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 25, 2008

Alfredhayes
The last opinion-changing wine that I quaffed would have to be the 2004 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon. I’d had a few reds from California and wasn’t impressed by the finishes, but a tasting of Groth opened my eyes to the fact that California reds can have some great finish. Of course finding a reasonably priced bottle of wine from the Oakville area of Napa is next to impossible I’ve found (esp. in Ontario).

Sorry to hear about the Pelee Island tasting. If possible we need to get you some wines from the North Shore of Lake Ontario (Prince Edward County). Very small vineyards the new ‘it’ area of wine making in Ontario. British Columbia (Okanagan Valley), and Nova Scotia (Lunenburg) are also great areas in Canada. One Lunenberg winery makes 26 different wines, none from grapes. Name a berry, and they have a wine made from it.
March 25, 2008

Robin C
Canadian ice wines are good.
QOTD: I think that Csrignane is my most recent experience to shake up my ideas about wine. We had a Potter Creek Carignane with pizza and just didn’t know what to make of it. I’m going to have to try some other carignanes to compare. This carignane was like a huge bar of high quality bittersweet chocolate with a tinge of berries in the background. A small amount of it went a long, long way. I suddenly felt like I should be in Spain at a flamenco bar drinking it in tumblers and pounding the table with the filled glass in lieu of applause. I looked up carignane and it did originate in Spain. Odd. Anyway, it was the first wine in a long time that I didn’t think that I would confuse with another wine. I’m going to look for it when I see that it is blended with something else and see if I can identify it’s contribution. So, we went home and the next day opend a bottle of Licia Albarino and couldn’t stop drinking it. We didn’t have to think about it; we were positive that we liked it, and that’s a good experience too.
March 25, 2008

LarryTheWineGuy
I always was down on Greek Wines…thinking they were nothing more than Dry Uninteresting Retsinas…but after dining at a 5 star All Greek Restaurant in Atlanta with a 100% all Greek Wine List..I was extremly impressed with the quality to price Ratio especially Boutari’s Nemea Agiortikiko which is a Greek Version Of Pinot Noir
March 25, 2008

Fatboy
One of the wines that changed my opinion on the region of Hungary for red wine is Gere Kopar 2003 Cuvee. It is a very good Bordeaux Blend, I bought it when I was in Budapest. I tasted it blind with a group of very serious tasters they were all thinking super tuscan or left bank bordeaux. Here is the link if anyone is interested. I think it is expensive for a red Hungarian wine, BUT I think the quality is great. Gary, if you can get a bottle on the show let me know. I ended up buying a case from the US importer who is very tiny.

http://www.greathungarianwine.com/Hungarian_Wine___List_of_Wi.html
March 25, 2008

Rice
QoTD: Peacock Ridge Merlot from South Africa…. SA?!?!? didn’t even know they fermented grapes there… now my eyes are open. Thanks to you!
March 25, 2008

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
QOTD: I recently had a white Zin that knocked my socks off. I know in the wine world there’s lots of opinions about white zin being the layman’s wine that everyone buys cause they dont know any better, but it really can be a lovely, sophisticated grape.

great show gary!
March 25, 2008

spaetm
I’m trying not to have any preconceived notions about regions or vintages or kinds of wine, therefore I haven’t had any wines that really disagreed with them.
March 25, 2008

torquey
QOTD: 2006 Terlato & Chapautier Shiraz/Viognier. I never expected to find an Australian wine that I liked.
March 25, 2008

Wednesday
Central CA coast wine from Cass Winery. I thought that it was just too hot there to make anything but a fruit bomb. Plenty of structure too.
March 25, 2008

SaraMHCRU
I am still learning, and trying as much as possible. And having started to develop my palate as I started to watch WLTV, I feel less quick to write off a type of wine altogether because of one single representation.

great show today. even though the wines were disappointing you still kept the energy up and made it into a positive lesson!
March 25, 2008

Allan
QOTD: the wine was the Arrocal 2004 – previously I found Spanish wines to brash, rustic, probably from my prior experiences with the ‘black bull”. Then at a recent wine tasting it was suggested to try the Arocal and now I look for Spanish wines with similar profiles. BTW, I am not a big fan of Canadian wines even though I am Candian for the same reasons as you just highlighted – the reds are so green and the better ones are priced out of their PQR.
March 25, 2008

Allan
QOTD: the wine was the Arrocal 2004 – previously I found Spanish wines to brash, rustic, probably from my prior experiences with the ‘black bull”. Then at a recent wine tasting it was suggested to try the Arocal and now I look for Spanish wines with similar profiles. BTW, I am not a big fan of Canadian wines even though I am Caandian for the same reasons as you just highlighted – the reds are so green and the better ones are priced out of their PQR.
March 25, 2008

JordanW
Thanks a million for tasting some Canadian wines… it is definately a challenge to find good Canadian wines under $15, and I live in Ontario.

QOTD: German Riesling rocks it. I never even considered it before, and now I love it.
March 25, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: 2004 Sella & Mosca Cannonau Riserva opened up a new chapter for me: Sardinian wines. Beautiful dark fruits, dried black cherries, tobacco, leather?, a little pencil shavings, tar, REALLY interesting stuff (for me) at 9.99 US BONES!!
March 25, 2008

Withnail
Dude: British Columbia, BC, Okanagan = tons of good wineries.
March 25, 2008

Swedish T
Hi G.V.

Long since I dropped a comment here…been busy…sorry…but I gotta work so I can go spend it all in USA.

QotD : IÂ´ve had a couple of red wines from Austria, made from BlaufrÃ¤nkish, Zweigelt and St:Laurent, and those wines made me look deeper into reds from Austria and other parts of Eastern Europe like Eger in Hungary etc.
Also a few wines grown in vineyards with very high content of volcanic soil, like Mallorca, Sicily and Taurasi in Campania has opened my eyes to that style of minerality.

Cheers
Swedish T
March 25, 2008

BobbyTiger
Enjoy your trip to Canada, but don’t forget to buy some wines before you get to Pelee Island. Likewise, our friends to the north play some great Hockey, but alas, even Toronto can have a Pelee Island like season. QOTD…………Nope, not yet. Still drinking………and still waiting for that light to go off.
March 25, 2008

Chris S
QOTD: It’s oo early in my wine livelihood to have my mindset changed. Right now I’m still just exploring.
March 25, 2008

medo
QOTD:

It was the 2007 Lungarotti Pinot Grigio Brezza Umbria IGT .. We liked it so much that we ordered this as one of the white wines for our wedding party!
March 25, 2008

SS Chris
HOLY VAYNERPAZZZZZZ, BATMAN!!!!
March 25, 2008

Mr.Ambassador
I’ve tried some Portugese Reds after your WLTV recommendations and I’ve been impressed (particularly with the price-points I’ve encountered). Thanks!
March 25, 2008

RickD
We popped a rousseau after our Easter dinner – honey flavors with some spice and a finish that really kept going and going. I sometimes like dessert wines but often find them too sweet and simple – this one was complex with some subtle secondary flavors that I really enjoyed.
March 25, 2008

Phil M'Glassup
I’m told that miffed at the missed opportunity to taste an dlearn, your staff dumped some Hawaiian Punch and grain alcohol into the bucket and invited the CKCs for a party/
March 25, 2008

Surekat
i enjoyed that, even though you didn’t like any of the wines. it’s good to see you don’t pull any punches.

QOTD: Yatir Sauvignon Blanc. i always found sauvignon blanc to be rather boring, but this one was sharp and grassy and lemony, a pleasure to drink. plus, we had decided to explore the smaller israeli wineries, and had been disappointed by the first 3 or 4 we tried. we’re so happy we didn’t give it up!
March 25, 2008

Yoni Rabkin
QOTD: A recent Sauvignon Blanc revitalised my interest in white wine.