste through some of the latest releases from a relatively new virtual winery called Meldville Wines. This is the project of renowned winemaker Derek Barnett, formerly of Lailey Winery and currently the winemaker at Karlo Estates (tasted his lovely Cabernet Franc here), and the focus is on...

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VINTAGES Release February 17, 2018: Rising-Star Regions + Winning Ontario

The February 17, 2018 LCBO VINTAGES Release features wines from Rising Star Regions as its main theme, while the mini-theme features award-winning wines from Ontario. All of these new wines will be on shelves this Saturday, February 17th. We'll begin with the main theme that features 10 wine regions that tend to make super wines at stellar prices. Just 11 wines are featured...

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Montecillo Rioja Reserva 2011 (Spain) - Wine Review

As the world comes together in a few days to celebrate their top athletes and diversity, PMA Canada is celebrating the diversity of its international portfolio with award-winning wines that have received high accolades on the global stage. Tonight's wine is from Bodegas Montecillo is the third and final wine in the series. This red wine has received high scores ranging...

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