I have been drinking the Sandbanks Rosé all summer like it's water! The wine of the week, the Sandbanks Rosé, has been more like my wine of the summer. It really encapsulates the summer season to me - easy going, laid back and fun. The Sandbanks Rosé is dry with just a touch a sweetness … Continue reading Wine of the Week: Sandbanks Rosé
I know that most people steer away from red wine in the summer, but a light-bodied red slightly chilled can be so refreshing! The Almanac Red by the Grange of Prince Edward has been in my weekend wine rotation all summer long. This wine combines all of my favourite Ontario red wine grapes - Cabernet … Continue reading Wine of the Week: The Grange of Prince Edward Almanac Red
County rumour has it that there are mermaids in the North Shore of Lake Ontario. I can't say that I've spotted any mermaids in the lake, but mermaids have certainly been seen a lot on my wine bottles this summer! This week's wine pick is the Harwood Estate Vineyards North Beach Mermaid Sparking Rosé. I … Continue reading Wine of the Week: Harwood North Beach ‘Mermaid’ Sparkling Rosé 2018
For almost 20 years the Malivoire Lady Bug Rosé has been an Ontario benchmark wine. From the beginning, showing how great Ontario Rosé can be! And the 2018 Malivoire Lady Bug Rosé is just as amazing as every other year. The 2018 Rosé has the same deep pink colour and bright red berry flavours, but … Continue reading Wine of the Week: Malivoire Lady Bug Rosé
Last weekend, we were at our Prince Edward County house getting a lot of work done. But I made some time to visit one winery and chose Rosehall Run Vineyards. Rosehall Run is one of the oldest wineries in PEC, having been established in 2001. They are known for their Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling … Continue reading Rosehall Run Vineyards
This week's wine pick is perfect for all your spring flings this season! The Fresh Ideas Sparkling Riesling is one of my go-to sparkling wines for parties. This bubbly is always a crowd pleaser, compliments a wide variety of foods and has an excellent price point. The Fresh Ideas Sparkling Riesling has flavours of citrus, … Continue reading Wine of the Week: Fresh Ideas Sparkling Riesling
This week's wine pick is one of my favourite Ontario Pinot Noirs and go-to spring reds. The Pelee Island Pinot Noir Reserve is a medium-bodied dry red wine made with 100% VQA grapes. You'll first notice it's beautiful ruby colour, followed by lovely scents of cherry, vanilla and chocolate. This wine has flavours of red … Continue reading Wine of the Week: Pelee Island Pinot Noir Reserve
This week's wine pick, the Malivoire Vivant Rosé, is all about living life in pink! Vivant means 'alive' and this wine is alive with everything we love about Rosé. Firstly, it is the prettiest pink colour! Made of Pinot Noir grapes, the Malivoire Vivant Rosé has lively pink flavours of strawberry, cranberry, pink grapefruit and … Continue reading Wine of the Week: Malivoire Vivant Rosé
This week's wine is one of my favourite Ontario Rosés! It comes from Featherstone Winery owned by husband and wife team, David Johnson and and Louise Engel, in the Twenty Mile Bench. Featherstone is a boutique winery that creates limited small-lot wines using insecticide-free and eco-friendly farming. The hands-on artisanal winemaking process that Featherstone uses, … Continue reading Wine of the Week: Featherstone Rosé
You will be enchanted by this week's wine. A blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling, the Foreign Affair Enchanted white wine is dry with lots of flavour. It's easy to fall for it's spell of jasmine flower, gooseberry, honeysuckle, lemon and mandarin orange! Especially when this spell of delicious spring flavours ends with a nice … Continue reading Wine of the Week: The Foreign Affair Enchanted
