On the Road with the Grape Guy: April 2021

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

This Syrah is made by one of the pioneering vineyards for this grape in Ontario

Kacaba 2017 Syrah Proprietor's Block

($32.95 each - available at the winery and online)

While there is never a bad time to talk Pinot Noir, this one has a special story to tell

San Pedro 2018 Tayú 1865 Pinot Noir

This Chardonnay is made from some pretty old vines,

yet they say nothing about it on the label - let me tell you about :

Pondview 2017 Bella Terra Chardonnay

($39.95 each - available at the winery and online)

As a fan of really good Zinfandel (meaning: NOT sweet and NOT pink)

I am happy to recommend wines from this winery :

Seghesio 2018 Sonoma County Zinfandel

available at the winery (and other fine wine stores).

Viognier is not common in Ontario but as this winery proves, it can me made really good :

Queenston Mile 2018 Viognier

($35.00 each - available at the winery and online)

A British Columbia Chardonnay experiment - one bottles tops the chart (for me anyway)

Culmina 2018 Chardonnay, Stan's Bench No. 11

available at the winery (and other fine wine stores).

This week I look at a Pinot Noir from some of Ontario's oldest Pinot Noir vines :

Bachelder Wines 2017 Pinot Noir Old Vines, Lowrey Vineyard

($47.95 each - available at the winery and online)

Shiraz out of Australia is showing more character these days - here's one example :

Jim Barry 2017 Barry Bros Shiraz Clare Valley