Niagara Wine Reviews

A coming of age for Cuvee wine awards and gala

Three very important things occurred during the Cuvee 2010 wine awards and gala. 1. The 22nd annual wine awards show, held Feb. 19, established itself as a bonafide and serious contender for the most important awards benchmark for Niagara wines. 2. The event proved that the 2007 vintage will...

These Chardonnays are poetry in a bottle

There are many opinions on what wine defines Niagara. Riesling. Chardonnay. Pinot Noir. Gamay Noir. Icewine. An argument can be made for all of them. 
 But if you ask Bill Redelmeier, it's a no-brainer. Chardonnay is not only what Niagara does best, he'll tell you, it is as...

The bees add buzz to Beamsville winery

Ever since the first grapes were planted in 2003, there's been quite a buzz surrounding Rosewood Estates in Beamsville. 
 And it's not all because of the wines being crafted at this Mountainview Road winery. It's also, quite literally, because of the bees, millions of stinging, swarming bees, that...

Icewine: The perfect present for someone special

It's a golden, honey-sweet nectar that is coveted around the world but made right here in Niagara. It is icewine, painstakingly crafted from grapes nurtured in Niagara vineyards when temperatures plummet to their frigid worst. 
 It is a labour-intensive pursuit that requires hand picking grapes after being frozen...

College isn’t out to exploit blessing of wines

There was an awkward moment in the barrel room of the new Niagara College Wine Visitor and Education Centre. 
 As a select few gathered to present the Prince of Wales with a royal tasting of the college's best wines, he grabbed one of the spotless, hand-crafted Eisch glasses,...