Red, Red, Wine...

[Richard in Smithville]

I got tired of watching glue dry so here I sit enjoying a nice glass of red wine. I know; it's a change from my usual glass of scotch whisky but it seemed like the thing to do tonight. It's a Gamay Noir from a local winery. To me, nothing beats a Niagara wine.

[jonmulzer]

So a Beaujolais that is not from Beaujolais? I am sitting here sipping on a Cab/Syrah/Zinfandel blend I made here in my very own basement that was aged on French oak. Quite tasty if I do say so myself and a change of pace from the Budweiser American Ale I have been stuck on recently. That beer has really stuck on me.

[shoottx]

I was looking at the new wine for old people "Pinot No Mor"

[LinuxRandal]

A Niagara wine?


What is that, go over the edge, drink a barrel of the stuff until you fall down?

[fbrend123]

I got tired of watching glue dry so here I sit enjoying a nice glass of red wine. I know; it's a change from my usual glass of scotch whisky but it seemed like the thing to do tonight. It's a Gamay Noir from a local winery. To me, nothing beats a Niagara wine.

Dittos on the Niagara wine, Richard. Found some good ones up in Nova Scotia a few years ago, too. Do they put sulfites in wine for Canadian consumption, Richard? I can't remember. They put that stuff in our wine, and I can't drink it very often because it gives me a headache. BTW, the best peaches that I've ever had in my life, we bought at an orchard near Niagara-on-the-Lake.

[HarmsWay]

The Niagara area makes some nice wine, but you should do a tour of the Okanagan some time. Of course because of our laws you won't actually be able to take more than a bottle back to Ontario legally.

Bob

[crokett]

Hey Richard, ever had winter wine? Maybe ice wine? Anyhoo wine related to cold that is made in Canada. I have a cousin from Canada who was telling us about it the last time they were down here.

[Black wallnut]

The Niagara area makes some nice wine, but you should do a tour of the Okanagan some time. Of course because of our laws you won't actually be able to take more than a bottle back to Ontario legally.

Bob

Bob is that not Okanogan? or do ya'll spell it differently abouve the border?

When he comes over there he shoul detour 200 miles to the south to Washington's Yakima Valley! We do not have the climate to grow Noir wines but there are plenty of other varieties that we do grow.

[Richard in Smithville]

Of course because of our laws you won't actually be able to take more than a bottle back to Ontario legally.

Bob

I'm assuming that you are refering to some of the wineries still in BC. Funny, but I always thought that BC and Ontario were both Canadian. So why the laws about transporting bottles?

EDIT: Ok. I found this article that explains it all. The government needs to keep their fingers out where they don't belong.

[jonmulzer]

Hey Richard, ever had winter wine? Maybe ice wine? Anyhoo wine related to cold that is made in Canada. I have a cousin from Canada who was telling us about it the last time they were down here.

Ice wine. It is wine that is made with grapes that have stayed on the vine until the first hard freeze has set in. Since the sugars and acidic compounds in grapes do not freeze, when they are pressed you end up with a more concentrated must. It is good stuff in small quantities and is usually high in alcohol, fairly high in residual sugar and is usually very fruit-forward. It makes a nice dessert wine. It is also usually pretty expensive stuff! I have several bottles in the cellar for my girlfriend, I prefer a good Port myself.

[HarmsWay]

Bob is that not Okanogan? or do ya'll spell it differently abouve the border?

When he comes over there he shoul detour 200 miles to the south to Washington's Yakima Valley! We do not have the climate to grow Noir wines but there are plenty of other varieties that we do grow.

Yes, spelled differently - not sure why. And yes, some very nice Washington state wines - also priced better.