Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
A crisp, refreshing, dry wine with pleasant citrus flavours. Medium bodied, clean finish. Pleasant floral-citrus bouquet. Great with appetizers, an aperitif, seafood, shell fish, white meats, pates, fruits and cheese.

Price: 750 mL $9.95

CLICK HERE to rate and review Erie Shore Blancs de Blanc Vidal 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
Sprucewood Shores has produced a tropical Riesling, full of pear and ripe apricot flavours. This semi-sweet wine fills your mouth with suppleness while finishes with a lingering fruit finish. Enjoy now until 2009. This wine is perfect for spicy dishes.

Sugar code: (1)
Price: 750 mL $12.95

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Gewurztraminer, dry, award winning Bronze

Winemaker’s Notes:
Light straw yellow, with a pleasant fresh grapefruit aroma. This medium bodied wine is smooth and dry on the palate. Grapefruit and citrus are dominant, with a hint of roses and spice in the finish.

This is a versatile wine that tastes wonderful with a simple appetizer of crackers and smoked Gouda, or a creamy crab dip. It marries well with spices so is a natural for Asian based dishes and Indian curries. It would also complement boneless chicken in a Dijon mustard and cream sauce.

Price: 750 mL $13

CLICK HERE to rate and review Smith & Wilson Gewurztraminer CHERIEAU 2006.

Winemaker’s Notes:
A great vintage year is the best reason to sip fine wine. 2007 was hot, dry and long with endless sumer days providing the ideal condition for rich, concentrated wines.

A deep ruby colour and the vibrant aromas of red currants, dark berries and earth make up the 2007 Shariz. Complete with a touch of spice, this full-bodied dry red wine marries best with grilled lamb, peppered steak, roast venison and smoked game meats.

Price: 750 mL $19.95

13% Alc./vol.

CLICK HERE to rate and review Aleksander Estate Shariz 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
A great vintage year is the best reason to sip fine wine. 2007 was hot, dry and long with endless sumer days providing the ideal condition for rich, concentrated wines.

The unoaked Chardonnay is full-bodied and dry combining red apple and pear notes with a soft finish.

Food Pairings:
Sure to be a great match with pasta in a cream sauce, grilled salmon or crusty bread and cheese.

Price: 750 mL $12.95

12.7% alc./vol

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Shimmering pale gold white wine. The bouquet suggests melon and pear. Warm and rich on the palate, our Pinot Gris has a pleasant mouth feel with core flavours of pear and honey.

Try sipping our Pinot with a nice selection of appetizers. Tantalize those taste buds with liver pate, brie and camembert cheese, mini quiches and cheese straws. For a main course, try it with salmon, duck or Tex Mex dishes. It’s good with pizza too!

Dry white dry

Price: 750 mL $14

CLICK HERE to rate and review Smith & Wilson Pinot Gris 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
This Riesling shows our winemaking team’s ability to stay true to varietals and create fruit forward, food friendly wines.

Appellation: VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Blend: Riesling 100%
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Alcohol Content: 11.5%
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Tasting Notes
Colour: Slightly green hue
Bouquet: Honey, sweet tree fruit
Taste: Honey, green apple and peach
Serve at: 10º – 12º C

CLICK HERE to rate and review Colio Estate Riesling 2006

Winemaker’s Notes:
If you have liked our Duet in the past, you are going to love the new one! As in the past, it is still 85% Zweigelt, and 15% Cabernet Franc. It has wonderful smoothness, good tannins, and spiciness. Matched with grilled meats, white meats, roast meats, pork and pizza.

Price: 750 mL $14.95

CLICK HERE to rate and review Erie Shore Duet 2006

RELEASED (January 2009)

Winemaker’s Notes:
A crisp, refreshing dry wine with apple and red grapefruit flavours and a pleasant fruity finish. It is great with turkey, pork, salmon, veal, fowl, lamb, fruit sauces and condiments, vegetables, pastas with cream and cheese sauces, dressed salads and cheeses.

Price: 750 mL $11.95

CLICK HERE to rate and review Erie Shore Riesling 2006.

Winemaker’s Notes:
A very lightly oaked, transparent straw yellow white wine with the complex aromas of melon and linden blossom followed by a whiff of almond. Our silky Chardonnay is warm on the palate blending the delicate flavours of summer melons and peaches. The toasted French oak appears for a second on the nose and just briefly in the finish – a great fruit forward sip.

Host a brunch with family or friends and serve it with fruit salad followed by a ham and mushroom omelette. It’s also wonderful with a fish fry of Lake Erie Perch served with lemon slices.

Price: 750 mL $13

Winning Silver, Chardonnay, Under $20 (All Canadian Wine Championships)

CLICK HERE to rate and review Smith & Wilson C-K Chardonnay 2007.