Journeying through the vines to bring you unpretentious, honest, and fun wine reviews.
In today’s blog post I am sharing with you my favourite holiday white wine sangria recipe. This sangria is always a huge hit and has been a go-to of mine this past year (I've made it three times already), since my aunt-in-law had first passed on the recipe to me. Here it is... (drumroll please)... Continue Reading →
8.25/10 $12.75 Palatine Hills Lakeshore Red Blend VQA (Ontario). Garnet purple colour. Cherry, leather, vanilla and ripe berry on the nose. Dry and medium bodied with almost nonexistent tannins. Jammy notes of blackberry and strawberry, along with vanilla and smoke. This red is a blend of Cab Sauv, Baco Noir, Merlot and Gewurztraminer. At... Continue Reading →
More holiday baking.... and prosecco! This was my first attempt at making the Orange Chocolate Slice-&-Bake Cookies from the Food&Drink Magazine, and they turned out AWESOME! If you are someone who enjoys Terry’s Chocolate Oranges, these cookies are sure to be your new fave.
Sadly, none of these will make it to Christmas…
7.5/10 $12.95 Adega de Redondo Colheita Especiale Porta Da Ravessa (Portugal). Deep ruby in colour. Cherry, strawberry, and spice on the nose. Dry and light/medium bodied with medium tannins and acidity. Flavours of cherry, blackberry, spice and leather. Overall my impression of this bottle was that it was on the lighter side. It’s smooth... Continue Reading →
Adding the finishing touches to the Christmas tree (with wine in hand, of course)!
Enjoying some Syrah alongside my favourite butternut squash ravioli dish!
It’s always a great time getting to enjoy good food (and WINE) with friends!
7/10 $10.95 Yvon Mau Cabernet Sauvignon (France). Dark Ruby in colour. Cherry and blackberry aromas. Extra dry and medium bodied with medium/high acidity. Flavours of plum, berry, and dried fruit. There was a lot less oak flavour in this bottle than I would expect from a typical cab. Overall, it was fairly smooth and drinkable... Continue Reading →
It’s officially Saturday and we are breaking ALL the rules. Cheers!
young winehopper 