• Purchase the following wine by the case along with wines from the June 19, 2014 newsletter for daily home, restaurant or office delivery from Featherstone.

Featherstone ‘Red Tail’ Merlot 2012 

VQA Twenty Mile Bench $19.95 (131540) 13.5% alcohol 
Hand picked and hand sorted, this value-packed beauty was inoculated with indigenous yeast. It offers up aromas of black plum, baking spice and dark field berry fruit, bathing the palate with a silky smooth wave of ripe briary berry and black plum interweaving with sweet spice. Deftly balanced with purity of fruit, structure and oodles of style and charm, it finishes lengthy, fruit-forward and delicious. What’s not to like? (Vic Harradine) 

• Order the following four wines by the mixed case of 6 or 12 for daily home, restaurant or office delivery in Ontario fromHuff Estates. 


Huff Estates ‘South Bay Vineyards’ Chardonnay 2011 
VQA Prince Edward County $29.95 13.0% alcohol 
Toffee apple, baking spice and dark toasty/oaky aromas precede a palate-bathing river of crisp green apple, tangy lemon pie filling and tropical fruit. It’s balanced and beautiful, lip-smacking delicious. Medium-full bodied with fully textured mouth feel, the finish is racy and refreshing with good tang, style and a hint of toasty oak and minerality. A tour de force from a challenging vintage—hats off to Burgundy-born winemaker, Frédéric Picard. (Vic Harradine)  


Huff Estates Gamay 2012 
VQA Ontario $24.95 13.5% alcohol 
Aromas of piquant spice and red cherry waft from the glass of this medium-weight, nicely textured Gamay. It dishes up a lovely array of flavours—blueberry and other dark berry fruit garnished with spice and hints of minerality. It’s lively and crisp throughout with oodles of spice and red berry tang on the mouth-watering finish. Pour alongside tomato and beef-stuffed poblano peppers. (Vic Harradine) 


Huff Estates Pinot Noir 2012 
VQA Prince Edward County $29.95 12.5% alcohol 
Roasted/toasted herbs, floral notes and exotic spice aromas precede tangy, spice-laden red cherry, red currant and black plum flavours mingling with baking spice and savoury herbs. Medium weight and nicely textured, the finish and aftertaste replay flavours with structure, balance, consistency and length. Pour alongside smoked duck breasts. (Vic Harradine) 


Huff Estates ‘Cuvée Janine’ Sparkling Rosé 2012 
VQA Prince Edward County $29.95 12.5% alcohol 
This is a beauty, full of flavour and charm—100% Pinot Noir and methode traditionelle. It opens with floral notes, strawberry and spice on the nose before delivering a glorious mouthful of bubbles with ripe red cherry, red plum and spice dancing on the palate, replaying through the persistent, balanced and beautiful finish. The persistent, fine-bead stream of mousse, deft balance, structure and style coalesce into a crisp, refreshing treat for the senses. This won a bronze medal at the All-Canadian Wine Championships. (Vic Harradine) 

• Order the following two wines and those reviewed in the May 23, 2014 newsletter, online for daily home, office or restaurant delivery from Pillitteri Estates Winery. 

Pillitteri Estates ‘Winemakers Selection’ Merlot 2010

VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake $68.00 13.0% alcohol 
Exotic spice, dark fruit and floral notes provide a grand entrance for this dazzling Merlot. It’s balanced and structured with complexity, purity of fruit and miles to go before it wakes. Rich, luscious black Bing cherry and ripe black currant flavours mingle with espresso roast and notions of tobacco and anise. It’s full bodied and fully textured with a solid tannin underpinning and wonderful acidity through the persistent finish. There’s enough of everything, properly proportioned, to expect even more—pop corks 2020 – 2025. (Vic Harradine) 


Pillitteri Estates Viognier 2011

VQA Niagara Peninsula $15.00 12.5% alcohol 
What a difference a year has made, since last tasted, and not the only Pillitteri wine to have made great strides with just a bit more ageing. Orange blossom and honeysuckle aromas interweave with yellow pit fruit on the nose. It’s rich and flavourful with good mouth feel and a salad bowl of melon, peach and pear garnished with spice and excellent lemon acidity. The finish layers on a not-uncommon notion of grapefruit pith—good value. (Vic Harradine)  

• Order the following two wines and those reviewed in the May 23, 2014, June 5, 2014 and June 19, 2014 newsletterby the case of 12—mixed, if you like—with daily free delivery in Ontario to your home, office or restaurant from Riverview. 

Riverview Cellars ‘Salvatore’s Reserve’ Syrah 2012

VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake $29.95 13.1% alcohol   
Cracked black pepper, dark chocolate and dark berry fruit aromas introduce juicy, lively tang-laden flavours with racy red cherry, cranberry, mixed spice box and hints of tobacco to the fore. It’s medium bodied and nicely textured with oodles of lip-smacking acidity throughout. Pour with pasta Bolognese. (Vic Harradine) 


Riverview Cellars Riesling-Gewürztraminer 2012

VQA Niagara Peninsula $14.95 11.5% alcohol 
Lychee, floral and spice aromas provide introduction to a creamy smooth mouthful of lychee, sweet, ripe peach and mango. It’s light-medium bodied with oodles of flavour and that tell-tale bite of Gewürztraminer on the finish and aftertaste. Pour on its own or pair with spicy Asian cuisine or white pizza. (Vic Harradine) 

• Order the following two wines along with those reviewed in the June 19, 2014 newsletter by the mixed case of 6 or 12 for daily home, restaurant or office delivery from Rosewood Estates. 


Rosewood Estates ‘Select Series’ Pinot Noir 2012

VQA Niagara Escarpment $22.00 13.0% alcohol 
A quiet nose of delicate spice, red berry fruit and earthy notes introduces a balanced and beautiful wash of tangy sour cherry and ripe bramble berry interlaced with beetroot and spice. It’s medium bodied with creamy smooth mouth feel, stylish and structured with purity of fruit throughout. It finishes balanced and fruity, dry and refreshing. (Vic Harradine) 


Rosewood Estates ‘Lock, Stock and Barrel’ 2012

VQA Niagara Peninsula $34.00 13.5% alcohol  
Winner of the trophy for ‘Best Red Wine of the Year’ at the recent All-Canadian Wine Championships, this red blend dishes up aromas of ripe black plum, baking spice and notions of dark juicy cherry. There’s a tsunami wave of flavour coating the palate with black currant, sweet ripe mulberry and sour cherry garnished with spice and roasted herbs. It’s full bodied, fully textured and framed by good moderating acidity with a solid underpinning of still-resolving tannin. Aerate/decant for four hours. (Vic Harradine) 

• Order the following wine and those reviewed in the  June 5, 2014 and June 19, 2014 newsletter by the case for daily home, restaurant or office delivery by phone 905-468-1229 or online from Strewn Winery. 

Strewn ‘Terroir – American Oak’ Chardonnay 2012

VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake $24.95 14.2% alcohol 
A gold-medal winner at Sélections Mondiales des Vins, this has a glorious nose of sweet spice, vanilla and notions of caramel. It washes over the palate with toasted, desiccated coconut, mixed spice and notions of lime yoghurt interwoven with apple and pear. Medium weight with good mouth feel and a lengthy, crisp finish and aftertaste, another six months in bottle should completely integrate the oak. (Vic Harradine) 

• Order the following two Tawse wines by the case or mixed case (free delivery over $100) for Monday to Thursday home, restaurant or office delivery from Tawse. 

Tawse ‘Icewine’ Riesling 2013 

VQA Niagara Peninsula $34.95 (204990) 200 mL 10.0% alcohol 
Alluring aromas of orange blossom, piquant spice and honeyed citrus provide segue for an elegant and balanced wash of white peach, peel marmalade and lemon curd. It’s nicely textured and stylish throughout with excellent moderating acidity through the lip-smacking finish and aftertaste. Versatile at the table, pour with foie gras terrine, Stilton or fruit flan. It’s the perfect gift for someone special. (Vic Harradine) 


Tawse ‘Quarry Road’ Riesling 2013 

VQA Vinemount Ridge $23.95 (198853) 10.0% alcohol 
Aromas of minerality, orange blossom and citrussy notes herald a huge mouthful of ripe fruit—nectarine and blood orange—interwoven with tangy citrus—Key lime and lemon, garnished with grilled pineapple. This has structure, complexity and purity of fruit. It’s slightly off dry with good weight and texture, the finish beguiles with a lengthy, crisp and refreshing aftertaste robed in tang and mineral tones. Pour on its own or with spicy Asian cuisine, sushi or scallop ceviche. (Vic Harradine)