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The Top 15 Wines from Ontario I Tasted in 2020
The Top 14 15 wines from Ontario I tasted in 2020: Le Clos Jordanne Le Grand Clos Pinot Noir 2018 Le Clos Jordanne Le Grand Clos Chardonnay 2018 Bachelder Lowrey Pinot Noir 1984 Plantation Old Vines 2018 Henry of Pelham … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 764: A Whole Lot of Tasting Going On
Rotari Brut 2014 (Trentino, Vintages #15679, $19.75) (80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir, made in the classical method.) Pale straw colour; active mousse; toasty, apple and lemon bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, apple flavour with a honeyed note and crisp, citrus finish. … Continue reading
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 734: A Week’s Tasting
Huff Estates Pinot Grigio 2018 (Prince Edward County – $19): Pale straw colour; minerally, peach pit nose; medium-bodied, just off-dry, ripe white peach flavour with balancing acidity. (88.5) Huff Estates Merlot South Bay Vineyards 2017 ($30): Deep purple-ruby colour; lightly … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 694: County in the City
These are the wines I tasted this week (not counting the 56 sampled at the Vintages release tasting on Friday and 20 at the Prince Edward County tasting in Toronto on Thursday). William Hill Chardonnay 2016 (California North Coast – … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 681: Blind Tasting Competition
Monday, January 1st: A quiet day to start off the new year. Pinot the Wonderdog is chuffed that this is – according to the Chinese calendar – The Year of the Dog, a sentiment tempered by her insistence that every … Continue reading
