From the Cellar
Just because I started a website called OntarioWineReview.com doesn't mean it's All-Ontario-All-the-Time. When I kick back at night my mood (and sometimes my curiosity) decides my wine of choice. And the title should read, "Uncorked and Un-Screwed Tonight" ... but that just sounds wrong.
02
Jan
2013
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Category: Uncorked Tonight
I have to admit that some things in life come as a complete surprise - like finding an older vintage of a wine in your wine cellar that you had no idea you had. That came to me the day after I had the wine mentioned in this title of this post: Finca el Retiro 2004 Syrah - in the next few days I will be posting my notes from a bottle of 2001 I seem to have lolly-gagging in my cellar. But let's first move on to this bottle ...
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01
Jan
2013
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Category: Uncorked Tonight
A quiet night at home, just the way we like it ... ordered Chinese from our favourite place (Magnolia in St. Catharines), got our favourite oriental dishes to send off the old year and bring in the new - even made us a plate of brownies to eat before the new year's diet kicks in on the 2nd ... plus a few movies sure to keep us entertained until midnight: Barney's Version, The Gauntlet and The Expendables 2 (that should bring the New Year in with a bang). Thing is ... we never made it to midnight, we fell asleep about an hour short, but we still had great wines, a great meal and each other to ring the whole thing in with, both the night before and the morning of ...
The wines we rang old the Old Year with were eclectic: ...
Tawse 2011 Quarry Road Riesling
Akarua 2011 Rua Pinot Noir
Louis Roederer Brut Premier
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