Friday, March 28, 2025

GOBSMACKED - Tsiakkas Winery 2021 Vamvakada

 
 
Recently I posted about my trip to Cyprus in February 2024; I'll link it below at the bottom of the first half. This is one of the wines I tasted while there and it totally blew me away ... if you have access to Cyprus wines, or can find a way to get to Cyprus and take a wine tour - do it; you will not be disappointed. Grape varieties are unique, not all, but many and today we look at one of those indigenous varieties: 
 
it's the Tsiakkas Winery 2021 Vamvakada
 

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

HAPPY-MAKER - Kir-Yianni 2022 Akakies Sparkling (Greece)

 

Sometimes you taste a wine with absolutely no preconceptions and sip after sip you find you are blown away by what it has to offer. This was the case when I tried today's wine:

Kitma Kir-Yianni 2022 Akakies Sparkling

Thursday, March 20, 2025

NEAR PERFECT - Hidden Bench 2020 Terroir Cache (Ontario)

 

Back to Ontario we go. And this time I'm showcasing a red blend from a vintage that will be remembered for decades to come from a relatively young winery known for taking their time, creating buzz, and making iconic wines - but in their own camouflaged? No. Disguised? No, again. Masked kinda way? Anyway, today, it's the Hidden Bench 2020 Terroir Cache

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

STARTLING - Divergence Wines 2020 Brut Nature (Ontario, Canada)

 

Sparkling wine is one of the wines I like to believe I specialize in, I drink enough of it anyway (rose would be in that category too). Here we have a little known virtual winery making some first class bubbles that needs to be tasted to be believed - it's awesome. Today, it's the ... 

Divergence Wines 2020 Brut Nature

Friday, March 7, 2025

WOWSER - Hester Creek 2023 Viognier (British Columbia)

 

Not too long ago, I mentioned a Viognier from Ontario, and once again Viognier raises its beautiful face, but this time from the other coast. Are we looking at a new darling-grape in Canadian whites ... or are some wineries just getting lucky? Today, it's the Hester Creek 2023 Viognier

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

SURPRISING - Chateau des Charmes 2017 Sparkling Rose (Ontario)

 

According to my rough count, this is video 950 and so it is time to celebrate this milestone with a little bubbly. Today, it's the Chateau des Charmes 2017 Sparkling Rose, a sparkling wine with a surprise under the caged-cork.