Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
Rich, full-bodied, deep, dark, dry red.

This rich dark full-bodied wine was made from the oldest vines on the property, planted in 1984. Fermented on its skins for seven days, barrel aged for 18 months, this wine is drinking now but will improve with age. Cellar potential, up to three to five years.

Vintner: Sal D’Angelo

Non VQA
12% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $12

Rate and review D’Angelo Old Vines Foch 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
This dessert wine was made by adding Canadian Spirits on day three of the fermentation, thus raising the alcohol to 15.4% and leaving the natural sugar unfermented and then barrel aged.

A port style wine (10). Pair it with chocolate for a special treat.

Vintage: (undated)

15.4% alc./vol.
VQA Ontario.

Price: 375 mL $10

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Our famous Iced Foch blended with Late Harvest Vidal for a refreshing dessert.

Some grapes are left on the vine past normal harvest, past first frost 0C and as cold as -10C, which will freeze the fruit. The grapes are picked and pressed to yield a natural level from 24 brix to as high as 40 brix. Through blending our winemaker Sal D’Angelo has achieved a Canadian dessert wine with 100% natural sweetness. Enjoy after a meal, with dessert, or by itself.

9.2% alc./vol.
VQA Ontario.
Price: 375 mL $15

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Winemaker’s Notes:
This rich dark full-bodied wine was made from the oldest vines on the property. Planted in 1984. Fermented on its own skins for seven days, barrel aged for 18 months, this wine is drinking now but will improve with age. Cellar potential, up to three to five years.

Vintner: Sal D’Angelo

12.0% alc./vol.
VQA Ontario

Price: 750 mL $12

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