• Order the following 2027 Cellars wines online from this family-owned and managed winery by clicking on this link… 2027 Cellars. You can have your purchase delivered to your office, home or restaurant with FREE delivery on orders of six or more bottles.
Sparkling Wine
• The Fox Croft block of the Wismer Vineyard is located on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Moyer Road in Vineland, within the Twenty Mile Bench sub-appellation of the Niagara Escarpment. The Fox Croft Block microclimate tends to be slightly warmer due to lower elevation on the Escarpment. This was sourced from 100% Chardonnay and was made in the Méthode Traditionnelle method. It was aged 36 months on its lees giving the wine a lovely yeasty characteristic. There was no sugar added during the dosage, making it a true ‘Brut’ sparkling wine.
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2027 Cellars ‘Wismer Vineyard-Fox Croft Block - Blanc de Blancs’ Sparkling Wine 2016
VQA Twenty Mile Bench $40.00 12.0% alcohol
Alluring aromas of baking brioche and apple pie spice precede frothy mousse when poured in the glass. It’s dry on the palate with stony minerality, and good nerve and verve throughout expressed as Meyer lemon, green apple and oodles of tangy pizzazz. It finishes dry and zesty, crisp and clean. It’s svelte on the palate and very pleasant to sip. It’s a match made in heaven for freshly shucked oysters or scallop ceviche. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2019 2027 Cellars ‘Falls Vineyard’ Pinot Gris is the first Pinot Gris to be released—and it‘s a beauty—under the highly respected 2027 Cellars label. It was sourced from hand-picked fruit from the VQA Vinemount Ridge sub appellation located just south of Balls Falls conservation area and demonstrates the unique terroir of Falls Vineyard. This was cold fermented in stainless steel tank and bottled early February 2020 to protect the aromatic fruit component.
White Wine
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2027 Cellars ‘Falls Vineyard’ Pinot Gris 2019
VQA Vinemount Ridge $25.00 12.0% alcohol
Slightly yellow-hued in the glass, pleasing aromas of yellow peach, apricot and hints of tropical fruit open this balanced-on-a-pin, excellent value, medium-bodied, generously textured beauty. It blankets the palate with a crisp, juicy wash of delightful flavours—ripe peach, tangy lemon and notions of peel marmalade. It finishes clean, refreshing and lip-smacking delicious with an additional hint of lime. Pour on its own as a delightful aperitif or alongside roast chicken or pan-seared or grilled fish or seafood. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2019 2027 Cellars ‘Falls Vineyard’ Chardonnay was sourced from the Falls Vineyard, located on the Vinemount Ridge sub-appellation. The grapes were hand-harvested and whole bunch pressed to 500L/tonne. This wine was fermented and aged sur lie in Burgundian oak barrels, 20% new, for 14 months before being bottled.
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2027 Cellars ‘Falls Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2019
VQA Vinemount Ridge $30.00 13.0% alcohol
Ripe apple, floral notes and hints of caramel waft easily from the glass. It blankets the palate with a laser-like streak of racy citrus with lemon zest and white grapefruit predominant along with softer flavours of Granny Smith apple, pear and minerality. It’s medium-bodied with good mouthfeel and a lingering finish and aftertaste that’s crisp, refreshing and lip-smacking good. Pour with a platter of mussels steamed in a cup of white wine. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2019 King Street Vineyard Pinot Noir, was sourced from fruit located in the ‘Twenty Mile Bench’ sub appellation. It was cropped at just 2 tonnes per acre with fruit hand harvested and hand sorted then destemmed, with 30% crushed prior to a two-week cold-soak and maceration, followed by a wild (spontaneous) three-week fermentation. The wine was pressed into tank and then racked to Burgundian oak barrel, 40% new, and matured on primary lees for 14 months before being bottled. The moderate slope of the vineyard ensures a harmonious combination of excellent sun exposure and air flow, producing wines capable of wonderful finesse and structure.
Red Wine
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2027 Cellars ‘King Street Vineyard’ Pinot Noir 2019
VQA Twenty Mile Bench $35.00 12.5% alcohol
Translucent ruby in the glass, it dishes up enticing aromas of spice box, ripe black cherry and black plum. It dazzles the palate with nerve, verve and plenty of pizzazz expressed as crunchy red fruit—pie cherry, pomegranate and hints of passionfruit—persisting through the palate to the mouth-watering finish and aftertaste decorated with vanilla bean, tangy acidity and wet-stone mineral notes. Give this a go with boeuf Bourguignon or smoked duck breasts. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2019 2027 Cellars Cabernet Franc was harvested from the 'Falls Vineyard' and is the first Cabernet Franc made by 2027 Cellars.
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2027 Cellars ‘Falls Vineyard’ Cabernet Franc 2019
VQA Vinemount Ridge $35.00 12.5% alcohol
Dark berry fruit—currant and raspberry—mingle with smoky and earthy aromas from this delightful cabernet franc. It captures the palate with a wash of red cherry and cranberry and a linear line of tang, acidity and an underpinning of tannin. It’s medium-weight with good texture and a mouth-watering, tang-infused finish. Pour with cassoulet or a hearty beef stew after a two-hour aeration/decant or wait a couple of years with careful cellaring. (Vic Harradine)
• Order the following wine by the bottle(s) or case(s) for daily delivery to home, office or restaurant online from Henry of Pelham or, on your next visit, pick up bottle(s) or case(s) from the winery at 1469 Pelham Rd, St. Catharines ON. Here’s a map.
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Henry of Pelham ‘Special Select Late Harvest’ Vidal 2019
VQA Ontario $19.95 (395228) 10.0% alcohol
Aromas of honey-drizzled mango and caramel abound on the nose of this nicely balanced vidal blanc, Special Select Late Harvest gem. A succulent river of pure ambrosia blankets the palate on entry with sweet honey and ripe fruit flavours of apricot and peaches in syrup that is balanced by lemon citrussy notes on the back palate, finish and aftertaste. Pour with fruit flan dessert or on its own, as dessert. (Vic Harradine)
• For daily home, office or restaurant delivery for the following two wines order online from this link Malivoire Wine Company with FREE shipping on orders of $100., or more, or $20 credited next business day towards delivery outside Ontario and Québec. Phone 905-563-9253 Monday to Saturday 10 am - 4 pm for locals to access curbside pickup instructions. Their retail shop is now open - 10 am - 5 pm, 7 days a week.
• The following 2019 Malivoire ‘Small Lot’ Gamay is, like all Malivoire wines, farmed and fashioned sustainably under the accreditation of ‘Sustainable Winemaking Ontario’. Grapes were sorted by hand soon after harvest with the larger portion (65%) gently destemmed and the balance layered in by whole clusters. Wine was fermented in concrete tank, stainless steel tank and oak barrel. Then 70% of the wine went to neutral barrels while 30% remained in tank. The wine was blended seven months later then bottled May, 2020. Drink now to 2024.
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Malivoire ‘Small Lot’ Gamay 2019
VQA Niagara Escarpment $21.95 12.0% alcohol
Aromas of piquant/peppery spice mingles with red cherry/berry fruit and earthy notes on the nose. This is balanced on a pin with delightful, tang-infused flavours underpinned by ripe tannin racing over the palate with wild abandon. It’s medium weight with good mouthfeel and a river of flavour landing on the front palate with ripe juicy cherry and strawberry while Montmorency cherry and red currant show up on the crunchy, tang-laden back palate and aftertaste—crisp, clean, refreshing. While sipping beautifully on its own, the winery also suggests ‘chilling to 14 °C and pouring with ribs, sausage and other barbecued foods.’ (Vic Harradine)
• The following Non-Vintage Bisous Brut is a sparkling wine that was fashioned Méthode Traditionnelle from hand-harvested estate fruit from the Beamsville Bench—59% chardonnay/41% pinot noir. Grapes were whole-cluster pressed with the two grape varieties fermented separately in older, neutral French oak barrels. Tirage followed almost a year in barrel. The wine was bottled and brought to their original cellar under the Moira Vineyard for its 2nd fermentation in the bottle(s) you purchase and for maturing on its lees for 36 months before disgorgement.
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Malivoire ‘Bisous’ Brut Non-Vintage
VQA Beamsville Bench $34.95 12.0% alcohol
Green apple and leesy aromas leap from the glass. It races over the palate with a laser-like line of lemon zest, Key lime notes and piquant minerality then finishes in a blaze of balanced and bountiful flavours with passionfruit, strawberry and lime cordial to the fore. This has excellent tension and fine-bead bubbles throughout and a particularly delicious finish and aftertaste. Pour with freshly shucked oysters, sushi or grilled calamari under a squeeze of fresh lemon. (Vic Harradine)
• The following wines from Tawse Winery and Redstone can be purchased by the bottle(s) case (s) for home, office or restaurant delivery online at Tawse Winery, by Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by phone +1 905 562 9500 or for pick up by bottle(s) or case(s) directly at the winery 3955 Cherry Ave, Vineland ON. Here’s a map.
White Wine
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Tawse Winery ‘Estate’ Chardonnay 2017
VQA Niagara Peninsula $38.95 13.0% alcohol
This classic cool-climate chardonnay is the result of careful blending of fruits from three different estate vineyards and aged 12 months in French oak. Expect a delicate nose of white flower, pear and peach, wrapped in a whiff of freshly cut fennel bulb. It flows elegantly on the palate offering flavours of peach, citrus peel and spice in a very harmonious way. This is medium-bodied with perfect acidity and a persistent finish showing a nice touch of nutmeg in the end. This will shine beside lemon-baked cod loin or seafood risotto. (Louise Boutin)
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Tawse Winery ‘Quarry Road Vineyard’ Gewürztraminer 2018
VQA Vinemount Ridge $25.15 11.5% alcohol
If you think that “gewürz” isn’t your thing, give this one a chance. Not as perfumed as many traditional Alsace-styled ones, you’ll find the staple aromas—lychee, rose, pineapple, pink grapefruit—but in a toned down version. It coats the palate with exquisite flavours of yellow apple, pink grapefruit, piquant ginger and a beautiful mineral note in the finish and long aftertaste. Vegetarian curry, Vietnamese caramelized pork or pad Thai are all excellent pairing options for this medium-full bodied beauty produced in limited quantity—only 1300 bottles. (Louise Boutin)
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Redstone Winery ‘Limestone Ridge Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2018
VQA Twenty Miles Bench $29.95 12.5% alcohol
This certified-organic and biodynamic pretty white offers clean aromas of pomelo, peach and a gentle butterscotch note. A round yet crisp textured wash fills the palate with delicious orchard fruit flavours adding along the way zesty notes, a mild balancing bitterness and a bright mineral touch sketching the lengthy savoury finish. This is good to go now with fish and chips under a squeeze of lemon juice. (Louise Boutin)
• The following 2018 Tawse Winery ‘Sketches’ Chardonnay is a Vintages Essential wine always available in many LCBO stores. Search the LCBO site to find a store nearest you with product. It’s a blend of estate and purchased fruit and was aged 12 months in French oak barrel, 20% new. The price-quality ratio skews wildly in your favour; pick up a few.
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Tawse Winery ‘Sketches’ Chardonnay 2018
VQA Niagara Peninsula $19.95 (89037) 12.5% alcohol
Ripe pear, Granny Smith apple and baking spice aromas provide segue for complex, delightful mouthfuls of flavours with apple pie spice, caramel, citrus and mineral nuances on the palate and persisting through the balanced and bountiful finish and aftertaste. This showcases terrific value, gorgeous flavours and oodles of pizzazz and pleasurable sipping. It’s medium-plus weight and smooth as silk. Pour with pan-seared Atlantic salmon or breaded pork cutlets or vegetable terrine. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2017 Tawse Winery ‘Quarry Road Vineyard’ Chardonnay is also available via the LCBO Vintages Direct Delivery Program. It was aged 12 months in French oak barrels. This wine has developed an avid following over the years; if you’re one of those wine-lovers, you might want to act quickly as there was barely 100 cases of 12 produced.
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Tawse Winery ‘Quarry Road Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2017
VQA Vinemount Ridge $36.95 (111989) 12.5% alcohol
Baked apple spice mingles with aromas of vanillin and caramel along with poached pear. It captures the palate with a dazzling river of tang-infused lemon citrus, yellow peach and vanilla bean decorated with white grapefruit pith and mineral tones. This is medium bodied with excellent mouthfeel, good balance and a lengthy finish and aftertaste. Pour with mussels steamed in a cup of white wine with cream and leeks or pan-seared scallops. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2018 Tawse ‘Limestone Vineyard - North Block’ Riesling was sourced exclusively from eight-year-old vines from the North Block of the estate Limestone Vineyard. The finished wine boasts 24.3 grams of residual sugar with plenty of acidity to handle it with grace and aplomb.
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Tawse ‘Limestone Vineyard - North Block’ Riesling 2018
VQA Twenty Mile Bench $21.95 10.5% alcohol
Flinty minerality and whiffs of petrol aromas leap from the glass decorated with notions of ginger. It rolls over the palate with medium bodied, fully textured waves of lip-smacking, off-dry, charm and pizzazz delivered by flavours of green apple, passionfruit and pineapple. Pour on its own for an aperitif or alongside tandoori chicken or prawn ceviche or freshly shucked oysters. (Vic Harradine)
Sparkling Wine
• The following vintage-dated, Méthode Traditionnelle, 2013 Tawse Winery ‘Laundry Vineyard’ Blanc de Noirs - Sparkling Wine – Brut was sourced from 100% sustainably grown Pinot Noir from Laundry Vineyard. It was matured in the bottle(s) or case(s) you purchase for 72 months on its secondary fermentation lees.
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Tawse Winery ‘Laundry Vineyard’ Blanc de Noirs - Sparkling Wine - Brut 2013
VQA Lincoln Lakeshore $34.95 12.0% alcohol
Pleasing aromas of apple, minerality and leesy notes provide segue for a tangy, delightful surge of prickly fine-bead bubbles riding a wave of delectable palate flavours with excellent tang sporting notes of lemon citrus, caramel and passionfruit with all persisting through the lengthy, mouth-watering finish and aftertaste. Clean and crisp, tasty and refreshing. Pour on its own or alongside your favourite cheeses or charcuterie board. (Vic Harradine)
Red Wine
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Tawse Winery Gamay Noir 2019
VQA Niagara Peninsula $18.95 13.0% alcohol
This hand-harvested gamay sourced from selected vineyards pours with a beautiful pale-ruby shade. The nose is invigorating with fresh aromas of cranberry juice, crunchy red cherry, raspberry and an earthy note in the background. Nose and palate are totally aligned here with exquisite acidity and the addition of a delicious white pepper savoury character trailing in the finish. This medium-light bodied red with soft tannin offers excellence pairing options such as red tuna tartare or salmon carpaccio. (Louise Boutin)
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Redstone Winery Meritage 2017
VQA Lincoln Lakeshore $45.95 13.0% alcohol
This 100% estate-grown fruit blend—60% merlot /20% cabernet sauvignon/ 20% cabernet franc—has a gorgeous nose of dark cherry, balsamic reduction, tobacco, cedar and a fresh hint of anise. A silky blanket of dark fruit flavours fills the palate along with tart red plum, dried savoury herb and a layer of great chewy tannin showing up mid-palate with a peppery note adding robustness to this red. The finish is long with a combination of piquant spice and savouriness. Pour now alongside stuffed Portobello mushroom or Hungarian goulash or cellar for an extra five to seven years. (Louise Boutin)
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Redstone Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Icewine 2019
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake $35.95 9.5% alcohol
Strawberry jam, red bell pepper jelly and a slight earthy note come to mind when nosing this pale ruby-shaded treat with a copper tinge. It touches the tip of the tongue with delectable sweet and tangy flavours—slowly cooked strawberry preserves, tart red cherry-- and that red bell pepper savoury note persisting in the endless mouth-watering finish. This is quite a treat with baked Brie or a chocolate lava cake. (Louise Boutin)
• The following 2019 Redstone Winery Gamay Noir was sourced from select vineyards in the Niagara Peninsula and matured a brief six months in French oak.
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Redstone Winery Gamay Noir 2019
VQA Niagara Peninsula $18.95 13.0% alcohol
Alluring aromas of grilled savoury herbs, mixed spice and dark berry fruit beguile the olfactory senses. The palate’s treated to a balanced stream of delicious flavours with exotic spice and pomegranate riding a tang-laden laser-like stream of crunchy pie cherry that finishes mouth-watering good; crisp and refreshing. Versatile at the table, pour with tacos, burgers or wings. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2017 Redstone Winery ‘Redstone Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the estate Redstone Vineyard and its heavy red clay and stony soil which is ideal for late-ripening cabernet sauvignon fruit. It spent 18 months maturing in French oak.
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Redstone Winery ‘Redstone Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
VQA Lincoln Lakeshore $45.95 13.5% alcohol
Dark purple/black in the glass, aromas of cassis, bramble berry fruit and dark cherry fill the air. It blankets the palate with depth, complexity and richly flavoured palate flavours—black currant, black plum and juicy black Bing cherry framed with excellent tangy acidity and underpinned by soft, ripe tannin. This is medium bodied with deft balance and silky mouthfeel and a lengthy, full flavoured finish and aftertaste. Pour this beauty alongside a grilled, premium cut of steak or grilled rack of lamb. (Vic Harradine)
• Order the following wine online for home, office or restaurant: delivery in Ontario is FREE on orders of six bottles or more from this link Vineland Estates Winery. The wine shop is open 7 days a week 11 am to 5 pm, you can also place your order by phone 1.888.846.3526 ext. 124. The restaurant is open 7 days a week for lunch or dinner, make a reservation online or phone 1.888.846.3526 ext. 133.
• The following 2019 Vineland Estates Winery ‘Reserve’ Pinot Meunier Sparkling Wine is made from 100% pinot meunier grapes one of the more popular red grapes of Champagne and was fashioned in the Charmat method of producing sparkling wine, and it’s a beauty!
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Vineland Estates Winery ‘Reserve’ Pinot Meunier Sparkling Wine 2019
VQA Ontario $30.00 10.5% alcohol
A profusion of mousse—aka frothy bubbles—gathers on top of the pale-rosé coloured liquid when pouring then followed by seemingly endless streams of fine-bead bubbles winding their way toward the top of your glass. Aromas of strawberry and mineral notes provide segue for a dazzling mouthful of palate flavours full of ripe fruit—sugared and grilled pink grapefruit, freshly sliced strawberry, and oodles of tang and pizzazz. It also showcases off-dry flavours and a lip-smacking delicious finish and aftertaste. The price-quality balance is tipped wildly in your favour. Purchase six or more online from the winery and have delivered, free of charge, to your home, office or restaurant. (Vic Harradine)