Riesling, glorious Niagara Riesling. Now, some of you out there might take exception to this next bold declaration, and it’s only one man’s opinion, but Riesling is Niagara’s most important variety, the one grape that is comfortable in the extreme heat of the summer and severe cold of an...
The last time I saw Bruno Moos, the hard-working co-owner of Alvento Winery in Vineland, was during crush last fall. He was buried in a sea of squished grapes, his hands purple from mucking out the leftovers from the grape crusher. Moos is not a young man, nor is...
New wine releases in Niagara are coming out fast and furiously, all created to capture the hearts and palates of the swarm of visitors who brave the clogged QEW each and every day to pick up their favourite new bottles and spend a little time in wine country. Wines...
Rosewood Estates Winery and Meadery, perfectly situated along that magnificent Mountainview Road stretch of wineries on the Beamsville Bench, is a small-batch, artisanal, family-run operation that has roared onto the Niagara wine scene with a fine and eclectic portfolio of wines and meads. It only opened in 2006 with...
Winemaker Jean-Laurent (J.L.) Groux will tell you that the success of any given bottle of wine made at Stratus Vineyards “is not our decision. It is nature’s decision.” That is a modest declaration for the veteran Niagara-on-the-Lake winemaker. What truly goes on in the experimental kitchen that Groux presides...
