Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:This dessert wine was made by blending Iced Vidal, Vidal wine, and Canadian Spirits to raise the alcohol to 20%. Enjoy with dessert or by itself. Serve chilled.

A fortified ice wine, vidal blend. 20% alcohol. Just chill & you have an Icewine Martini!!

Vintner: Sal D’Angelo
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER AT THE 2010 ALL CANADIAN WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS

20% alc./vol.
VQA Ontario

Price: 375 mL $20

Rate and review D’Angelo Vidal Dolce Vita.

Winemaker’s Notes:
Back by popular demand, our late harvest vidal

VQA Ontario
10.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $12

Rate and review Smith & Wilson Wilson’s Vidal 2009

Winemaker’s Notes:
Always a perfect choice for a crowd

VQA Ontario
10.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $12

Rate and review Smith & Wilson Smith’s Vidal 2009

Winemaker’s Notes:
Black currant blended with white wine (vidal). Tasty alone or with a snack.

Non VQA
11.1% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13

Rate and review Smith & Wilson Nightshade 2009

Winemaker’s Notes:
A raspberry, cherry and vidal wine sparkler – FUN FUN FUN.

White wine & Fruit wine – NON VQA

11.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $18

Rate and Review Smith & Wilson Pink Cadillac 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
(Generic – same as Mastronardi Casa Nostra Vidal 2007)
This cool climate star exhibits spectacular fruit aromas of grapefruit and ripe field strawberries. Zesty flavours fill the middle palate, softening perfectly towards the finish. Match with spicy dishes, grilled shrimp and fresh green salads.

VQA Ontario
12.2% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $8

Rate and review Mastronardi Casa Nostra Vidal 2008.

Winemaker’s Notes:
There are conflicting reports over the internet who invented the Vidal Blanc variety. Some say it was John Louis Vidal and others say it was one of the commercially-successful hybrid products of prolific French hybridizer Albert Seibel. What is certain is that it is a cross of viniferia Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano) and an early French American hybrid Rayon d’Or (Seibel 4986). This first ever Vidal Blanc from Muscedere Vineyards is a light, clean, crisp white wine. This wine ehibits hints of citrus fruit and passion fruit. Enjoy with a summer salad on the patio or on its own as a cocktail wine.

BRONZE MEDAL: all Canadian Wine Championships.

Hand-harvested: October 12, 2009
Total production: 110 cases

VQA Ontario

12% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

Rate and review Muscedere Vineyards Vidal Blanc 2009.

Winemaker’s Notes:
A light-hearted, fruity wine that packs lots of refreshment.

The grapes were harvested in the month of September when they had reached 19 brix. They were fermented for a four-week period in temperature controlled steel tanks.

The reason this is one of our most popular wines is due to it being a great compliment to so many different foods. This wine is best suited to light cuisine such as poultry or seafood, or as a pleasantly dry aperitif. Serve well chilled.

GRAPES: 65% Vidal, 25% Riesling and 10% Geishenheim
BRIX: 19
ALCOHOL: 12%
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 8.7 g/L
AVAILABLE IN: 750 ml & 1500 ml bottles

VQA Ontario

Price: 750 mL $9.95

AWARDS:
DOUBLE GOLD – 2010 All Canadian Wine Championships

Rate and review Pelee Island Blanc de Blanc 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
Our well-known and medaled Vidal is a lovely off-dry white wine with delightful floral-citrus bouquet, mild citrus on the palate, with apple, pear, kiwi, pleasant finish. Matched with appetizers, seafood, shell fish, white meats, pates, fruits and cheese.

VQA Ontario
11.5% alc./vol
Sugar code: 2

Price: 750 mL $9.95

Rate and review Erie Shore Vidal 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
Like the ’07 Vidal but a dry Vidal that is a refreshing wine. It is citrus to lemon. Light to Medium bodied, clean finish.

Pleasant floral-citrus bouquet. This one excels on a hot Essex County day! Great with appetizers, an aperitif, seafood, shell fish, white meats, pates, fruits and cheese.

VQA Ontario
11.5% alc./vol

Price: 750 mL $9.95

Rate and review Erie Shore Blanc de Blancs Vidal Blanc 2008