Konzelmann makes two sparkling wines: one is light and lovely, full of effervescing bubbles and great as a mimosa mix (or whatever else you want to put into it). The other is for the serious sparkling wine fan … this review is for that wine. A blend of ...
An nice blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Blackberry, cassis, and black pepper with nice tannin backing it up, not too much mind you, smooth and welcome on the palate. Price: $24.95 – Rating: *** ½+
Lots of honeyed peach on this icewine with apricot marmalade backing it up ... a nice creamy mouthfeel that does not feel syrupy. Price: $24.95/ 200ml - Rating: *** 1/2
A wine destined for Vintages shelves in May, 2011 - the wine has lots of floral and soapy qualities, which I look for in Gewurztraminer, while there is a nice rose water flavour with a thick mouth feel and a really nice linger in the mouth. Price: $17.20 ...
07/13/2010 - Weekly Wine Note Podcast … to listen paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereview.com/wine-notes/661-konzelmann-2008-sparkling-secco-audio-only ... Price: $12.75 - Rating: ***1/2
I was a big fan of the 2006 version of this wine; 2007 was a much better growing season than 2006 – now that’s an understatement I can live with … 07 was one of , if not the best season ever, in Niagara (all of Ontario actually). So a heat-loving grape ...
I’m always a big fan of “poor man’s Icewine” … that’s the term I have given late harvest wine because of its similarity to Icewine because it mirrors its sweeter brother in both smell and taste, but contains half the sweetness. This wine follows that des ...
10/16/2008 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/konzelmann-estate-winery-2006-shiraz.html ... when cutting and pasting into your browser be ...
03/04/2008 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com/2008/03/konzelmann-estate-2006-riesling-1100.html ... when cutting and pasting into your browser be ...
I have a feeling I was oriental in a past life, Chinese to be more specific. I also believe I liked western food: burgers, fries, hot dogs, you name it - because these days I am getting my karmic comeuppance as I constantly yen for Chinese food. Well I ...
Sometimes I think simple flavours and aromas are more welcome to the average everyday wine drinker than complexity. I know fellow writers and tasters who pick out the smallest detail from a wine and find things that only those that spend their day in a s ...
I have to admit that I am not a Pinot Noir drinker … I have tried a good number of them and decided awhile back that it was not my grape of choice, which is why this Konzelmann Pinot came as such a treat (and surprise). Smooth as silk on the palate with ...
Reviewed in late 2008 this wine has at least another year on it than many of the other Icewines available these days, that’s not a bad thing if you dig the more interesting nuances of aged Icewine. Here we have caramel apple, apricot and baked pear on th ...
03/30/2010 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereview.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=598878 ... when cutting and pasting into your browser be sure to remove the period(s) ...
Keint-he Winery seems to have turned a corner with wines that are more customer driven then wine-snob driven … but they still keep you guessing. Meunier is not an often seen stand along grape – it is usually a blender grape for Champagne and sparkling wi ...
One of Prince Edward County's newest wineries with big plans, the most interesting of which is single vineyard Pinot Noir offerings coming in the not too distant future. As for this 2007 it has a subtle earthy-strawberry nose and taste that follow pretty ...
The nose is delightfully oaky with some fun aromas: toasted coconut, burnt butter and just a splash of vanilla. This just might be the first wine you’ve tried made and aged entirely in Hungarian oak. The flavours follow from the nose and leave behind n ...
A single vineyard bottling form 10-year-old vines that shows good minerality with the right amount of everything else. There’s light and gently sour cherry, raspberry and strawberry pith notes – a silky mid-palate with nice acidity on the finish; you’ll ...
| Cave Spring 2010 Riesling – Dolomite Rating: 3.5+ stars |
| Crush 2011 Pinot Grigio Rating: 3+ stars |
| Pelee Island 2010 Pinot Noir – Alvar Rating: 3.5+ stars |
| Crush 2011 Merlot Rating: 3.5 stars |
| Cave Spring 2008 Cabernet Franc – Dolomite Rating: 3.5+ stars |
| Union Wines 2011 Rosé Rating: 3.5 stars |
| Show more... |