{"id":200,"date":"2007-12-19T12:28:11","date_gmt":"2007-12-19T12:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2007\/12\/19\/newsletter-0072-winery-review-lailey-vineyard\/"},"modified":"2007-12-19T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2007-12-19T12:28:11","slug":"newsletter-0072-winery-review-lailey-vineyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2007\/12\/19\/newsletter-0072-winery-review-lailey-vineyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 0072 &#8211; WINERY REVIEW:  Lailey Vineyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"460\" height=\"38\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ontario<span style=\"color: #990000\">Wine<\/span>Review Newsletter 72 &#8230; December 2007<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_side_owrglass.gif\" width=\"31\" height=\"70\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Note From the Grape Guy &hellip; What&rsquo;s in the works for Next Year<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ontario Wine Review:&nbsp; WINERY REVIEW:&nbsp; Lailey Vineyard<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grape Guy&rsquo;s Picks of the Bunch:&nbsp; A Fabulous Fume and a Real Fine SLH Riesling<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Weekly Wine Notes and More:&nbsp; Stratus Red Icewine, Tawse Echos White<br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Wow Factor:&nbsp; Besides the wine &#8211; check this out!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bubbling over with Excitement:&nbsp; Celebrating With Ontario&rsquo;s Sparkling Wine<br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wine Event Spotlight:&nbsp; London Wine and Food Show + Ticket Giveaway<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_nav_askgg.gif\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>Note From the Grape Guy &hellip; What&rsquo;s in the works for Next Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As this is the last newsletter of the year, I thought I would take a minute to update you on OntarioWineReview&rsquo;s plans for the New Year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lost and Found is Open<\/strong> &ndash; a new blog is being set up to tell you about wines I have &ldquo;lost&rdquo; on my wine rack, together we&rsquo;ll find out if over time, these wines have deteriorated into trash or matured into treasures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Play it Again Sam<\/strong> &ndash; a few years back, I started a two-year storing program with some of the better Ontario wines I had tasted, so see how they would age.&nbsp; As these mixed cases are now coming due it I have the opportunity to re-taste and review them in a recurring newsletter segment called &ldquo;Taste it Again Grape Guy&rdquo; &hellip; these notes will also appear in the Wine Review Database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Features and Some Re-organization<\/strong> &ndash; over the holidays, I will be working at re-organizing some of the features and adding new ones to make OntarioWineReview the best it can be.&nbsp; Plus there will be a plethora of new (and sometimes controversial) articles and winery reviews.<\/p>\n<p>In closing, I would like to thank you for being a reader and making OntarioWineReview the success it is.&nbsp; Happy Holidays to all, talk to you all again in 2008.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_nav_winery.gif\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>Ontario Wine Review:&nbsp; WINERY REVIEW:&nbsp; <\/strong><strong>Lailey Vineyard<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Print a .pdf version of <a href=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/print\/owr_newsletter_0072.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">this newsletter<\/span><\/a>.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nOur winery reviews are done blindly &ndash; the wineries have no prior<br \/>\nknowledge of our visit and are not made aware until just before we<br \/>\nleave their premises that they have been &ldquo;spot-checked&rdquo; &ndash; this ensures<br \/>\nthat we get the same level of service that anybody walking off the<br \/>\nstreet would get.<\/p>\n<p><\/em>The genesis of Lailey Vineyard winery (the way I heard it anyway) may not be of biblical proportion a la Cain and Abel, or as legendary as the Hatfields and McCoys, nor as epic as the Battle of Thermopylae (as depicted in the movie 300), but there is a sort of Dallas meets Dynasty feel to it, full of backstabbing, betrayal and deals gone bad; and is a story I will sum up as briefly as possible for you &hellip; Donna and David Lailey grew grapes (still do) and would sell them to a variety of wineries in Niagara and other areas.&nbsp; One day, one of their buyers, a relatively new player on the wine scene, came to them and said, &ldquo;I will buy all that you grow of [a particular grape] because my winemaker is making fabulous wine with it.&rdquo; (or something like that).&nbsp; So Donna and David planted more of those particular grapes with the assurance that they have a buyer for them.&nbsp; Some years later, this buyer came along and said, &ldquo;I will not be buying anymore of [that particular grape] because I can make a wine cheaper if I use Foch instead &ndash; sorry not buying that [particular grape] anymore.&rdquo;&nbsp; Now Donna and David are stuck with a whole bunch of these little known grapes, so what do they do?&nbsp; There&rsquo;s an old saying that &ldquo;need is the mother of invention&rdquo; and they decided to establish their own winery so that they can use their own grapes.&nbsp; They lure away a young, talented, self-taught winemaker, fresh off a winemaker of the year honour, and one known for making really good wines from &ldquo;that particular grape&rdquo;.&nbsp; The grape is Zweigelt, the winemaker is Derek Barnett, and the renegger of the deal will remain nameless &hellip; suffice it to say that our deal breaker now goes around saying &ldquo;I helped start Lailey Vineyard&rsquo;s winery.&rdquo;&nbsp; Talk about giving a misdeed some spin.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, as folklore will have it, started Lailey Vineyard &hellip; they built themselves a winery, a production facility, a barrel cellar (of which a newer underground cellar was just recently completed) and began making wine; not just from Zweigelt, but from all the grapes grown on their property &ndash; and it is a good thing they did, because Lailey makes some of the best, age-worthy wines in Niagara and is committed to making small batches of quality wines.&nbsp; Their winemaker continues his commitment to Canada, something he started during his Southbrook days, Derek Barnett is one of the few winemakers using Canadian oak extensively in his winemaking &#8211; Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Syrah all aged using Canuck wood, and proudly yet discretely displayed on their label.<\/p>\n<p>Your visit to Lailey starts along the Niagara Parkway &hellip; you&rsquo;ll come across their new sign, which replaced their simplistic green and white sign that was indistinguishable from all the other similar signs seen along the Parkway &ndash; today Lailey has a very classy black with silver scripted lettering sign (something they have been waiting years to get approval on &ndash; its an even longer story than the genesis story above).&nbsp; Turn into the driveway and it&rsquo;s a long drive to what looks like a simple wooden and glass box-like structure that houses the tasting room, events room, tank room \/ production area and the original barrel cellar.&nbsp; The tasting room, on the main floor, is glassed in (front and side) and the tasting bar is an elegant black as is the shelving behind it.&nbsp; To the left of the bar is small wooden shelving made into triangular cubbies, which hold the bottles of wine for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Everything at Lailey seems pretty simple, straight lines, glass and wood, simple shelving &hellip; that&rsquo;s because Lailey isn&rsquo;t about the flash and showmanship on the outside, it&rsquo;s about what&rsquo;s in the bottle that counts for them.&nbsp; Using the varieties best grown in Ontario and some trial plantings for fun, Lailey has built its name on quality wines at a variety of price points which seem to top out at $39.95.&nbsp; But while the outside is simple, there is nothing simple about these wines.&nbsp; Derek Barnett has a philosophy and love based around wines with a potential for ageing, wines you can certainly enjoy now if you choose, but ones that will show even better over time and will reward your patience.&nbsp; Some to be opened in as little as 3-5 years, while others can age longer &ndash; a philosophy that is applied across the board for both reds and whites.<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re looking for that simple sipper to take home tonight and drink right away, sure Derek makes a BBQ-ready <a href=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com\/2007\/06\/lailey-vineyard-2005-zweigelt-1195.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Zweigelt<\/span> <\/a>to die for, but for the long haul, nothing beats one of Barnett&rsquo;s Beauty-of-a-Cabernet Franc that&rsquo;s had time to mellow.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what the impetus for their start up it&rsquo;s a good thing they did, Lailey is a must stop for lovers of quality, age-worthy reds, Chardonnays and Rieslings &hellip; and after all this, don&rsquo;t forget to try the Zweigelt, you won&rsquo;t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_news_grapes.gif\" width=\"22\" height=\"21\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>Grape Guy&rsquo;s Picks of the Bunch:&nbsp; <\/strong><strong>A Fabulous Fume and a Real Fine SLH Riesling<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/owrcabfrancchallenge.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/announcing-ontariowinereview-cabernet.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFor directions and more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laileyvineyard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">www.laileyvineyard.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lailey Vineyard 2006 Fume Blanc &#8211; $24.95<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I tried this wine a few months ago back when it was first released, it was nice, but not $24.95 nice &hellip; now, 5 months later, it is finally coming into its own and the 24.95 price tag seems like more of a deal.&nbsp; Fume Blanc is Sauvignon Blanc that has seen the inside of a barrel, in this case, 7 months in one-year-old used French oak, of which 3 of those months were on the lees (dead yeast cells &ndash; lees sounds so much better doesn&rsquo;t it?).&nbsp; The nose is vanilla with a touch of citrus and asparagus, but it&rsquo;s on the palate where this wine really shines.&nbsp; A bit grassy at first but then there is lots of butterscotch, apple, pears and other friendly fruit flavours.&nbsp; Give it another 5 months and that 24.95 will seem like a steal, and then we&rsquo;ll be into spring and that&rsquo;ll be the perfect time to pop the cork.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lailey Vineyard 2006 Select Late Harvest Riesling &#8211; $29.95 (375ml)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are 2 ways to make Select Late Harvest wines:&nbsp; 1 way is to use the second pressing of juice from icewine grapes; the 2nd is to actually select a block(s) or row(s) of grapes to be picked later &hellip; this is the way that winemaker Derek Barnett makes his late harvest wines.&nbsp; His feeling is that good wine is made as fore-thought, not as an after-thought; and that by choosing his late harvested grapes before hand he makes the best wines possible.&nbsp; If you&rsquo;ve had opportunity to try this wine, you&rsquo;ll know he just might have a point.&nbsp; The smell is the first thing that&rsquo;ll lure you in:&nbsp; peaches, apricots, honey, apples, other sweet fruits and banana chips &ndash; all clamour for your attention.&nbsp; The palate is just as lush, inviting and complex with wonderful flavours of dried fruits, apricots, bananas, wild flower honey, lilacs and yellow delicious apples.&nbsp; Succulent, smooth, a real taste treat &hellip; this is everything icewine should be, but without the high sugar count &ndash; this one&rsquo;s only a 10; you&rsquo;d swear it was higher.&nbsp; Two words remain to describe this wine:&nbsp; Absolutely and Gorgeous &hellip; the order is up to you. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here are some other Lailey wines you might enjoy (I did):<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,327\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">2006 Vidal Select Late Harvest<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,323\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">2006 Gewurztraminer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> <a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,340\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,340\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">2006 Syrah<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">and<\/span> <a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,325\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">2006 Canadian Oak Syrah<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">All wines available at the winery and thru winerytohome.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Holiday Sweeties &ndash; checking in with the newest sweet stuff:<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>As we get closer to the holidays, our thoughts turn to sweet wines and luscious desserts &ndash; here are a few suggestions to make your holidays that much sweeter:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,335\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Archibald&rsquo;s Spiced Winter Apple Reserve &#8211; $16.95 (375ml)<\/span><\/a> &hellip; (W)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,336\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Cattail Creek 2006 Barrel Fermented Vidal Icewine &#8211; $50.00 (375ml)<\/span><\/a> &hellip; (W)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,343\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Mountain Road 2002 Cabernet Franc Icewine &#8211; $80 (375ml)<\/span><\/a> &hellip; (W)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,345\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Pillitteri 2004 Select Late Harvest Cabernet Franc &#8211; $30 (375ml)<\/span><\/a> &hellip; (W)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,346\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Reif Estate Winery 2005 Vidal Icewine &#8211; $24.95 (200ml)<\/span><\/a> &hellip; (W)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,348\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The Ice House Northern Ice Vidal 2005 &#8211; $53.95 (375ml)<\/span><\/a> &hellip; (W, L)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">and for something different<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,347\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Riverview Cellars 2004 Fontana Dolce &#8211; $14.95<\/span><\/a> &hellip; (W)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\nAvailability legend:&nbsp; W (Winery) &ndash; L (LCBO\/Vintages) &ndash; WTH (Winery to Home)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_news_bottles.gif\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/><strong> <\/strong><strong>Weekly Wine Notes and More:&nbsp; <\/strong><strong>Thirty Bench Red, Tawse Echos Red, Vintages Release<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nThe Grape Guy presents the &quot;Weekly Wine Note&quot;! A savoury selection of<br \/>\nOntario wines to impress, enjoy, or just plain drink!&nbsp; A NEW Wine<br \/>\nSelection is added to <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com<\/span><\/a> <\/span>every Tuesday or listen to the Podcast at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariowinereview.libsyn.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">www.ontariowinereview.libsyn.com<\/span>!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are the Weekly Wine Notes that were added to the Blog over the past two weeks:<br \/>\nDecember 11:&nbsp; Stratus 2006 Red Icewine (<a href=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/stratus-2006-red-icewine-3900.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">read<\/span><\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariowinereview.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">listen<\/span><\/a>) <br \/>\nDecember 18:&nbsp; Tawse Winery 2006 Echos White (<a href=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/tawse-2006-echos-bistro-white-2200.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">read<\/span><\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariowinereview.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">listen<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The January 5th LCBO <a href=\"http:\/\/grapeguyvintages.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Vintages Release<\/span> <\/a>report is Coming Soon.&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/owr_icon_wow.gif\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>The Wow Factor:<\/strong>&nbsp; Besides the wine &#8211; check this out!<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">Every winery has a uniqueness to it &hellip;<br \/>\nbe it the tasting bar, the barrel cellar, the gift shop &hellip; something<br \/>\nbesides just the wine &ndash; it is here where we highlight another reason<br \/>\nyou should visit.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\nThere isn&rsquo;t much more to Lailey than what you see from the outside &hellip; during events they use the ground floor barrel room to their advantage, bringing guests through to the back left of the tasting bar, where they&rsquo;ve set up a little tasting table amongst their barrels.&nbsp; But then there is the rarely used events room:&nbsp; behind and to the right of the tasting bar then up the stairs.&nbsp; Windows on both sides of this room give views of both the river to the north and the vineyard in the south &hellip; quite an interesting room that gives you a sense of place.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_nav_lingo.gif\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>Bubbling over with Excitement:&nbsp; Celebrating With Ontario&rsquo;s Sparkling Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sparkling wine everywhere and me without a straw &hellip; not exactly the old saying you remember from childhood, but I thought I&rsquo;d try to coin an adult version.&nbsp; But it does seem that sparkling wines really are everywhere, especially down in Niagara (and in the Lake Erie region).&nbsp; It used to be that only a handful of producers were making them, but now it&rsquo;s like everyone has either got one or is in the process of making one.&nbsp; I think it&rsquo;s the sign of a growing industry gaining confidence in itself.&nbsp; That small wineries like Palatine and Maleta can have traditional sparkling wine programs (devoting in some cases 3 years to their making) speaks volumes for our industry as a whole &ndash; proving that it&rsquo;s not just in the realm of the big boys anymore.&nbsp; Sure big names like Peller, Jackson-Triggs and Colio have their fuzzy wines &hellip; but year after year, the smaller Henry of Pelham is ranked as the top bubbly in Ontario (or at least in the top two).&nbsp; This year many wineries popped the top on a sparkler, and not just the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir kinds &ndash; Riesling was the grape in vogue; it was definitely a year to celebrate.&nbsp; Now, as 2007 comes to a close, may I suggest setting the Champagne aside and adding a little local flair to your New Year&rsquo;s celebration &ndash; untie the metal cage and release the cork on a bottle of Ontario Sparkling Wine, we have most definitely come a long way from our Baby Duck Days &hellip; here&rsquo;s to bigger and better things in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of Bubblies that I would recommend to celebrate the season:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,337\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Colio Estate Wines 2004 Lily Blanc de Noir &ndash; $14.95 <\/span><\/a>(W, L, WTH)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/fielding-estate-winery-2006-sparkling.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Fielding Estate Winery 2006 Sparkling Riesling &#8211; $29.00<\/span><\/a> (W)<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,338\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Henry of Pelham Cuvee Catharine Brut &ndash; $29.95<\/span><\/a> (W, L, WTH)<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,339\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Henry of Pelham Cuvee Catharine Rosee Brut &ndash; $29.95<\/span> <\/a>(W, L, WTH)<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,341\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Magnotta 2006 Limited Edition Sparkling Vidal Icewine &#8211; $59.95<\/span><\/a> (W, L)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereviews.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/mastronardi-estate-winery-nv-adorah.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Mastronardi Estate Winery a&rsquo;Dorah &#8211; $15.00<\/span><\/a> (W)<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,316\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Maleta Winery 2005 Old Vines Brut Riesling &#8211; $25.00 <\/span><\/a>&ndash; (W)<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,344\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Palatine Hills Estate Winery 2004 Blanc de Blancs &ndash; $49.95<\/span><\/a> (W)<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,23\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Peller Estates Ice Cuvee &#8211; $29.95<\/span><\/a> (W, L, WTH)<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,146\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Stoney Ridge Estate Winery 2005 Proprietor&rsquo;s Reserve Brut <\/span><\/a>(Sold Out)<\/p>\n<p>Not exactly bubbly but something to look for in the Spring:<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_wines\/func,detail\/Itemid,48\/id,342\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Malivoire Wine Company 2006 Chardonnay Musque &ldquo;Spritz&rdquo;<\/span><\/a> (Sold Out)<\/p>\n<p>Availability legend:&nbsp; W (Winery) &ndash; L (LCBO\/Vintages) &ndash; WTH (Winery to Home)<\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_nav_events.gif\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/em><strong>Wine Event Spotlight:<\/strong><em>&nbsp; London Wine and Food Show &ndash; and a Grape Guy Appearance<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&rsquo;s back, the classiest wine show this side of Chatham.&nbsp; The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernfair.com\/shows\/winefood.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">London Wine and Food Show <\/span><\/a>is taking place at the Western Fairgrounds in London, Ontario January 18-20, 2008.&nbsp; Last year I attended and was totally impressed by the show and it&rsquo;s atmosphere (<a href=\"content\/view\/108\/102\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">read report<\/span><\/a>); so impressed in fact, that I am going back.&nbsp; Not only that but I&rsquo;ll be presenting in prime time baby (7:30pm Saturday night), the always exciting and informative &ldquo;Why Visit a Winery&rdquo; &ndash; tasting and interactive seminar.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ticket to Giveaway:&nbsp; <\/strong> I know tickets will sell out, but I have a few pairs to giveaway.&nbsp; Send me an email with &ldquo;London Quench and Feed Me&rdquo; in the subject line.&nbsp; Be sure to include your name, address (with postal code) and phone number to <a href=\"mailto:michael@ontariowinereview.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">michael@ontariowinereview.com <\/span><\/a>&#8211; entries must be received by 11:59pm December 31st to qualify.&nbsp; Good luck.\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ontario<span style=\"color: #990000\">Wine<\/span>Review&rsquo;s bi-weekly<br \/>\nnewsletter is devoted to the love, enjoyment and promotion of the wines<br \/>\nof Ontario and the wineries that make them. <\/strong><em><\/p>\n<p><\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_askgg_big.gif\" width=\"43\" height=\"43\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/>&nbsp; <strong>What can the Grape Guy do for you &hellip; <\/strong>Michael<br \/>\nPinkus (Grape Guy) provides a variety of wine related services that you<br \/>\nmight be interested in taking advantage of:&nbsp; he gives lectures, leads<br \/>\nseminars, conducts tastings, sets up tours; consults, selects and<br \/>\njudges.&nbsp; He also gives interviews, broadcasts, podcasts and writes.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"component\/option,com_contact\/task,view\/contact_id,1\/Itemid,90\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Contact the Grape Guy if you require any of these services or have any<br \/>\nquestions<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ontariowinereview.com\/joomla\/images\/stories\/ico_news_passiton.gif\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>Psst, Pass It On<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n&hellip; keep the good wine flowing. Forward this newsletter to your mom in<br \/>\nMilton, your son in Smith Falls, or any other family member or loved<br \/>\none that you know needs good wine advice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>\nTo contact us with feedback, article ideas, comments, concerns or questions &ndash; email <a href=\"mailto:michael@ontariowinereview.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">michael@ontariowinereview.com<\/span><\/a> We look forward to hearing from you!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">&copy; OntarioWineReview.com 2007. All rights reserved.<br \/>\nYou may use the content of this newsletter by including full credit to Michael Pinkus, Grape Guy and a link to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariowinereview.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.ontariowinereview.com<\/a><\/span><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OntarioWineReview Newsletter 72 &#8230; December 2007 Note From the Grape Guy &hellip; What&rsquo;s in the works for Next Year Ontario Wine Review:&nbsp; WINERY REVIEW:&nbsp; Lailey Vineyard Grape Guy&rsquo;s Picks of the Bunch:&nbsp; A Fabulous Fume and a Real Fine SLH Riesling Weekly Wine Notes and More:&nbsp; Stratus Red Icewine, Tawse Echos White The Wow Factor:&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-owr-newsletter-archives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}