tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post7108204906170979528..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: The 10 best Canadian wines from Northern LandsW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-92125024765079651262015-06-04T00:20:49.175-07:002015-06-04T00:20:49.175-07:00Katems: There were Ontario and Nova Scotia wines a...Katems: There were Ontario and Nova Scotia wines and an Ontario wine won Best Overall White at the competition. I liked some of them, but none cracked my own top 10.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21451237572195464622015-06-03T17:49:15.685-07:002015-06-03T17:49:15.685-07:00I was just in Kelowna wine tasting at Tantalus, Qu...I was just in Kelowna wine tasting at Tantalus, Quail's Gate, Mission Hill, Summer Hill, Ceder Creek and Little Straw. What stood out to me was that Riesling and white wines dominated tasting sheets despite the 40 degree Celsius summer heat staff claimed they received. I loved all the BC wine I tasted, even the Foch which I had never heard of before. Kelowna was an incredibly relaxing trip Kayla Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210838461063083657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-86479833023567349762015-06-03T15:25:05.627-07:002015-06-03T15:25:05.627-07:00Nice selection of wine! I'm not clear on one p...Nice selection of wine! I'm not clear on one point, though: was all the wine from BC, or was there wine from Ontario/Nova Scotia that simply didn't make the top 10?Kate MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648082724834683853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33622789899235956352015-05-25T22:50:35.998-07:002015-05-25T22:50:35.998-07:00Point taken.
The rapid satiation of one's thi...Point taken.<br /><br />The rapid satiation of one's thirst drinking unctuous dessert wines probably accounts for their being "honored more in the breach than in the observance" -- praised, but rarely purchased/consumed.<br /><br />Wine cellar organization clients of mine rarely drink their Sauternes and Ports.<br /><br />First, they know they age superbly, so there's no "Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630938718729656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-78970722918260070012015-05-24T17:48:46.640-07:002015-05-24T17:48:46.640-07:00Bob: People in the Canadian wine industry seem tir...Bob: People in the Canadian wine industry seem tired of ice wines, in several aspects: talking about them and drinking them. I can see why, as a little ice wine goes a long way. <br /><br />Ice wine to me is one of the best examples of how an absolute 100-point-scale, as opposed to a relative one, fails consumers. Because they're more impressive and expensive, almost every ice wine gets a W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-32467795274039433832015-05-23T23:46:42.630-07:002015-05-23T23:46:42.630-07:00Blake,
How did the icewines fair in the opinion o...Blake,<br /><br />How did the icewines fair in the opinion of the judges -- a category that Americans can find in stores.<br /><br />(Example: Inniskillin.)<br /><br />BobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537737782259421612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-64856142727958650772015-05-20T13:06:56.492-07:002015-05-20T13:06:56.492-07:00Maybe, but we didn't get any. Most of the &quo...Maybe, but we didn't get any. Most of the "others" were stickies.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-42453237291803404292015-05-20T11:15:43.521-07:002015-05-20T11:15:43.521-07:00Any sparkling in the "other" category? I...Any sparkling in the "other" category? I was very impressed with a zero-dosage Riesling from Tantalus in BC.Jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632994126259898883noreply@blogger.com