02/09/2010 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com/2010/02/stoney-ridge-2006-warren-classic-pinot.html ... when cutting and pasting into your browser b ...
Fall is the perfect time for Pinot Noir. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and you’ll be looking for that perfect match for your bird. But instead of having a bird looking for that perfect wine and wondering what kind of mortgage payment you’ll nee ...
Sometimes all you need is a nice Merlot, I know that’s not what they told you in the movie Sideways, but in truth sometimes that’s all you need. Something that’s light on the red fruit, smooth, with raspberry and cherry, and a nice soft finish. Yup, som ...
When I first tasted this wine, out of barrel at a sneak peak winemaker’s dinner in January of 2007, I thought it was lovely … so lovely in fact I got the particular’s wrong – I wrote something about “Fox Vineyard” … but my analysis of the wine still holds ...
I very rarely add a sparkling wine to the website … mainly because there aren’t a heck of a lot of Ontario sparklers out there. That is about to change – I have heard about a few on the horizon from a number of sources. Recently, I got a taste of the ne ...
This wine made a few changes in my glass and thankfully the final change was the one I most enjoyed. I opened this bottle and immediately was accosted by leathery, gamy and very subtle hints of black raspberry. The palate proved a little off-putting wit ...
Lighter in colour than many of it’s counterparts, but showing a beautiful red hue. The nose was strawberry, raspberry and black cherry with light earth tones that mingled in nicely. Our tastebuds caught hints of strawberry and black cherry and in the mo ...
This wine yielded some very interesting results during our tastings. At a recent dinner celebrating Stoney Ridge’s 20th Anniversary, this wine lead off the evening with appetizers of artisan cheeses, crackers, bread, and fresh fruit … it was the perfect ...
Again with the 2004 you say … it may have been an off year, but some of the stuff is quite good. Word on the street is that it wasn’t such a good year, but I would have to say I am more and more impressed with the wines that are coming out from this vint ...
04/22/2008 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/stoney-ridge-2004-forte-1495-375ml.html ... when cutting and pasting into your browser be su ...
Finally, the wine that won ‘Best Syrah’ in Ontario (at the Ontario Wine Awards) is reaching the market that deserves to taste this wonderful wine. When the wine was entered it was finished but not bottled, because of financial woes being experienced at t ...
Just looking at the name of this wine you assume a 5 grape blend, so the mind wonders as to what they are. The natural assumption would be the 5 Bordeaux varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec, but you’d be only 2/ ...
12/09/2008 - Weekly Wine Note and Podcast … For full review copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com/2008/12/stonechurch-vineyards-2007-merlot-1495.html ... when cutting and pasting into your browser b ...
Of all the wines I’ve tasted at Stonechurch, this was my favourite … some would say it’s because I have expensive taste (as it was the most expensive of the wines tasted) – but I’d say it’s because it’s just that good. At first, this wine had a strong st ...
Looking for a great patio wine, then I might have found one for you … wonderful tropical fruit nose with pineapple, kiwi, peach, apricot, some apple and mild petrol. The taste follows the nose into tropical territory, with a little something extra: peac ...
A blend of Ontario grapes (Cabernet Franc 30%) and Washington State grapes (Cab Sauv 35% and Merlot 35%); this non-VQA blend has great cherries and blackberries on the nose, but it’s the taste that really stands out. There’s a sweet mouth entry of cherry ...
When you think of Cabernet Sauvignon you probably think full bodied, ageability and on the tannic side (especially when young). Well, with this 2004 version, Stonechurch has made a light to medium-bodied version (probably due to the growing condition of ...
A very interesting Gris from one of the new wineries out Prince Edward County way. The first thing you’ll notice is the salmon colour in the glass achieved from 24 hours of skin contact. You’ll notice a rich aromas and nice fruit flavours with raspberry- ...
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