Ontario Wine Reviews - Weekly Wine Notes and Video

Michael Pinkus, the Grape Guy from OntarioWineReview, has a weekly wine pick just for you. A savoury selection from one of Ontario's many wineries that you can serve to impress your friends, give confidently as a gift, or just enjoy alone! A new wine selection is added EVERY WEDNESDAY.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Jackson-Triggs 2006 Proprietors’ Reserve Sauvignon Blanc - $13.95

I bought this bottle during the intermission of the Philosopher Kings concert at Jackson-Triggs because it was the wine I had sipped on thro...

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Colio Estate Wines 2006 Late Harvest Vidal - $11.95

“Late Harvest”, what is it? It can be one of two things: 1) the second pressing of icewine grapes or 2) grapes harvested later than usual ...

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Smith and Wilson 2005 Double Barrel - $14.00

Last year’s version (2004) turned into my spring “pizza wine” – a quaffer with no pretense and went well with my Domino’s pepperoni-extra sa...

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Creekside Estates Winery 2006 Butler’s Grant Vineyard Riesling - $15.95

Last year (2005) was Creekside’s first effort making a “Butler’s Grant” single vineyard Riesling, and by the label you can see it was from t...

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Chateau des Charmes 2005 St. David’s Bench Cabernet Franc - $25.00

It’s not like I’ve hidden it over the years, Cabernet Franc is truly one of my favorite grapes and I think we Ontarians make it better than ...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Inniskillin 2004 Brae Burn Vineyard Shiraz - $24.95

It has been said that Shiraz will not grow properly in Ontario – too cool a climate for this sun loving, heat seeking grape … well don’t tel...

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