Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
Character: Cool spice and a just a hint of sweetness give our Gewurztraminer lots of character, with a flowery nose and refreshing acidity in the finish.

Pleasant Pairings: Rich food like pork or ham work well here, especially when served with a fruit chutney or aromatic spices like cinnamon, clove, ginger or curry.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
12% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Our Lighthouse Riesling has a fragrant orchard fresh aroma with a delicate peach bouquet. With a sugar code of (2) it is a refreshing sweeter white wine.

The balance of acidity and residual sugar give this Riesling a good balance with a long aging potential. With a fragrant orchard fresh aroma and a delicate peach bouquet this is a refreshing white wine.

Our “classic” Riesling makes a perfect complement for appetizers, seafood, cheeses and white meats or enjoy it just on its own.

GRAPES: 86% Riesling, 14% Gewurztraminer

VQA Ontario
ALCOHOL: 12.5%

LCBO # 145417
Price: 750 mL $11.95

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Colio Estate Vineyards (CEV)-Ultra Premium VQA

Colour: Greenish hue
Bouquet: Lychee fruit, light spices and candied fruit
Taste: Lychee fruit, cloves and a touch of honery on the finish
Serve at: 8º – 10º C

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Blend: Gewurztraminer 100%
Brix at Harvest: 20.8
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 7 g/l
Alcohol Content: 12.0 %
Production: 1100 cases

Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Food Match: Vegetarian, Turkey, Thai, Seafood, Pork, Pizza, Oriental, Mexican, Chicken, Cheeses-mild

Price: 750 mL – $15.30

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Colchester Ridge Estate Winery (CREW)

Winemaker’s Notes:
The flamboyant bouquet of lychee and violet entices, while the spice enthralls. Our 09 Gewurztraminer transitions into a balanced citrus mouth, reminiscent of a marvelous exotic fruit salad – fully harmonized with a touch of spice and nutty caramel.

VQA Ontario11% alc./vol.
100 cases produced

Price: 750 mL – $14.00

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One of our four new wines in the “Alvar” collection. A crisp , balanced wine with the fresh flavours of lychee and mandarin oranges.

Winemaker’s Notes:
This crisp balanced wine opens with the fresh flavours of lychee and mandarin oranges; the citrus influence continues with an intense tangerine flavour; the presence of Gewurztraminer complements
the wine with a closing note of spice.

Ideal with seafood and grilled meats.

GRAPES: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Gewurztraminer
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
Sugar Code: (0)

VQA Ontario

Price: 750 mL $12.95

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Colio Estate – Lake & River Series

Winemaker’s Notes:
Colour: Pale Straw
Bouquet: Gooseberry, mango and lemon
Taste: Soft Citrus and melon with a nice, clean finish
Serve at: 8º – 10º C
Brix at Harvest: Chardonnay 20.9, Gewurztraminer 19.2
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 6 g/l
Production: 4444 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Food Match: Pasta-cream based, Oriental, Fish – Light Flavoured, Chicken

VQA Ontario

Blend: Chardonnay 70.5%, Gewurztraminer 29.5%
Alcohol Content: 11.8%
Sugar code: (1)

Price: 750 mL – $10.75

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Our Lighthouse Riesling has a fragrant orchard fresh aroma with a delicate peach bouquet. With a sugar code of (2) it is a refreshing sweeter white wine.

The balance of acidity and residual sugar give this Riesling a good balance with a long aging potential. With a fragrant orchard fresh aroma and a delicate peach bouquet this is a refreshing white wine.

VQA Ontario

Grape Composition: 86% Riesling, 14% Gewurztraminer
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Sugar Code: (2)
Cold fermented

Food Recommendation:
Our “classic” Riesling makes a perfect complement with appetizers, seafood, cheeses, white meats or just on its own.

Price: 750 mL $10.95

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Not quite a dry wine, Gewurztraminer is a pleasant afternoon glass by itself, and has enough weight and length to match well with spicy dishes, seared scallops or veal scallopini.

GRAPES: 100% Gewurztraminer
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Sugar Code: (1)

VQA Ontario

Price: 750 mL $14.95

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Gewurztraminer, off dry intense flavors of white peach and nutmeg

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Estate Bottled

12.5% alc./vol.
Price: 750 mL $13

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Winemaker’s Notes:

Blend:
Chardonnay 87%
Gewurztraminer 11%
Riesling x Traminer 2%

Brix at Harvest:
Chardonnay 20.3
Gewurztraminer 20.8
Riesling x Traminer 17.8

Colour: Pale straw
Bouquet: Green apple, mango and citrus
Taste: Green apple, banana and citrus
Serve at: 10º – 12º C
Appellation: VQA Ontario
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Alcohol Content: 12.0 %
Production: 10,000 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Food Match: Vegetarian, Seafood, Fish – Light Flavoured, Chicken, Cheeses-mild

Price: 750 mL $11.55

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