
Osoyoos Larose is a high end Bordeaux blend from the Okanagan that is the product of a joint venture between Canada's Vincor and France's Group Taillan, it's in its 11th year now and the 2006 vintage is released in Ontario - and winemaker Pascal Madevon is back in town.
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The little bottles are pricey, but you don’t need much to enjoy the unique wine that nobody makes better than Canadians. Icewine is a rich, sweet wine that works best in small quantities with the right food, and it’s an ideal after dinner wine.
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Howls of protest against "Cellared in Canada" wines from various commentators over the past year - including new Tory leader Tim Hudak’s joining a Facebook group called “Boycott Cellared in Canada Wines" - have spurred Queens Park to action, and there are some new rules.
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Almost every wine region in the world produces low-priced wine because that's where most buyers are looking. Here, relatively expensive grapes mean we need a little help from elsewhere. And we're not the only country in that boat.
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Wines by celebrities like Dan Aykroyd, wines that are celebrities - Canadians want both. And while restaurants aren't necessarily crazy about celeb wines, more and better Canadian wine is making it on to the lists.
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Mention New York in wine circles and most will rave about the range and quality of wines available at NYC's retailers and restaurants. But in the Finger Lakes and on Long Island they make wines, and the wines are worth a try.
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Osoyoos-Larose is a high end Bordeaux blend from the Okanagan that is the product of a joint venture between Canada's Vincor and France's Group Taillan, it's celebrating its tenth anniversary. The 2005 vintage is now released in Ontario - and initial feedback from the first day of sales is pretty impressive.
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The latest report on worldwide wine production and consumption contains a few surprises - among them the fact that Italy has become both the world's biggest exporter of wine and the world's biggest consumer of wine.
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