Journeying through the vines to bring you unpretentious, honest, and fun wine reviews.
8/10 $13.95 Reif Estate Gewürztraminer VQA (Ontario). Straw yellow in colour. Very fragrant👃 of floral🌸, pear and honeysuckle. Dry to off-dry with medium body and crisp mouth watering acidity. Balanced with flavours of pear🍐, lycee, honey🍯 and little spice at the finish. At first sip my mind jumped to thinking this glass would be sweet, but it... Continue Reading →
8.75/10 $19.95 Henry of Pelham Three of Hearts VQA Rosé (Ontario). The prettiest peachy orange shade I ever did see! Floral and peach aromas 👃with a hint of strawberry. Extra dry and medium bodied with crisp acidity. Flavours of watermelon 🍉, strawberry🍓, lemon 🍋and light orange 🍊. I wasn’t sure what to expect from... 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 →
7.5/10 $16.95 Frogpond Farms Certified Organic Pinot Grigio VQA (Ontario). Pale gold colour. Sweet pear on the nose. Dry and crisp with high acidity and a slight spritz. Flavours of honeysuckle, pear, and apple. I also felt there was a touch of minerality here. I would definitely use the word ‘zesty’ when desciribing this... Continue Reading →
8/10 $15.95 Diabolica Reincarnation Bourbon Oak-Aged VQA Red (Ontario). Deep ruby in colour. Very potent on the nose 👃with notes of oak, whiskey and berry. Medium Dry, medium bodied, and smooth with a sweet warm bourbon flavour that wraps around your tongue and ends off with toasty blackberry/vanilla flavour. Also hints of pepper, cherry🍒and smoke💨.... Continue Reading →
7.5/10 $14.95 Henry of Pelham Rosé VQA (Ontario). Watermelon salmon colour. Fruity aroma that also reminds me of ... lipstick 💄🙈. Dry, medium bodied, and crisp with decent balance and pleasant acidity. Initial flavours of raspberry, nectarine and cherry 🍒, finishing off with apple and hint of cranberry. Dryness continues well to the end. I... Continue Reading →
Throwing it back to last weekend in #PrinceEdwardCounty where I joined some lovely ladies (in the nick of time!) and got to tour FIVE wineries 😍 Check out the whole journey on my Instagram PEC Story Highlights! ✌🏻🍷💋.
7.5/10 $16.95 Lady Bug Malivoire VQA Rosé (Ontario). It’s cranberry colour resembles more of a rougé than rosé, but that’s OK with me 😜. Strawberry 🍓, peach 🍑and citrus 🍊🍋on the nose. Medium bodied and extra dry with balanced acidity and refreshing (yet subtle) flavours of strawberries 🍓and cherry 🍒. So I was somewhat surprised... Continue Reading →
8.5/10 $14.95 O’Leary Cabernet Merlot VQA (Ontario). Ruby in colour. Deep plum, strawberry and oak on the nose 👃. Dry and medium/full bodied, with rounded flavours of smoke, blackberries, vanilla and oak. I first received a bottle of this as a gift, and was so pleased with it that I insisted on repurchasing again asap.... 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 →
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