Everything is coming up Rosé. Think pink when you grab a drink! Remy Pannier Rose d’Anjou

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Remy Pannier rose d'Anjou

Remy Pannier Rose d’Anjou

 Save $1.00 until Sunday May 24th… Only $12.95 per bottle

The top-selling rose in Ontario, Remy Pannier Rose d’Anjou is made from the Cabernet Franc grape variety.Light salmon colour; spiced strawberry and citrus
aromas; light bodied with crisp hints of red cherry fruit;barely off-dry with fresh strawberry fruit flavours and refreshing finish. Rose d’Anjou with its tempting flavours
and balanced acidity is one you won’t want to miss.

Export Director Julien Cothenet of Remy Pannier joins us on the radio show June 1st.

 

Remy Pannier Rose d’Anjou

Cabernet Franc

LCBO#: 12641   $12.95 per  750 mL bottle until Sunday, May 24th

 Light salmon colour; spiced strawberry and citrus aromas; light bodied with crisp hints of red cherry fruit; barely off-dry with fresh strawberry fruit flavours and refreshing finish.

Remy Pannier wines distributed in Ontario through EuroVintage Wines and Spirits.

Spring is here and Summer is just around the corner! Why not enjoy your Remy Pannier Rose d’Anjou ona sunny patio with Smoked Salmon Pancake Canapes?

Everything is coming up rosé... think pink when you grab a drink!
Export Director Julien Cothenet of Remy Pannier joins us on the radio show.


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La Joya Gran Reserva Viognier 2014 Bisquertt Family Vineyards

La Joya Gran Reserva Viognier 2014 Bisquertt Family Vineyards, Georgia’s Wine Pick.

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La Joya Gran Reserva Viognier 2014 Bisquertt Family Vineyards

La Joya Gran Reserva Viognier 2014 Bisquertt Family Vineyards

So this week I am veering into aromatic white grape territory here. I picked this up at our LCBO and thought wow, for $15.95 a bottle!

Georgia's Wine Pick

Georgia’s Wine Pick

The wine is a Viognier and sometimes for me they can be just a touch too aromatic and over powering but for me this one hit right on the money. Aromatic yes, with typical notes as one would expect,floral, spice, white peach, with concentrations that I really enjoyed. Rich and elegant, and refreshing.From the Colchagua Valley in Chile, the wine is the La Joya Gran Reserva 2014 by Bisquertt Family Vineyards.I will seriously pick up half a dozen for the summer.

 

La Joya Gran Reserva Viognier 2014

VINTAGES#: 168542   $15.95 per 750 mL bottle

Listen to my wine review at 6:52 minutes into this week’s radio show.

 

On this week’s show…I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st.

Episode 22

Our subject,narrow, yet very broad, global in scope of importance to many many wine makers, and certainly wine lovers,and drinkers alike…around the world……we will be dedicating this show and honoring one of the most popular and prolifically grown white, wine grape varietals!

Here is a description of the varietal. Can you guess?

I am a white grape, of noble heritage of the species vitis vinifera.
I am planted in over 400,000 acres worldwide.
I can be made in many styles.
I am NOT finicky.
I have a club named after me…the ABC Club.
There are also numerous spas using me as their namesake, and even baby girls are being named after me.
I am so special that I have a special day that has been named in my honor, on which 1000’s of people around the world celebrate my heritage, what I am and the kind of wines I can make.

I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st, hence our dedication to this illustrious grape here today!

California Square Chardonnay…”IT IS now HIP TO BE SQUARE”…On this audio podcast we speak wit winemaker Virginia Lambrix.

Colio Bricklayer’s Reward Old Farm Cabernet Franc 2012, Susanne’s Wine Pick.

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So for me this week, I am going to our wine growing region of Lake Erie North Shore, our most southerly wine region. Colio Bricklayer’s Reward Old Farm Cabernet Franc 2012 is my wine pick this week.The winery we are very familiar with Colio Estate Wines.  

Colio’s Bricklayer’s Reward Old Farm Cabernet Franc 2012

Colio’s Bricklayer’s Reward Old Farm Cabernet Franc 2012

Susanne'sWine Pick

Susanne’s Wine Pick

In fact we commandeered the mechanical harvester in the Sauvignon Blanc vineyards not too far back.. and have stomped grapes in the barrel cellar…we’ve got quite the intimate relationship with this winery!

 My pick is Colio’s Bricklayer’s Reward Old Farm Cabernet Franc 2012 (vintages 395277)…which by the way Cab Franc is the Papa of the King Cabernet Sauvignon.And Colio’s Cab Franc vines are in the oldest part of their vineyard, so called the “Old Farm”, not one to gravitate naturally to Cab Franc but this time I did and I am glad I did.

For $19.95 big bouquet of blackberries, raspberry touch of spice, of pepper and on the palate big flavor of more blackberry and cassis, I really like it… with my roasted lamb chops I made on my Himalayan salt stones! Great by for $19.95

Listen to my wine review at 5:12 minutes into this week’s radio show.

 

On this week’s show…I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st.

Episode 22

Our subject,narrow, yet very broad, global in scope of importance to many many wine makers, and certainly wine lovers,and drinkers alike…around the world……we will be dedicating this show and honoring one of the most popular and prolifically grown white, wine grape varietals!

Here is a description of the varietal. Can you guess?

I am a white grape, of noble heritage of the species vitis vinifera.
I am planted in over 400,000 acres worldwide.
I can be made in many styles.
I am NOT finicky.
I have a club named after me…the ABC Club.
There are also numerous spas using me as their namesake, and even baby girls are being named after me.
I am so special that I have a special day that has been named in my honor, on which 1000’s of people around the world celebrate my heritage, what I am and the kind of wines I can make.

I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st, hence our dedication to this illustrious grape here today!

 

Wente Vineyards The First Family of Chardonnay…Come Celebrate National Chardonnay Day May 21st with us!

  

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Wente Vineyards The First Family of Chardonnay…Come Celebrate National Chardonnay Day May 21st with us!

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Wente….First Family of Chardonnay
Join Chardonnay lovers,producers & winemakers from around the world by tweeting your favourite pictures of Chardonnay wine,vineyards,culinary experiences and events. #i#ChardDay
 

 On this week’s radio show….

Calling in from Livermore Valley California, just about thirty miles or so east of San Francisco is Amy Hoopes.(left side) Amy is the Executive Vice President of the family owned winery of 5 generations which has a legacy with Chardonnay dating back to 1936 and now has its own Chardonnay clone as the most planted Chardonnay clone in all of California.The winery is Wente Vineyards.

Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay

Pale straw colour,tropical fruit and a touch of coconut aroma; tropical fruit and soft vanilla oak flavour.
LCBO #175430
$17.95
 

On this week’s show…

I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st.

Episode 22

Our subject, narrow, yet very broad, global in scope of importance to many many wine makers, and certainly wine lovers,and drinkers alike…around the world……we will be dedicating this show and honoring one of the most popular and prolifically grown white, wine grape varietals!

Here is a description of the varietal. Can you guess?

I am a white grape, of noble heritage of the species vitis vinifera.
I am planted in over 400,000 acres worldwide.
I can be made in many styles.
I am NOT finicky.
I have a club named after me…the ABC Club.
There are also numerous spas using me as their namesake, and even baby girls are being named after me.
I am so special that I have a special day that has been named in my honor, on which 1000’s of people around the world celebrate my heritage, what I am and the kind of wines I can make.I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st, hence our dedication to this illustrious grape here today!

  

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California Square

California Square Chardonnay…”IT IS now HIP TO BE SQUARE”…On this audio podcast we speak wit winemaker Virginia Lambrix.

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California Square

California Square

Square is the new green!

Thursday May 21st is International Chardonnay Day!

Join Chardonnay lovers,producers & winemakers from around the world by tweeting your favourite pictures of Chardonnay wine,vineyards,culinary experiences and events.#ChardDay

 

We invite you to listen to Virginia Lambrix at 17:26 minutes into the radio show.

We’ll be speaking with Virginia Lambrix who will be calling in from Sonoma, California and Virginia is the winemaker at Truett-Hurst Winery. We’re going to be chatting with Virginia about the winery’s line of wines called “California Square” where we learn among other things that “IT IS now HIP TO BE SQUARE”. These wines are housed in the world’s first square wine bottle, beautifully designed, but also very importantly environmentally friendly.

Here is a quote from the designer of these bottles.

“If the wine industry turned over to square instead of round bottles we’d save almost a million trees in outer cardboard boxes alone. That’s not to mention savings in shipping and storage! Stranger & Stranger 

That’s amazing!

 

Medium gold; aromas of vanilla, pineapple and yellow apple; dry, medium bodied with moderate acidity; flavours of tropical fruit and rich vanilla
  LCBO # 356717        $18.95 per bottle

On this week’s show…

I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st.

Episode 22

Our subject, narrow, yet very broad, global in scope of importance to many many wine makers, and certainly wine lovers,and drinkers alike…around the world……we will be dedicating this show and honoring one of the most popular and prolifically grown white, wine grape varietals!

Here is a description of the varietal. Can you guess?

I am a white grape, of noble heritage of the species vitis vinifera.
I am planted in over 400,000 acres worldwide.
I can be made in many styles.
I am NOT finicky.
I have a club named after me…the ABC Club.
There are also numerous spas using me as their namesake, and even baby girls are being named after me.
I am so special that I have a special day that has been named in my honor, on which 1000’s of people around the world celebrate my heritage, what I am and the kind of wines I can make.I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st, hence our dedication to this illustrious grape here today!

Wente Vineyards The First Family of Chardonnay…Come Celebrate National Chardonnay Day May 21st with us!

Marty Werner

Be a part of the coolest day this Summer where Chardonnay rules supreme.Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery.

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Thursday May 21st is International Chardonnay Day!

Listen to Marty Werner at 27:41 minutes into the show.

Join Chardonnay lovers,producers & winemakers from around the world by tweeting your favourite pictures of Chardonnay wine,vineyards,culinary experiences and events. #i4C15 #ChardDay

 Joining us on the radio show Monday May 18th, 2015 at 10:00am will be the winemaker over at Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery Martin Werner. Martin will fill us in on his personal style when it comes to this grape he’ll tell us about how Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery will be celebrating International Chardonnay Day. Martin will also as a further testament to the magnitude and diversity of this varietal will talk a little about the annual event i4C, which stands for International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration,now in its 5th year where over 135 wineries from 36 cool climates around the globe have participated since 2011, and over 550 chardonnays have been poured….… now does this grape carry weight or what?

International Chardonnay Day

International Chardonnay Day

Celebrate International Chardonnay Day May 21st and all weekend long at at Ravine Vineyard and Estate Winery.
I4C

I4C

I4C

I4C

On this audio podcast…I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st.

Our subject,narrow, yet very broad, global in scope of importance to many many wine makers, and certainly wine lovers,and drinkers alike…around the world……we will be dedicating this show and honoring one of the most popular and prolifically grown white, wine grape varietals!

Here is a description of the varietal. Can you guess?

I am a white grape, of noble heritage of the species vitis vinifera.
I am planted in over 400,000 acres worldwide.
I can be made in many styles.
I am NOT finicky.
I have a club named after me…the ABC Club.
There are also numerous spas using me as their namesake, and even baby girls are being named after me.
I am so special that I have a special day that has been named in my honor, on which 1000’s of people around the world celebrate my heritage, what I am and the kind of wines I can make.

I am Chardonnay and my day is International Chardonnay Day coming up May 21st, hence our dedication to this illustrious grape here today!

California Square Chardonnay…”IT IS now HIP TO BE SQUARE”…On this audio podcast we speak wit winemaker Virginia Lambrix.

Brancott prediction in 1973 that Marborough Sauvignon Blanc would be world famous! On this week’s audio podcast.

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Our first kiwi caller as they are affectionately known as is Jim Robertson. Jim will share with us a little about the brief history of this youthful region. The role Brancott Estate winery played at the time as well as the significance of New Zealand’s signature grape Sauvignon Blanc.

Listen to Jim Robertson at 21:35 minutes into the show.

We first met Jim back in 2012 and had the opportunity to speak with him on our online talk TV show.Check what Jim had to see on line here.

 

Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Available at the LCBO $17.75 per bottle.

Brancott Estate Letter B Sauvignon Blanc. Available at the LCBO $19.95 per bottle.

Drink New Zealand and think the “King of Sauvignon Blanc”,sustainability and the meteoric rise in popularity!

We explore a youthful wine region that has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity, is recognized the world over for its commitment to the environment and sustainability…is widely recognized as the “King of Sauvignon Blanc” which has become synonymous with this region,and has recently been awarded its very own Pinot Noir glass for one of its regions by the preeminent 11th generation Austrian glass maker Riedel. We can only be talking about one country and that is New Zealand!

What’s your Port personality? Senhora do Convento, the 9th generation Port producer.

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Continuing along “what’s special to put in your glass”, why not think and drink Port? This delectable, world famous fortified wine from the Douro region of Portugal was officially created in 1675 and enjoys quite a history. We’ll learn all about that and one particular 9th generation Port producer Senhora do Convento.We welcomed Victoria Gilbert, Marketing Director of Artemis Productions and for Senhora do Convento.

Listen to Victoria Gilbert at 25.25 minutes into the show.

Senhora do Convento 

Port wine is produced in a carefully delineated part of the Douro region that extends 100km east of the city of Porto covering an area of 74,130 acres. The vineyard is essentially strewed on terraces, classified according to a quality range that considers the soils’ quality, the sun exposure and the varieties of grapes.

Senhora Do Convento produces sensuous red table wines from three claasic Portugeuse varietals: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz. All which are grown on the property. Our table wines are aged in French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks at the winery.

Are you a RUBY?
Sexy, Outgoing, Passionate, Risk Taker
OR
Are you a TAWNY?
Mysterious, Bold, Adventurous, Confident

Senhora do Convento 

SDC Ruby $16.95 per bottle

SDC Tawny Port $16.95 per bottle

Yealands Family Wines, Marlborough, New Zealand.

The Most Sustainable Winery in the World,Yealands Family Wines, Marlborough, New Zealand. On this week’s audio podcast.

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Sue White of Whitehaven…Totally,utterly Marlborough to the last drop!On this week’s audio podcast.

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We had the opportunity to speak to Sue White, proprietor of the multi-awarded and highly regarded winery Whitehaven located in Marlborough. Sue filled us in on some of the specifics of kiwi wines, what makes them unique, their aromatics, their taste profiles.

Listen to Sue White at 1:04 minutes into the show.

 

On this week’s show…Drink New Zealand and think the “King of Sauvignon Blanc”,sustainability and the meteoric rise in popularity!

EPISODE 21

We explore a youthful wine region that has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity. It is recognized the world over for its commitment to the environment and sustainability. Also widely recognized as the “King of Sauvignon Blanc” which has become synonymous with this region. It has recently been awarded its very own Pinot Noir glass for one of its regions by the preeminent 11th generation Austrian glass maker Riedel. We can only be talking about one country and that is New Zealand!

Spread the JOIY this holiday season! Meet winemaker and founder Chris Archer on this week’s radio show!