Tag: Red

Hidden Bench Gamay 2024

Tasting Note: I continue to watch the evolution of Hidden Bench gamay with interest, ever since owner Harald Thiel began to focus on Ontario’s...

Emandare Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Note: I first visited Emandare and tasted this wine in the fall of 2025 and was shocked by its quality. It was a...

Domaine Le Grand Saint-Charles Farniente Noir de Noir 2025

Tasting Note, by Janet Dorozynski - The Farniente Noir de Noir is a great value, sparkling red made from frontenac noir.  It offers fine,...

Domaine du Nival Un de Ces Quatre Gamaret 2025 

Tasting Note: by Janet Dorozynski – Gamaret is an early ripening variety cross of gamay and reichensteiner developed in Switzerland and first planted...

Creekside Y&R Syrah 2022

Tasting Note – I tasted this zesty syrah at Niagara’s first syrah-based tasting in July, called Shades of Syrah. Creekside, a syrah specialist, was...

On Seven Pursuit Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Note - This is the first pinot noir from On Seven, an almost ten-year wait from the first vision and planting of this...