Canadian Wines From Pelee Island In The Middle Of Lake Erie

Canadian Wines From Pelee Island In The Middle Of Lake Erie – Episode #429

March 24, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk still thinks that Canada is one of the hot up and coming areas in the world and puts a few wines to the test from a pretty cool area!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Pelee Island Gewurztraminer Reserve
2005 Pelee Island Shiraz
2006 Pelee Island Cabernet Franc

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March 24, 2008

Johnnyutah
I’m on it today…top 30!

QOTD: Had a Primitivo from Southern Italy recently that made me wake up and smell whats cooking south of Tuscany.

BTW: This year is going to be Jeff Garcia’s year…Mark my words! Go Bucs!
March 24, 2008

Derek
Hay big dog, sorry about todays wines, it can be a hit or a miss.

Hope you had a great Easter!!!
March 24, 2008

Shawn Dougherty
I cant get down with CANADA – must be a mental block – LOL – Jets ??? – LETS GO BUFFALO!!!!!!!!! – Ill give you one thing we have the toughest division in football – keep up the GREAT JOB !!
March 24, 2008

Stevo Vino
QOTD: Normally talk down any NZ Sauvignon Blanc that’s not from Marlborough, however had a couple of Hawkes Bay Savy’s recently that brought some serious thunder!

GV you hit the nail on the head – all experiences are an opportunity, good and bad. We stereotype so quickly in the wine world and forget that it is always changing and always evolving. Objectivity and an open mind are soooooo sooooo important.

Thanks again for another great show!!!
March 24, 2008

PattyO
QOD-The more I drink, the more I find that wine styles, areas, grapes etc. that I once thought I didn’t like were really my closed-minded generalizations based on a way-too limited experience base OR my immature palate.
March 24, 2008

DirtWineKen
Pretty strange show. Most wines I’ve tasted from Canada suck, big time!
Exceptions are found in western canada (mostly dessert wines) and one really big surprise on Isle d’Orleans, an island in the river just NW of Quebec city. It’s called Isle de Bacchus. I’ve stayed at the winery (it’s also a B&B) and tried most all of their wines and spoken at length with Donald Bouchard, the owner. Interesting stuff here, you might want to sample it. Sharpen up your french before you go.
QOTD: Calatayud, a region in Spain out in the middle of nowhere, south of Rioja and west of Cava. Nice complexity from the Garnachas here which was a real surprise. Example: Las Rocas.
March 24, 2008

thecobalt9
good episode, if anything canada needs more good domestic wines so they can stop being so ripped-off at the LCBO (at least in toronto – the only place in canada i’ve spent any real time). it would be nice for us americans to experience some solid wines from our neighbors to the north, but more than anything i want them to have some quality stuff so you can get solid bottles at nicer restaurants for less than $75-$100.
March 24, 2008

gregtrop
QOTD: Mark Ryan 2006 Connor Lee Vineyard Viognier. It’s concrete fermented and had amazing fruit and complexity for me, in a white wine. It made me want summer to get here so I could sit on the porch drinking a glass.
March 24, 2008

Adam Bekhor
Gary…you are just touching the tip of the iceberg on Canadian wines (especially the ones from Ontario)…but thanks for giving us some air time!I know that the ones you tasted from Pele Island might not “steal the show”…so to speak, but you’re right about one thing. Canada is getting really hot as a wine producing region.

Over the past 10 to 15 years there has been a complete turnaround in the attitudes towards Ontario wines. Where once you were made fun of for even thinking of serving an Ontario wine at your table, now there are several new labels that are totally “bringing the thunder”!! I would point you to labels like Thirty Bench, Hidden Bench, Cave Springs, and Stratus. These wines are all breaking new ground in wine making techniques and quality in Ontario. Plus…I really love’m.

Gary…sorry for being a lurker for so long. You do good things my man! Keep on bringing it.

Adam
Toronto, Ontario
March 24, 2008

Adam J
QOTD: I have had the general attitude for a while that chardonnay just isnt my thing, except for Burgundy which I usually enjoy a lot. But the other day I had the Hamacher 2004 Willamette valley Chard., and it made me realize that I had dismissed chardonnay way too early.I really enjoyed the wine, maybe not REALLY enjoyed it, but enough to rethink my stance on U.S chard. Thank you for driving that point home with me today Gary, never dismiss a wine/catagory because of a bad experience.
March 24, 2008

lawschooldrunk
26th?

Hey gary, how were sales in your store on kosher wine this past week?
March 24, 2008

Sassodoro
QOTD. That’s a very interesting question, and not an easy one to answer. I’ll have to think about that.
March 24, 2008

GrapeStuff
QOTD: Recently had a 2001 Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard and the same wine from one year earlier, a 2000 Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard. I have always enjoyed CdP wines and southern France wines, but these (esp the 2001) brought SERIOUS thunder. I definitely want to see this producer out!!!!!!!
March 24, 2008

ianchudson
QOTD: I thought most Missouri wine wasn’t very good, but this weekend I had an ‘05 Claret that was pretty good. Much better than I expected!
March 24, 2008

MagnumGourmet
QOTD – 2005 a’Maurice Cellars Chardonnay. Have to say that I am just not a Washington Chardonnay fan. They tend to be the bad ends of both the Cali Butter Bomb and the French rock. This wine really opened my mind up to the fact that Washington Chardonnay can be made into a not just a good wine, but monumental. Really didn’t want to finish the bottle it was so good.
March 24, 2008

David Kaye
QOTD: That’s easy. I had a Merlot from Sprucewood Estates in Lake Erie North Shore, very close to Pelee Island. It was so light, sleek, and vibrant, that I would have no clue that it was a Merlot. Completely different than the over oaked fruit bombs that California produces. It was way more satisfying.
March 24, 2008

BiggRigg
top 21!
March 24, 2008

Loweeel
Top 20!
March 24, 2008

Sassodoro
Top 20!
March 24, 2008

Zinny
Wow – dumping the bottles – is that a WLTV first? Good show as always.

QOTD – 2005 Albert Mann Riesling Furstentum
I bought this wine at random and it totally turned my thinking around on Riesling – a variety that I hadn’t tried all that much before . .but since trying the Albert Mann have tried over a dozen more from Alsace and Germany.
March 24, 2008

MagnumGourmet
Top 20…Woo Hoo!
March 24, 2008

David Kaye
Oh my god! I can’t believe you have an entire episode dedicated to a winery just a few miles from where I grew up. A place completely unknown for wine.
March 24, 2008

brent
QOTD: Petalos 2006 from Palacios in Bierzo… not sure if the producer is the star (biodynamic producer) or if it’s the region, but it certainly impressed me enough to be on the lookout for more wines made with Mencia. Great floral red with tons of rose and lilac, and black olives on the palate for days!
March 24, 2008

bonvec
The vegetal taste is due to grape that haven’t ripened enough. Many of the Lake Erie vinifera grapes just don’t have a long enough season therefore hybrids are better for most areas
March 24, 2008

ogobogo
YEAH, bring the party up into Canada…Pelee Island