This lush, unoaked blend of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Trebbiano opens with fresh orchard-fruit aromas. Tropical fruit notes emerge on the mouthwatering palate. Honeydew melon lingers on the refreshing finish. Perfect for chili-laden, crispy squid.
Colaneri’s heavy hitter was made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that were dried for 60-plus days and then aged in new barrels for 27 months. Full bodied, certainly, it offers wall-to-wall cherries in every form: Bing, morello, kirsch and black. Add in plums, vanilla, spice, a concentrated mid-palate and excellent length, and you have one of Ontario’s most interesting wines. Drink it over the next 5 years.
The 2010 Sur Lie is a smooth and easy-drinking white with a profile of banana, green apple, lemon and minerals. Light to medium body; the acid is soft and the finish lengthy. Pair it with grilled scallops drizzled with a basil/chili oil or medium cheddar.
Newly released 100% pure lager style, showing nutty malt with light yeasty and hoppy background notes. Lightly sweet citrus and malt flavours with creamy texture and a touch of bitterness on the finish.
Winner of Garrison Brewery’s 2011 Ultimate Brew-Off Competition for home brewers. Garrison brews a batch of the prize-winning brew each year, which is then labelled and sold at the brewery. This interpretation of a traditional German regional style is almost black in the glass, with smoky roasted chocolate-malt character and a hint of fruitiness on the nose. Lightly sweet citrus and contrasting dark malt flavours meld very smoothly on the palate, making it deceptively easy to drink.
Aged 9 months in used malt whisky barrels from Nova Scotia’s Glenora Distillery, this variation offers subtle, complex aromas of cinnamon and dried citrus-fruit peel with light malty and herbal overtones. A generous mouthful of flavours offers fruitcake spiciness, sherried notes and an agreeable touch of smoky dryness. Well-integrated spicy dried fruit and bitterness on the finish.
Deep orange amber colour with complex aromas of sherried fruit, caramel, piquant spice and a whiff of herb. Rich, smooth, fruity sweetness through mid-palate with emphatically dry dark-chocolate bitterness on the finish.