Enjoyed the tastings at every place we visited - especially Ironwood Cider House and favorite venue was Konzelman Winery. We also had about a half hour to explore around historic Niagara-on-the-Lake and do some browsing and shopping. Our favorite outing ...
Wine Tasting for the Win!!! Jun 2024 • Couples We had a super fun day on the Wine, Cheese and Chocolate tour of Niagara on the Lake yesterday. Our tour started with a very pleasant surprise - our private driver, Don, was personable, knowledgeable ...
And if you find your young red wine is a bit sharp tasting, and those tannins are a little tight, aerate it. I had this issue with the new wine I tried last night. I did a lot of swirling in the glass to open up those flavors, and let the bottle breathe, and what a difference...
winemaking is often a family profession and, true to form, cara is married to another sonoma county winemaker and they live with their two children near the winery. when cara isn’t busy making wine, she enjoys skiing, hiking, and volunteering with local nonprofit organizations. learn more abo...
This is innovative and well done as instead of a lecture, there is a ‘show and tell’ demonstration of decanting a bottle of red wine and then pouring a tasting quantity in appropriate glasses for a couple of attendees seated at a properly laid table, as though in a restaurant! and once...
Roses are planted near vines as an early warning signal of mildew: if the roses have mildew then it’s likely the vines will too. These roses look very healthy! This beautiful imagery of roses and vines with their striking and complimentary colours are part of the inspiration for this ...
Located on the Niagara Peninsula near Queenston. Jamie Macfarlane, co-owner and winemaker had a vision to have a winery that specialized in icewine because he believed that this is the wine that Canada does best. He came up with the name long before he found the old run down peach barn ...
as their first wines were released in 2004, but the vineyard had been first conceived in 2000. Owner Randy Biehl purchased 21 acres in 2001 and converted a barn on the property to their tasting room. It’s a beautiful site with the grapes right near the barn, as you can see from the...
Yvonne graduated from the Niagara College Winery Technician program, during which she strong-armed her way into a harvest position at Creekside for her practicum. She's been here ever since, sweet-talking the ferments, playing mad scientist, and holding an opinionated seat at the tasting table....
Wine economics note: tasting room fees are still very low in this region — amazingly low for anyone who has visited Napa Valley lately. Most of the wineries I visited offered free tastings for a limited number of wines. At Burrowing Owl, a $2 donation was encouraged — the money goes ...