Posted by winecase on Dec 6, 2009 in
Viticulture,
Wine & Beer,
Wine Tasting Creekside is one interesting winery. They can make some very straightforward, accessible wines with a great quality-price ratio, as shown not only by their Estate series of wines (like that nice, pepper-strawberry driven shiraz), but also by the 60,000 some odd cases the same winemaking team makes for No. 99 Estates Winery, generally known as [...]
Tags: 2004 Lost Barrel, Canadian wine, Close plant riesling, Creekside Estate Winery, muscat, Niagara, No. 99 Estates Winery, Ontario, producers, Reserve pinot gris, sauvignon blanc, tasting, Undercurrents, Wayne Gretzky, white wine, wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting, winemaking
Posted by winecase on Oct 26, 2009 in
Viticulture,
Wine & Beer,
Wine Tasting I know I was supposed to write more about the harvest I took part in at Closson Chase, last week, but you know what? That stuff was tiring.
For a guy my height (6′4″), picking low-lying grapes for several hours is rather tough on the knees and back. And when you follow all that picking with [...]
Tags: Canadian wine, cellar, Chardonnay, Closson Chase, Dargaud et Jaegle, Deborah Paskus, harvest, oak barrels, Ontario, wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting, winemaking
