Lailey Vineyard Riesling 2011
VQA Niagara Peninsula $18.20 11.5% alcohol
This is rich, luscious, balanced and beautiful with a lifted nose of tropical fruit and a large bouquet of floral notes. It’s mid weight with creamy, smooth texture and a persistent stream of tangy lemon-lime citrus interlaced with glorious, ripe, tropical fruit flavours of pineapple and melon. It finishes long, luxurious and lip-smacking good. This is magic as a pre-meal sipper or poured with spicy Asian cuisine. Purchase by the case for daily home or office delivery from Lailey. (Vic Harradine)


Lailey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2011
VQA Niagara Peninsula $20.20 12.5% alcohol
Spearmint, fennel and citrus on the nose, this barrel-fermented, oak-aged gem sports generous mouth feel and a balanced, refreshing aftertaste. Lemon-lime sherbet melds with yellow plum and pear on the palate while the focused and refreshing aftertaste brims with pit-fruit flavour and mouth-watering tang. This is well balanced and versatile at the table; pour with grilled calamari rings or freshly shucked oysters. Purchase by the case for daily home or office delivery from Lailey. (Vic Harradine)


Lailey Vineyard Chardonnay 2010
VQA Niagara Peninsula $19.95 13.5% alcohol
Kitchen spice, nutmeg and floral aromas provide segue to a fabulous mouthful of layered, luscious flavours with Granny Smith apple, succulent white peach and oodles of refreshing lemon sherbet. It’s medium-full bodied with satin-smooth mouth feel, barely a wisp of oak and deft balance throughout. It finishes in a blaze of mouth-watering raciness and loads of charm. The price-quality balance tips well in your favour. Purchase by the case for daily home or office delivery from Lailey. (Vic Harradine)


Lailey Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2011
VQA Niagara Peninsula $18.20 12.5% alcohol
Red berry fruit, mixed spice and nuances of strawberry/rhubarb on the nose, it coats the palate with a seriously delicious river of tangy red currant and racy pomegranate interwoven with mixed, ripe field berry fruit. It’s mid weight, nicely textured and brimming with flavour right through the dry, lip-smacking aftertaste. Delicious enough to sip on its own, it has the structure and oomph to pair with a wide variety of cuisine from a deli board to roast chicken to rack of lamb or game. Purchase by the case for daily home or office delivery from Lailey. (Vic Harradine)


Lailey Vineyard ‘unfiltered’ Merlot 2010
VQA Niagara River $30.20 13.0% alcohol
This sets the bar for Ontario Merlot—it’s hi-toned, complex and beautifully structured while brimming with delicious, fruit-driven flavour. Only 170 cases made, don’t dally. A tidal wave of palate-coating black plum, kitchen spice and dark berry fruit persist through the lengthy, lip-smacking finish. It’s medium-full weight with textured mouth feel and a solid underpinning of ripe, fine-grained tannin. Good now after a three-hour decant, better 2015-2018. Purchase by the case for daily home or office delivery from Lailey. (Vic Harradine)


Lailey Vineyard ‘unfiltered’ Impromptu’ 2010
VQA Niagara River $45.20 13.5% alcohol
This gargantuan red blend—75% Syrah, 13% Malbec and 12% Petit Verdot—bustles from the glass with alluring aromas of dark red fruit, spice box and notes of espresso roast. Endless waves of racy red cherry and dark, ripe berry fruit wash over the palate mingling with spiced black plum. It’s full-bodied, fully textured and fruit-driven throughout with a solid tannin underpinning framed by dazzling, mouth-watering acidity. Drink 2015 to 2019 with grilled steak and good friends. Purchase by the case for daily home or office delivery from Lailey. (Vic Harradine)


Tawse Vineyard ‘Quarry Road’ Pinot Noir 2009
VQA Vinemount Ridge $34.95 13.0% alcohol
Aromas of spice-laden plum, lilac and mineral notes dominate the nose. Gentle and silky smooth, the mid-weight wash of red cherry, ripe red currant, truffles and savory herbs caress in well-balanced waves over the palate. It’s nicely textured with good tang and acidity finishing dry and crisp with a solid core of red fruit and minerality. Order by the case for home or office delivery from Tawse. (Vic Harradine)