by GrapeGuy | Apr 20, 2018 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(November 17, 2017) … A great year for reds in Ontario, but maybe it’s time to start pulling them out and giving them a go, just to see what is really happening in those bottles. This Rockway blend started off with nice spice and dark fruit on the...
by GrapeGuy | Dec 25, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(October 10, 2016) … From a high acid year I half expect this wine to age well, the other half of me thinks maybe it’s just a bit too old … but it was the former notion that won out here: aromas of tropical fruit and buttery-apple, there are also...
by GrapeGuy | Dec 23, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(October 8, 2017) … Here’s an 8 year old treat from Lailey … 7 or 8 years seems to be my limit for old Chardonnay and here we’re just at that edge. The nose is a beautiful display of toasted coconut, banana skin, and buttery notes –...
by GrapeGuy | Dec 17, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(September 25, 2016) … Alright, this is the only solo Pinot Meunier made in Ontario, and it’s not made into a sparkling wine, it’s a still red … A real oddity, but winemaker Brian Schmidt needed a place to put this grape and decided to do...
by GrapeGuy | Dec 11, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(September 10, 2016) … This wine is a bit of a gamble, I have a friend over who claims to hate Merlot, especially those from Ontario, time to put my money where my mouth is and prove that not all Ontario Merlot is for the shits … I run down to the cellar...
