World of Wine
Each year, my husband and I plan a weekend get-a-way to celebrate our anniversary. This year, we took a day trip to the county of Essex in Ontario for the Wine Tour.
We had a great time driving the countryside and stopping at small local wineries tasting the wines produced with local grapes. We learned so much and still have so much to learn.
Every winery was staffed by intelligent, pleasant people. Our day was a joy, thanks to these workers.
Our first stop was D'Angelo Estate Winery were we tasted five different wines and bought a Monarch Rose, which is a light red wine, and Iched Foch, a sweet iced wine, and a Vidal Winter Harvest which is late winter sweet white wine.
At Sprucewood Shores Winery, we had a lovely chat with the clerk and tasted more wines. She gaves us a great lead for a place for lunch in Kingville, Jack's pub. We bought two bottles of Riesling.
Next stop was Erie Shore Vineyard and tasted their reds. We bought a Summer Sun Cabernet that is a red wine that has the skins removed early on in the process. The wine is lighter than a full-bodied red. I am not a fan of the really dry, almost harsh red wines. This one was very tasty. We also bought Sellar Secret which is another almost sweet red wine.
Viewpoint Estate Winery has a beautiful wine tasting room worth going to just to see. It's right on Lake Erie and as a wonderful view of the lake. Here we tasted all whites and bought an unoaked Chardonnay.
We had to go somewhat out of the way to find Mastronardi Estate Winery but so worth it. The wines were exceptional. The tasting room was decorated like a Mediterranean cellar. Very cute! The owners are Italian and Portuguese. We bought two bottles of the oaked Reserve Chardonnary.
Our last stop was the Pelee Island Winery with a huge retail store and a large tasting bar. They produce a large selection of wines and I wasn't expecting anything exceptional. The first wine poured was a red and I almost grimaced. But it was a red blend that had a wonderful taste! We bought two bottles of it called Monarch. We also bought one bottle of one of the grapes used in the blend, a Reserve Zweigelt, which is a Hungarian grape grown on Pelee Island.
Lunch was at Jack's pub and I highly recommend it. When I mentioned the pub to one of the wine staff she told me how Kingsville has become a culinary center. Many chefs are opening restaurants and people from all over Ontario are going there.
All in all, a great day spent with hubby and learning and tasting wines!
We had a great time driving the countryside and stopping at small local wineries tasting the wines produced with local grapes. We learned so much and still have so much to learn.
Every winery was staffed by intelligent, pleasant people. Our day was a joy, thanks to these workers.
Our first stop was D'Angelo Estate Winery were we tasted five different wines and bought a Monarch Rose, which is a light red wine, and Iched Foch, a sweet iced wine, and a Vidal Winter Harvest which is late winter sweet white wine.
At Sprucewood Shores Winery, we had a lovely chat with the clerk and tasted more wines. She gaves us a great lead for a place for lunch in Kingville, Jack's pub. We bought two bottles of Riesling.
Next stop was Erie Shore Vineyard and tasted their reds. We bought a Summer Sun Cabernet that is a red wine that has the skins removed early on in the process. The wine is lighter than a full-bodied red. I am not a fan of the really dry, almost harsh red wines. This one was very tasty. We also bought Sellar Secret which is another almost sweet red wine.
Viewpoint Estate Winery has a beautiful wine tasting room worth going to just to see. It's right on Lake Erie and as a wonderful view of the lake. Here we tasted all whites and bought an unoaked Chardonnay.
We had to go somewhat out of the way to find Mastronardi Estate Winery but so worth it. The wines were exceptional. The tasting room was decorated like a Mediterranean cellar. Very cute! The owners are Italian and Portuguese. We bought two bottles of the oaked Reserve Chardonnary.
Our last stop was the Pelee Island Winery with a huge retail store and a large tasting bar. They produce a large selection of wines and I wasn't expecting anything exceptional. The first wine poured was a red and I almost grimaced. But it was a red blend that had a wonderful taste! We bought two bottles of it called Monarch. We also bought one bottle of one of the grapes used in the blend, a Reserve Zweigelt, which is a Hungarian grape grown on Pelee Island.
Lunch was at Jack's pub and I highly recommend it. When I mentioned the pub to one of the wine staff she told me how Kingsville has become a culinary center. Many chefs are opening restaurants and people from all over Ontario are going there.
All in all, a great day spent with hubby and learning and tasting wines!
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