From the Wismer-Parke Vineyard in Niagara comes the very first red table wine to bear the name “Hinterland” – a formerly all-sparkling producer – according to Jonas Newman (owner and winemaker) “you gotta do something with the place once the sparkling is put to bed” (I’m paraphrasing a little here). His Syrah is pretty damn textbook Ontario here with dark brooding fruit, cracked black pepper and Montreal smoked meat spices … add in a long finish and you too will be wondering “who knew Jonas could also make good Syrah?” Obviously he did and now we know too.  Price: $35.00 – Rating: ****