International Canadian Blended (ICB) wines have very little to do with Canada. Some of them are in fact 100% foreign fruit while others have a minority percentage of Canadian grapes in the bottle. So why do they carry the “Canadian” label? ICB wines, formerly known as Cellared in Canada wines, are the means by which […]
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Chenin Blanc The Leeuwenkuil Chenin Blanc 2016 (NLC $16.62) is a recent arrival from South Africa at the NLC. This is another major French varietal, although it has not achieved the international recognition or status of its French relatives such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. The grape is best known in France in important appellations […]
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Gold Medal Plates rolled into St. John’s on Friday past with its culinary and wine competition, entertainment, and fund-raising efforts. Proceeds from this and similar events across the country, and the national final, support the Own the Podium program for Canada’s Olympic athletes. The focus of […]
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September 30, 2016
Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, USA
I attended the first night, special selections night, of this year’s Wine Show. The attraction was the 35 top-end wines from places such as Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Napa. It was also a great evening to interact with many wine loving friends and debate the qualities of various offerings! Below are some quick reviews of some […]
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The annual NLC Wine Show is only a couple of weeks away, and activities and excitement are beginning to pick up already. It’s still possible to get tickets, and agents are busy promoting their wines for the show. There are a few pre-event dinners and tastings being offered (I will report on one of those […]
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Domaine Côtes d’Ardoise is Québec’s oldest operational vineyard, located in the Eastern Townships near Dunham. Some of the vines are 35 years old, planted by the original owner, Christian Barthomeuf, in 1981. At that time there were no provisions in Québec legislation for either producing or selling wine commercially – Monsieur Barthomeuf was literally breaking […]
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More than a dozen years ago I tried my first white wine from Québec – I was not impressed. I recently had the chance to visit four wineries in the Eastern Townships and I can report that things have changed for the better. I enjoyed samples from several categories – sparkling, white, rosé, and sweet. […]
Read MoreIt was one of those rare times in St. John’s. It had been warm all day Saturday, but as the sun started to drop behind the hills, the evening stayed warm. Not only warm, but warm enough to sit outside in just a t-shirt. That was helped as the steady wind that had been blowing […]
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Steve Delaney
June 26, 2017
Canada, France, South Africa, Spain
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