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[Taste TO - Food & Drink In Toronto] Taste T.O. - Food & Drink In Toronto » The World of Cabernet Blends: Even in Bordeaux where these grapes originate, more Merlot is grown mostly on the right bank of the Gironde river and more Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc is grown on the left.  The right bank has clay based soils that retain more water and are cooler, while the left bank has more gravel and rocky soils that are warmer and better  drained.

[Internet Cafe Solution] Taste TO - Food & Drink In Toronto » Merlot - Not Always a Lead ”¦: There is some nice oak and vanilla flavours from the barrel aging on the finish. Again, this wine is ready to drink . Read more from the original source: Taste TO - Food & Drink In Toronto » Merlot - Not Always a Lead ”¦

[torontolife.com] Best Ontario vintages of 2006 and 2007 | In Print | torontolife.com: Fielding builds generous flavours into light, vibrant wines. Its blend of cab sauvignon and merlot combines toasty, smoky, earthy and herbal flavours with currants and raspberry.

[Taste TO - Food & Drink In Toronto] Taste T.O. - Food & Drink In Toronto » Celebrate the Great Wines ...: An interesting nose of dark cherries, oak and cloves leads to dark cherries and dark chocolate flavours in the mouth. The smooth tannins and moderate acidity mean that this wine is ready to drink now but it should improve with three of four years of bottle age. Stock up!

[Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog] Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog: VV List Release Sat. Jan ...: Violets, black cherries and plum are featured in this full-bodied wine. Here's a tasty splurge that is lush and luxurious oozing with aromas and flavours of ripe black plum, ripe cherry, vanilla and dark chocolate.

[Taste TO - Food & Drink In Toronto] Taste T.O. - Food & Drink In Toronto » Taste Napa Valley Canada 2009: The smell of violets suggests the presence of Cabernet Franc but it does not overpower the black cherry, plums and cassis nose of the Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petite Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc.  The flavours diminish to the moderately long dark fruit and chocolate finish.

[Good Food Revolution] Toronto Gourmet Valentine « Good Food Revolution: Who says that Niagara cannot do Cab and Merlot... The wines at the Expert's tasting are showing very well indeed!

[Detour] Drink and donate: Wine, food geeks raise aid for Haiti - Winnipeg ...: Medium-plus bodied and with light acidity, this Merlot is as smooth as smooth can be, with soft ripe plum and blueberry flavours showing nicely on the silky palate. I'm a fan -- try solo or with marinara pizza or pasta.

[Taste TO - Food & Drink In Toronto] Taste T.O. - Food & Drink In Toronto » Wine of the Week - An ...: Several wines are made by air drying completely, some by partial air drying, and a few are made using standard non-drying practices. Drying out the grapes means more grapes are needed to make wine, and a good deal of care is required to ensure the grapes dry without complication.

[Sommelier Scribbler - Wine Blog] Southbrook Vineyards - Poetica Tasting « A Sommelier's Scribbler ...: :   As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the 2007 vintage in Niagara is being called the best vintage yet.  The summer was warm, but not too hot, and it was dry.  The 2007 Chardonnay is a bit closed right now, but there are aromas of mineral, tropical fruit, mandarine orange, and peach.  This is a full-bodied wine with a very smooth and creamy texture.  Flavours of yellow apple, pear, and almond are evident and it has a long, balanced length.  Cellar for at least 2 to 5 years before drinking.

[Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog] Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog: V V List Release ...: Spicy earthy notes and dense dark berries, big on flavour and quite easy drinking. Here’s the bling factor Winner of Gold Medal at the concours Général Agricole 2009 in Paris.

[Kung Food Panda] Kung Food Panda: Ruth's Chris - US Prime in Canada, eh? (Toronto, ONT): All in all, even though Ruth's Chris was not something we had in our agenda, we were quite content upon leaving for the perfect Toronto evening. Although it's a chain around the United States and Canada, Ruth's Chris definitely is one of the better steakhouse around.

[blogTO] Fine Dining Meets Learning Lab at the Chef's House: Braised Beef The third course was Madeira braised beef cheek and five-spice braised pork belly, served with mashed potatoes, diced carrot and beet. It was paired with a 2007 Merlot also from Foreign Affair.

[Winesworld's Blog | blog.winesworld.com] NAPA VALLEY - A TASTING OF EXCELLENT WINES. - Wine, Food, Travel ...: Here chardonnay and pinot noir yield fine, delicate wines, whereas further north starting in Oakville the weather get warm and cabernet sauvignon, syrah, cabernet franc and merlot among others thrive.

[Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog] Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog: Vintages Value List ...: 467957 Alamos Malbec 2008 (Argentina) $13.95. A big red that is dark purple in colour and spicy on the palate.

[SETGO News] SETGO News » Blog Archive » B.C.'s trophy wines - BEPPI CROSARIOL ...: The fast-growing list also includes such coveted big reds as Portfolio from Laughing Stock Vineyards, Apogée from Le Vieux Pin, La Frenz Winery’s Shiraz, and Osoyoos Larose, a Bordeaux-styled blend from a joint venture between Canada’s Vincor and French producer Groupe Taillan. Never heard of them?

[Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog] Cheap Eats Toronto restaurant guide blog: Vintages Value List ...: Strong citrus notes and large flavours all round. It is big for an unoaked white, which speaks to the strong character of the roussanne grape. Give it a whirl. Bob Parker did and gave it a 91. 127696 Inniskillin Okanagan Reserve Chardonnay ... 726760 Aresti Reserva Merlot 2006 (Chile) $12.95. The nose is not that great, but get past that and the palate red wines bursts forward with an oak-berry sync with that smooth merlot feel. 65664 Finca El Origen Reserva Malbec 2007 ...

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