On the Road with the Grape Guy

Ontario Wine Reviews: 44 Wines / 23 Wineries

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Not all reviews make the newsletter, there's just so many good wines and not enough space ... so every three months (or so) I clear out the backlog of wines ... here are the reviews that were written but until this time have never seen the light of day.  (click on the wine name to link to the full review)

Lake Erie North Shore

Cooper’s Hawk 2013 Cabernet-Merlot Reserve
Oxley 2015 Chardonnay
Sprucewood 2011 Lady in Red

Niagara (Escarpment & on-the-Lake)

Back 10 Cellars 2015 Smit-ten
Coyote’s Run 2015 Pinot Grigio
Creekside 2013 Merlot, Serluca Vineyard
Domaine Queylus 2013 Chardonnay, Reserve du Domaine
Domaine Queylus 2013 Pinot Noir, Tradition
Featherstone 2012 Cuvee Joy, Sparkling Wine
Fielding 2014 Cabernet, Long Weekend
Flat Rock 2014 Twisted White

Kacaba 2013 Syrah, Silver Bridge Vineyard
Kacaba 2015 Brut, Effervescence
Kacaba 2015 Pinot Gris, Jennifer’s
KEW Vineyards 2011 Blanc de Noir
Leaning Post 2012 Merlot
Leaning Post 2014 Riesling
Peninsula Ridge 2012 Syrah, Reserve
Peninsula Ridge 2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Vintner’s Private Reserve
Peninsula Ridge 2015 Pinot Grigio, AJ Lepp Vineyard

Rockway 2013 Cabernet Franc, Small Lot – Block 11-140
Rockway 2013 Merlot, Small Lot
Rockway 2014 Riesling, Small Lot – Block 150-183
Southbrook 2012 Red, Seriously Cool
Strewn 2013 Chardonnay, American Oak
Strewn 2013 Merlot
Strewn 2014 Gewurztraminer, Strewn Vineyard
Strewn 2014 Pinot Blanc, Strewn Vineyard
Strewn 2014 Sauvignon Blanc, Strewn Vineyard

Tawse 2012 Cabernet Franc, Growers Blend
Tawse 2013 Pinot Noir, Quarry Road Vineyard
Tawse 2014 Spark Brut
Tawse 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Icewine
Thirty Bench NV Riesling Sparkling
Thirty Bench 2013 Cabernet Franc, Small Lot
Thirty Bench 2014 Riesling, Small Lot Steel Post
Thirty Bench 2014 Riesling, Small Lot Triangle Vineyard
Thirty Bench 2015 Riesling, Winemaker’s Blend
Westcott 2013 Pinot Noir Reserve
Westcott 2014 Chardonnay, Lenko Old Vines

Prince Edward County

Casa-Dea 2015 Dea’s Cuvee
Closson Chase 2014 Chardonnay, South Clos
Closson Chase 2014 Pinot Noir, Watson Vineyard
Karlo Estates 2015 Pinot Gris, County

International Roundup - May 2016

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Every so often I’ll add a number of new International reviews to the website: 

This month British Columbia has the lion's share of the wines followed by Austrian and the United States ... plus wines from Italy, Chile, France and South Africa (click on individual wines to see the full review):

Australia ...
Mitolo 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Serpico
Shaw & Smith 2013 Shiraz
Wakefield 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Promised Land
Wakefield 2014 Chardonnay, Unwooded – Promised Land

Canada - British Columbia ...
Black Sage Vineyard 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon
Joie Farm 2013 PTG
Joie Farm 2014 Rosé, Rethink Pink
Joie Farm 2014 Viognier
Joie Farm 2015 Muscat
Joie Farm 2015 Rosé, Rethink Pink
Quail’s Gate 2015 Dry Riesling
Quail’s Gate 2015 Rosé
Riverstone 2014 Malbec Rosé
Sandhill 2013 Syrah, Phantom Creek

Chile ...
Montes 2015 Twins White

France ...
Veuve Ambal NV Cremant de Bourgogne, Grand Cuvee Brut

Italy ...
Bianco Calabria 2014 SXE
Paolo Scavino 2011 Barolo
Stlto 2011 Chardonnay, Unoaked

South Africa ...
Bouchard Finlayson 2012 Chardonnay, Missionvale

United States ...
Del Dotto 2009 Pinot Noir, Cinghialo
Del Dotto 2012 Pinot Noir, Piazza Del Dotto
Del Dotto 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon
Marietta Cellars Old Vine Red Lot 62