Tag Archives: Flat Rock Cellars

A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 946: A Wedding, Thanksgiving and Grandi Marchi

Posted on October 22, 2024 by tonyaspler

Saturday, October 12th: Deborah and I took the Via Rail train into Toronto to attend the wedding of our friend Adam, who was marrying a lovely lady from India named Zeena. The ceremony was performed at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 932: 14th Annual International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration & Two Okanagan Wineries

Posted on July 22, 2024 by tonyaspler

Thursday, July 18th: I attended The School of Cool, 14C’s signature event, held at White Oaks Conference Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s one of my favorite events in the wine calendar. This year we were told by Suzanne Janke, I4C Board … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 925: Flat Rock Cellars’ Annual Media/Trade Tasting

Posted on May 6, 2024 by tonyaspler

Tuesday, April 30th: Went to Flat Rock Cellars to taste the newest, unreleased vintages of their single-vineyard Capstone Series wines (Gravity Pinot Noir, The Rusty Shed Chardonnay and Nadja’s Vineyard Riesling) as well as a chance to take an early … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 924: Pentâge Winery, Tawse Vineyard and Flat Rock Cellars

Posted on April 29, 2024 by tonyaspler

Pentâge Winery Viognier 2018 (Okanagan Valley, BC) Light golden colour; fragrant, minerally, peach pit nose; medium to full-bodied, dry, richly extracted peach and pear flavours rounded with oak. (89) Pentâge Winery Hiatus 2018 (Okanagan Valley, BC) A blend of 43% … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 895: The Foreign Affair, Flat Rock and More

Posted on September 26, 2023 by tonyaspler

The Foreign Affair Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (Niagara Peninsula) Very pale in colour, almost water white; grassy, green plum bouquet with a green pepper note; light to medium-bodied, crisply dry, lemon, lanolin and green plum flavours. Drink now. (89) The … Continue reading →

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