Tag: white

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...

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...

Black Bank Hill Liberte 2023

Tasting Note This is a southern Rhone–inspired blend of viognier, marsanne and roussanne, varieties rare in Niagara. So, this is quite an accomplishment from...

Fort Berens Riesling Reserve Wild Ferment Riesling 2023

Tasting Note This is a solid, barely off-dry riesling — a classic actually, wherein the natural acidity of this far north appellation plays nicely...

Trail Estate Chardonnay Nord 2023

Tasting Note: The WineAlign Crü recently tasted several small lot, single block pinots and chardonnays from Trail Estate that were released in March 2026....

Blue Mountain Chardonnay Blossom Slope Chardonnay 2023 

Tasting Note This is a lovely, elegant, linear chardonnay — refined but not the least bit weak. The nose is nicely lifted with ripe,...