Journeying through the vines to bring you unpretentious, honest, and fun wine reviews.
8/10 $13.95 Adobe Reserva Organic Sauvignon Blanc (Chile). Citrus and honey🍯 on the nose👃 . Dry, light and crisp with medium acidity and the slightest hint of sparkle✨. Notes of zesty citrus🍋, lime, apple🍏 and gooseberry. Finally an organic white wine worthy of a place in my fridge!🏅This sauv blanc is both zesty and delightfully dry with very... Continue Reading →
8.5/10 $13.95 Francois Lurton Sauvignon Blanc Bordeaux (France). Pale straw colour. Citrus and pineapple on the nose👃. Dry and crisp with light body and balanced acidity. The flavours overall seem to be both floral 🌸and peachy🍑 with a clean, short, tropical finish🏝. Other tasting notes include zesty lemon 🍋 lime, gooseberry and pineapple🍍. (I... Continue Reading →
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 →
7.25/10 $10.95 Two Oceans Sauvignon Blanc (South Africa). Smells fruity of citrus and passion fruit. Dry, light body and crisp with high acidity. Flavour notes of lemon, lime and honeydew melon 🍈. Call me crazy but I also got green bell peppers here too. Two Oceans was a featured sale at the liquor store recently... Continue Reading →
8/10 $14.95 Inniskillin Sauvignon Blanc VQA (Ontario). Smells floral. Tastes fruity! Dry and crisp with flavours of lime, peach, and apple 🍏. Plenty of citrus 🍋and nicely rounded. I first enjoyed a small glass on it’s own (7.75), however I much preferred the second glass (8) which was accompanied by food (we just had appies... Continue Reading →
8/10 $8.45 Trapiche Astica Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Blend (Argentina). Dry, smooth and light, this one has all of the characteristics that I look for in sipper for the evening 👍. Lively, with pleasant acidity and a tiny sparkle ✨. Flavours of green apple, citrus, and peach. 🍏🍋🍑 I’ve had this one a few times before... Continue Reading →
7.5/10 $15.95 Chateau des Charmes Sauvignon Blanc VQA (Ontario). Pale yellow colour. Smells of green apple and lime. Light and citrus tasting with flavours of lime, apple, and especially pear. While it is dry, there is something about the finish that resembles a hint of sweetness, so the aftertaste seemed a bit syrupy to me... Continue Reading →
8/10 $17.90 Matua Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand). Very fragrant with aromas of flowery peach and melon/lime. Fairly crisp and not too dry, with an underlying sparkle to it. It is more acidic than I am used to, which did somewhat affect my perception of the smoothness, but the fun flavours are just too good to... Continue Reading →
8.75/10 $19.95 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand). Beautiful pale straw colour. Citrus floral scent. Very smooth and citrus tasting to start, with green apple/ melon/ pineapple flavours in the middle, followed by a crisp ending. I am pretty picky with my whites, and this one definitely makes the cut; I've enjoyed it on many... Continue Reading →
6.5/10 $12.70 Santa Carolina Reserva Sauvignon Blanc (Chile). Yellow in colour. Smells citrusy. Almost flat with a subtle sparkle. Dry and not overly acidic, but not smooth either. Has a lingering finish that sat on the back sides of my tongue, and did not taste desirable. Although this wine grew on me a bit over... Continue Reading →
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