At a recent lecture I mentioned that the Lake Erie North Shore region puts out better reds than they do whites - sure it's a broad statement and I hate to generalize, but for the most part I find that to be true. Then along comes someone like the folks a ...
For some reason this wine was not given its VQA designation but for the life of me I can’t tell you why, it’s a delicious version of Pinot with great character, like earthy notes, black cherry, hints of cranberry and strawberry with cocoa, coffee and cher ...
Never afraid to mix it up - especially whe it comes to grape blended with fruit, Smith and Wilson have cobbled together a fun bubbly that Bruce Springsteen himself would be happy to have associated with his tune. A slight fizz on this one with a cherry b ...
I have never before got such a strong smell and taste from a wine as I did with this one, so I passed it over to a friend of mine and asked if she would like to give me her impressions … Together, we smelled pineapple juice, fresh ripe pineapple juice. O ...
While some yahoo out in Niagara believes he can get $49 for his 2006 Viognier, let me tell you there’s a better option for much less money; the one drawback is its further away from Niagara – not such a drawback if you’re in the area or willing to make th ...
They may be one of the new kids on the block, but Smith and Wilson are putting out some wonderfully fruity wines that could just put them on the map as a “Worth the Drive” kinda place. It’ll take you about 30 minutes from Leamington along highway 3, a pr ...
Cherries … you read about there presence in many wines: smells of, or tastes of, bing cherries, sour cherries, sweet cherries … but what about a wine made from cherries – Montmorency cherries for that matter … then there would be no doubt about the taste ...
Smith & Wilson is one of the newest wineries in the Lake Erie North Shore (LENS) area … they are also the furthest away from where all the action is – about half-an-hour east of Leamington along highway 3 near Blenheim. There they make a variety of fruit ...
| Vineland Estates 2011 Cabernet Franc Rating: 4+ stars |
| Henry of Pelham 2009 Riesling Reserve - Off Dry Rating: 3.5+ stars |
| G. Marquis 2008 Chardonnay - The Silver Line Rating: 3.5+ stars |
| Vineland Estates 2010 Riesling - Semi-Dry Rating: 4 stars |
| Karlo Estates 2010 Merlot Rating: 3.5 stars |
| Henry of Pelham 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Rating: 3.5+ stars |
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