Konzelmann Rosé 2010
VQA Niagara Peninsula $12.95 13.0% alcohol
Deep-salmon toned, this Merlot-based Rosé offers charming aromas of red fruit—wild strawberries, ripe red cherries, plum and cranberry sauce—along with an elusive whiff of sweet flowers. Dry and light-medium bodied, fresh acidity balances savoury and sweet red fruit with a dash of white pepper lifting the mid-length finish. Tasty on its own, it also matches well with duck with a red currant glaze. Order by the case for delivery to your home or office from Konzelmann Estate Winery. (Susan Desjardins)


Konzelmann Heritage 2010
VQA Niagara Peninsula $27.20 14.0% alcohol
If you prefer your reds powerful and intensely flavourful, this red blend—Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot—is for you. Crimson purple, the aromas are complex, subtle and alluring—cedar, smoke, red and black berry, spice and elusive vanilla. Dry, robust, vibrant and firmly structured, the tantalizing flavours—cherries, blackberry and plum—are favourably married to well-tuned acidity. Intriguing herbal, earthy notes and nuances of toast and pepper linger on the extended finish of this young red. It’s well crafted, loaded with flavour, cellarable medium term and available to order by the case for delivery to your home or office from Konzelmann Estate Winery. (Susan Desjardins)