Cost: $22.95 Grape: Pinot Noir Category: Red Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Four Mile Creek, Niagara Region, Ontario Format: 750 ml Producer: Niagara College Teaching Winery Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
A simple & clean Pinot that nice to drink. Score: 88/100.
Tasting Note: Light garnet in colour with good acidity, a low to medium intense nose, powdery tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Cherry, cranberry, oak spice & some peatmoss on the nose.
Negatives: None
Pairings: Drink this now or in 3 – 5 years on its own or pair it with Salmon Poke Bowl.
Cost: $24.95 Grape: Cabernet Franc Category: Rosé Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: St. David’s Bench, Niagara Region, Ontario Format: 750 ml Producer: Niagara College Teaching Winery Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Tavel style rosé without the high alcohol associated with Tavel’s. This rosé is bold & full of flavour. Score: 94/100.
Tasting Note: Bright cranberry in colour with good acidity, an intense nose & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Rainer cherries, strawberry, cranberry, watermelon & fresh cut red roses on the nose.
Negatives: None
Winemaker’s Note: Direct to press after 12 hours on skins.
Pairings: Drink this now or in 2 – 3 years on its own or pair it with Mesquite chicken wings.
Cost: $24.95 Grape: Pinot Noir Category: Red Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Niagara-On-The-Lake, Niagara Region, Ontario Format: 750 ml Producer: Niagara College Teaching Winery Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Fruit driven Pinot featuring mouth-watering berries. Score: 90/100.
Tasting Note: Light ruby garnet in colour with good acidity, a light to medium intense nose, soft tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Sour cherries, cranberries, raspberries, beets, vanilla and earth notes on the nose.
Negatives: None
Pairings: Drink this now or in 5 – 7 years on its own or pair it with Wild Pheasant In Mushroom and Wine Sauce.
Cost: $39.95 Grape: Pinot Noir Category: Red Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario Format: 750 ml Producer: 13th Street Winery Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
One of the best Pinot Noirs from Ontario showing traditional Burgundian style with elegance, a delicate taste but full of flavour. Score: 95/100.
Tasting Note: Light garnet in colour with good acidity, a medium intense nose, soft tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Bing cherries, red currants, Champagne mushrooms, Chinese 5 spices, vanilla and peat moss on the nose.
Negatives: None
Winemaker’s Note: “Sourced from our own Whitty Vineyard in Creek Shores. After harvest in early October, the grapes were crushed and destemmed before being transferred to open-top fermenters for approximately 30 days of alcoholic fermentation on the skins with regular pigeage to gently extract tannin and colour. Following fermentation, the wine was pressed off the skins and transferred to 1st, 2nd and 3rd use French barriques for 15 months of ageing. A selection of a few barrels went for more aging after racking in old 500-litre French oak. The wine was lightly fined and filtered before bottling in February 2022.”
Pairings: Drink this now or in 5 – 7 years on its own or pair it with roasted duck.
Cost: $54.95 Grape: Petit Verdot Category: Red Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Beamsville Bench, Niagara Region, Ontario Format: 750 ml Producer: Organized Crime Alcohol: 14.9% Alcohol/Vol.
Bold but at the same time elegant. Score: 93/100.
Tasting Note: Opaque ruby in colour with good acidity, an intense nose, fine grained tannin & a good length on the finish. This wine features: Plum, black cherry, dried cranberry, blueberry, cloves, cinnamon, cocoa, sage & violets on the nose.
Negatives: High alcohol
Winemaker’s Note: “Aged 18 months in older French Oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered.”
Pairings: Decant for at least 1 hr, & drink this now or in 7 – 10 years on its own or pair it with Chipotle-Grilled Pork Shoulder Steaks with Corn Salsa.
Cost: $29.95 Grape: 90% Syrah 10% Viognier Category: Red Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Ontario Format: 750 ml Producer: 13th Street Winery Alcohol: 12.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Classic Northern Rhône style without the high alcohol. Well-made featuring a complex mix of red fruits & spice. Score: 92/100.
Tasting Note: Light to medium ruby in colour with good acidity, medium+ intensity nose, rounded tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Raspberry, pomegranate, Bing cherry, arugula, white & cracked pepper, rosemary, shale & Sarah Peony on the nose.
Negatives: None
Winemaking Notes: “100% destemmed grapes. Grapes went through one-week cold soak and three more weeks maceration before pressing. The first six months in small barrels 228 liter. After racking from lees, extra aging in 500-liter French oak old puncheon. A selection of a few barrels.” Winery
Pairings: Drink this now or in 4 – 6 years on its own or pair it with BBQ lamb spiedini.
Cost: $22.95 Grape: Syrah Category: Red Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Four Mile Creek Format: 750 ml Producer: Niagara College Teaching Winery Alcohol: 12.5% Alcohol/Vol.
A nice clean, not aggressive Syrah that those that don’t like red wines may like this one. Score: 88/100.
Tasting Note: Light to medium ruby in colour with good acidity, medium+ intensity nose, powdery tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Black cherries, plum, raspberry, cocoa, cloves, white pepper, baby spinach, & violets with light smoke on the nose.
Negatives: None
Pairings: Drink this now or in 4 – 6 years on its own or pair it with Arabic coffee beef ribs with Pomegranate BBQ Sauce.
Cost: $24.95 Grape: Cabernet Franc Category: Rosé Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Four Mile Creek, Niagara Region, Ontario Format: 750 ml Producer: Niagara College Teaching Winery Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Dry, crisp & full of flavour. Score: 90/100.
Tasting Note: Salmon in colour with good acidity, medium+ intensity nose & a good length on the finish. This wine features: Sour cherry, cranberry, pink grapefruit, red currants, peach pit & cranberries on the nose.
Negatives: None
Interesting Point: First wine produced for NC winery by winemaker Allison Findlay.
Pairings: Drink this now or in 2 -4 years on its own or pair it with Smoked salmon and cucumber canapés.
Cost: $26.95 Grape: Chardonnay Category: White Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: St. David’s Bench Format: 750 ml Producer: Niagara College Teaching Winery Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Crisp, spicy Chard. Score: 88/100.
Tasting Note: Gold in colour with good acidity, medium+ intensity nose, powdery tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, kumquat, Golden apples, pear, white peach, toasted pineapple, ginger & oak spice.
Negatives: None
Interesting Point:
Pairings: Drink this now or in 4 – 6 years on its own or pair it with rotisserie chicken.
Cost: $24.95 Grape: Chardonnay Category: White Wine Location: Winery Country: Canada Region: Creek Shores Format: 750 ml Producer: 13th Street Winery Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Great year for wine in Niagara, great Chard at a great price. Score: 95/100.
Tasting Note: Bright yellow in colour with good acidity, medium intensity nose, mild tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, green apples, pineapple, pear, peach, yellow plum, ginger, dill, oak spice & honeysuckle on the nose.
Negatives: None
Interesting Point: “Hand harvested in late September and early October and immediately full-cluster pressed, then fermented and aged in French oak barrels of a variety of sizes (225L, 400L and 500L) and a variety of ages, averaging 10% new oak.” Winery
Pairings: Drink this now or in 4 -6 years on its own or pair it with Grilled Lobster Tails with Stelline and Lemon.
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