Tag: Ontario
Sprucewood Shores Abbey’s Baco Noir Hawks Flight Reserve 2025
Tasting Note I came upon this huge, luminous, deep purple-ruby fruit bomb at the new SIPToronto trade event. A famous American wine writer liked...
Stratus Red 2022
Tasting Note I have been reviewing Stratus Red since its first vintage in 2001, its longevity making it one of the original premium red...
Black Bank Hill Chardonnay 2023
Tasting Note The strong spring release line-up from this newish winery shows how far it has come so fast. Chardonnay has become the bellwether...
Fielding Estate Rock Pile Winemaker’s Red 2023
Tasting Note I really like how this invokes serious, exacting Bordeaux-like aromas, then delivers them with Niagara energy and ease, which is Fielding’s style....
Closson Chase Pinot Gris 2025 Ridge Vineyard PEC & Watson Vineyard Niagara, Ontario
Tasting Note I encountered this duo at a trade tasting called SIPToronto held in April. It was a great opportunity to experience the dramatic...
The Grange of Prince Edward Aurelia Syrah 2024
Tasting Note Syrah all the way but, most importantly, this is not a PEC syrah. It is from fruit purchased from the Hemeris Vineyard...