• Purchase the following wine online from Château des Charmes for daily home, restaurant or office delivery or visit their Ottawa retail store in Minto Place at Laurier and Lyon or buy at their winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake -1025 York Rd, St. David’s Ontario L0S 1P0. Here’s a map.

• The following 2017 Château des Charmes Cabernet-Merlot ‘Old Vines’ is a classically styled blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot that matured for 15 months in French oak barrels. The time-honoured tradition of sourcing grapes from their St. David’s Bench, Paul Bosc Estate and original Four Mile Creek vineyards allows them to combine the best flavour profiles of each site. 

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Château des Charmes Cabernet-Merlot ‘Old Vines’ 2017
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake $24.95 (222372) 12.5% alcohol
This small production of a Bordeaux-styled blend shows superb concentration of fruit on the nose—tart cherry, black plum and cassis—wrapped in delicate aromas of cedar, cinnamon and a distant floral note. Silky soft on the palate with crunchy red fruit flavour and a replay of dark plum dusted with a touch of black peppercorn, this medium-bodied, mellow tannin red blend offers mouth-watering refreshing acidity and a persistent harmonious fruit-forward and savoury finish. A definite crowd pleaser that’s extremely versatile at the table. Pair with grilled stuffed Portobello mushrooms or roasted herb and mustard pork tenderloin. (Louise Boutin)

• Order the following wine by the bottle(s) or case(s) for daily delivery to home, office or restaurant online from this link to Henry of Pelham – There is free delivery on 12 or more bottles in Ontario. Select ‘12 Bottles+’ at check out and allow up to 10 days for delivery or, order online then pick up bottle(s) or case(s) from the winery at 1469 Pelham Rd, St. Catharines ON. Here’s a map.

• All fruit sourced for the following 2020 Henry of Pelham family estate Sauvignon Blanc was sustainably grown and accredited by SWO. By leaving fruit for longer hang times they harvest riper fruit. This leaves this wine with little typicity of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal as it is often from the New Zealand wine area of Marlborough featuring a thiol-driven wine. The following wine is quite different, and will certainly appeal to a wider audience. The price-quality balance swings crazily in your favour. It’s also accredited in Sustainable Wine Making. This also reflects a dazzling 2020 VQA Ontario vintage.

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Henry of Pelham family estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020
VQA Niagara Peninsula $14.95 (430546) 12.5% alcohol
This is almost translucent with a slightly green hue. Aromas of gooseberry and savoury herbs precede a light-medium weight, nicely textured wash of lime cordial and a slight hint of lemon pie filling that blankets the palate persisting through the lip-smacking finish and aftertaste. Pour on its own or with pan-seared, line-caught freshwater fish like pickerel (a.k.a. walleye), trout or bass. (Vic Harradine)

• For daily home, office or restaurant delivery for the following wine 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 Friday 10 am - 5 pm on weekdays and noon to 5 pm for information and for locals to access curbside pickup instructions. Their retail shop is now open - 10 am - 5 pm on weekdays, and noon to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. There are guidelines due to COVID-19, best to phone or email first (the website has a space to type and is linked to their email). The regular price is $29.95 and you can purchase it now to March 28, 2021 for only $26.95 per bottle)

• The following 2018 Malivoire Wine Company ‘Courtney’ Gamay is certified Sustainable and was hand-harvested from 100% gamay grown in their Estate Vineyard’s Courtney block. Primary fermentation was carried out in custom-built limestone concrete tank with 10% whole-cluster fermented. Most of the wine (70%) was transferred to neutral oak barriques to undergo malo-lactic fermentation and age mature for 16 months. The balance (30%) aged ten months in new oak barrels then a further six months in older oak.

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Malivoire Wine Company ‘Courtney’ Gamay 2018
VQA Beamsville Bench $26.95 - only until March 28, 2021 - 13.0% alcohol
Dark cherry/berry fruit melds with hazelnut and mixed spice aromas on the nose. It blankets the palate with an elegant, flavourful stream of delectable bramble berry, black cherry, piquant spice and plenty of pizzazz and complexity. It finishes lengthy with replays as the aftertaste layers on soft, ripe tannin and more ripe fruit. Without a doubt, the best gamay I’ve tasted. You can enjoy this on its own or pour with smoked duck breasts or deli platter. (Vic Harradine)

• Order the following wines by the case for daily office, home or restaurant delivery direct by toll-free phone 1-888-399-1183, from the Rosehall Run Vineyards winery using this link - Rosehall Run - or pick it up from the cellar door on your next visit to the winery 1243 Greer Rd, Wellington, Ontario K0K 3L0 in Prince Edward County—it’s best to call first and make an appointment—it’s an easy approximately two-hour drive, or less, from the GTA or Ottawa via the 401 - Here’s a map.

• The following 2019 Rosehall Run Vineyards ‘Estate Grown and Bottled - Hungry Point’ Sauvignon Blanc was sourced from 100% estate-grown sauvignon blanc fruit. It was barrel aged in mostly older French oak and Acacia (25% new Acacia) for about nine months sur lie—a.k.a. resting on spent yeast cells.

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Rosehall Run Vineyards ‘Estate Grown and Bottled - Hungry Point’ Sauvignon Blanc 2019
VQA Prince Edward County $28.00 11.5% alcohol
Aromas of lifted and alluring floral notes and honeydew melon waft easily from the glass. It dishes up mouthful after mouthful of pure ambrosia with oodles of orchard fruit flavour—pear and green apple—with racy lemon-lime that rides a wash of delicious tang and acidity pizzazz. It’s bountiful and balanced, medium-bodied with good mouthfeel and showcases persistent purity of fruit from cork pop to last drop. It’s versatile at the table; pour with prawn ceviche, freshly shucked oysters, steamed mussels or sushi. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2019 Rosehall Run Vineyards ‘Estate Grown and Bottled – Small Lots’ Pinot Noir was sourced from a single estate vineyard and was subject to ‘green harvest’ with about 20% of the harvest dropped at time of veraison and held off harvesting fruit to the latest ever for a table wine—the third week of October. It was in cuvaison for 24 days before pressing and settled in to mostly second-fill French barrels and two stainless steel barrels one fitted with Cherrywood heads and staves. About 40% of the wine was matured in oak.

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Rosehall Run Vineyards ‘Estate Grown and Bottled – Small Lots’ Pinot Noir 2019
VQA Prince Edward County $34.00 12.0% alcohol
Delicate and elegant on the nose, aromas of mixed spice, savoury herbs and red cherry/berry fruit provide segue to a light-medium bodied stream of palate-bathing tangy Montmorency cherry, hints of passionfruit and the ripe, sweet and tang of red raspberry and cherry on the back palate. It’s nicely balanced with good complexity, persistent purity of fruit and plenty to like about the lengthy and flavourful finish and aftertaste. Hats off to winemaker extraordinaire, Dan Sullivan, who waved his magic wand over this sleek and graceful pinot noir. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2019 Rosehall Run Vineyards Cabernet-Merlot is a blend of 49% merlot/43% cabernet franc/8% cabernet sauvignon sourced from select vineyards in the VQA Niagara Peninsula. It was aged in French and American oak for 10 months with a small amount new.

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Rosehall Run Vineyards Cabernet-Merlot 2019
VQA Ontario $29.00 13.0% alcohol
Dark cherry/berry fruit aromas interlace with graphite and earthy bits preceding a surge of palate flavours—dark Bing cherry and black plum—underpinned by a lick of ripe tannin. This is medium-plus bodied with good mouthfeel and a lingering finish and aftertaste that replays palate flavours. This was made for grilled meat and spring/summer is on the way. Give this a go with striploin rubbed with © Hy’s Seasoning Salt grilled the way you like them. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2013 Rosehall Run ‘Stardust – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Zero - Sparkling Wine was fashioned Méthode Traditionnelle—a.k.a. in the method of Champagne with the 2nd fermentation having taken place in the bottles you purchased-- and sourced from estate grown 57% pinot noir/43% chardonnay from their Rosehall Vineyard. Fruit was barrel fermented in older French puncheons with extended lees contact.

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Rosehall Run ‘Stardust – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Zero - Sparkling Wine 2013
VQA Prince Edward County $50.00 12.0% alcohol
This elegant, vintage-dated beauty gives up aromas of green apple, caramel and yeasty notes. It forms a formidable mousse when poured and gives up a delightful stream of fine-bead bubbles in the glass. Flavours of sugared baked apple and poached pear interlaced with racy lemon zest capture the palate on entry and make their way with excellent balance and persistent purity of fruit to the back palate. It finishes with flair and more of the same. This is a stylish sparkling wine to offer guests as a welcoming wine and to continue on to be poured with hors d’oeuvres and light mains. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2017 Rosehall Run ‘Loveless – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Rosé - Sparkling Wine was made in the Traditional Method a.k.a. in the method of Champagne with the 2nd fermentation having taken place in the bottles you purchased. This was sourced from 100% Pinot Noir from their Rosehall Vineyard. Loveless is 87% from the 2017 vintage and 13% from the 2014.

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Rosehall Run ‘Loveless – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Rosé - Sparkling Wine 2017
VQA Prince Edward County $45.00 11.5% alcohol
There’s nothing ‘loveless’ about this aphrodisiac. Aromas of strawberry and yeasty notes waft easily from the glass before a surge of bubbles and flavours—red cherry/berry strawberry fruit intertwined with tangy ruby red grapefruit—bathes the palate. It’s attractive, even romantic in many ways—the soft pink hue, the gorgeous flavours, the balance and the lengthy, luxurious finish and aftertaste all point to this as a starter wine to a romantic evening for two. (Vic Harradine)

• The following wines from Tawse Winery 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.

• The following 2018 Tawse Winery Riesling is for sale only to establishments with a Liquor Licence.

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Tawse Winery Riesling 2018
VQA Niagara Peninsula $18.95 10.0% alcohol
This leaps from the glass with vibrant aromas of lime, piquant spice and crisp green apple. It blankets the palate with a gusher of lime cordial and Key lime pie riding a delightful wash of racy tang and delightful off-dry pizzazz. It’s incredibly versatile at the table pairing well with fish and seafood as well as spicy Asian cuisine or rich dishes like duck confit or spicy dishes like lamb tagine. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2018 Tawse Winery ‘Quarry Road’ Chardonnay was sourced from the estate Quarry Road Vineyard with soils of limestone and clay that are farmed organically and bio-dynamically. It was barrel fermented with indigenous yeast and matured 12 months in French oak.

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Tawse Winery ‘Quarry Road’ Chardonnay 2018
VQA Vinemount Ridge $37.15 13.5% alcohol
Shy aromas of baked apple, mixed spice, caramel and streaks of minerality peek out from the glass. A lively river of tang-laden acidity rockets over the palate intertwined with yellow peach, racy white grapefruit and hints of ripe pear. These flavours replay over the back palate, finish and aftertaste. It’s medium bodied with a sharp bite of acidity and minerality throughout. Pour with avocado and prawn sushi. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2019 Tawse Winery ‘Growers Blend’ Cabernet Franc spent 14 months in French oak.

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Tawse Winery ‘Growers Blend’ Cabernet Franc 2019
VQA Niagara Peninsula $28.95 13.0% alcohol
Aromas of charred toast and savoury bits intertwine with blackberry and blueberry. It captures the palate with a spine of racy nerve and verve carried along on by electrifying acidity and a firm structure and underpinning of perceptible tannin. Palate flavours of dark berry fruit persist throughout the tang-infused tasting experience. Give this a go with your favourite pasta and sauce combination—pasta puttanesca or pasta with arrabiata sauce will work well. (Vic Harradine)