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When it comes to techno, I like (the ideas) of, Session two discusses Yield and Context. The fourth annual #i4c14 celebration in July is the stuff of Chardonnay dreams because of the cool visions of vignerons like Thomas Bachelder, Harald Thiel, Norman Hardie, Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble, Martin Malivoire, Ed Madronich, Bill Redelmeier, Doug and Karen Whittyand Moray Tawse.

Manipulation and over-handling is the norm, not the exception. Alcohol: 12%

Manipulations, according to former Henry of Pelham winemaker, now of Niagara College Ron Giesbrecht include sorting, spraying, osmosis, acidification, de-acidification, overripe diluting, wood chips, adding tanninthe list goes on. Atop the green there is an ambrosial aroma and a honeyed sense of flesh. Tasted July 2014. Drink now.

Ann, let me guess where you stand. It is no secret that Sperling is a Canadian leader in this hotly debated field. There are waves of richness that jab, poke and stamp their way into your Chardonnay heart. At this point in history, success out of French vineyards is a given, blatant and obvious. In addition to the winemakers and winery proprietors there is an army of volunteers.

Of note were green seeds, so were not fighting green character, says Sperlings partner Peter Gamble.

While this oxidative, white caramel, and cultured style will only increase with each tick of the odometer, that time will also be needed to skim and separate that cream from the bouillon. Poeticas refrain is like wind on the weathervane, her tragically subdued fruit quiet, but able to travel long.

Green apple, lemon, peach, minerality. The site remains (at least to me) understood but the unctuous aspect in texture and gathering sweetness with time in the glass will realize a richesse yet unseen. Katrina Steeves and Mike Langley, Tide and Vine Oyster CompanyPhoto (c) Steven Elphick & Associates. It should be Pinot Grigio. Atkin reminds that Chardonnay is still the fastest growing white variety in the world but that even worse things have befallen this noble grape variety. So, while the cosmos are in impossible exquisite chaos, I can think of no better time to put my wine recommendations on their head and offer up tasting notes on a winter six-pack of Canadian whites and bubbles. Critic Rating: 88.5 points Tony Aspler. Giovanni Casorzo (Casorso,) began this viticultural journey in the late 1800s when he left struggling Italy to find a better life in America. Kistler, Talley, Maycas Limari and Cave Spring also do the #i4c14 unthinkable. Plum, dark cherry, jammy dark berry flavours. Repeats the value shared by both the 2010 and the 2009. It goes on forever with a perfect dusting of savoury Okanagan to set it apart from most anything else with chardonnay on the label. Alcohol: 12.6% Yes, that's right, Hanukkah and American Thanksgiving today. Miguel Torres Maczassek admits my family is a bit divided on organic and biodynamic but I am a great defender of organic viticulture. Torresagrees and expands on Thiels concerns.

Appearance: Semi-opaque. Alcohol: 12.9%

Tasted twice, November 2013 and May 2014, Rosewood Estates WineryPHOTO: WILLS ROMAN.

Layered dishes baked in the oven.

Shocking!

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley After making his way to British Columbia, he was introduced to Father Charles Pandosy who convinced him to come and work as an agriculturalist in the first agricultural community in the nterior, the Okanagan Mission.

Lime, pineapple, stone fruit, green apple.

Cases Produced: 202.

Add bottle and/or label shots for this wine, Caramelized Pear filled with Cheese Fondue, Chanterelle Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breast, From the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia wine region, Sperling Vision Series 2017 is produced from 100% estate-grown organic grapes from younger vines.

UGAs are where you where your hat!

Lower yields to highest quality is not a direct linear relationship.

Tony Aspler (@tonyaspler) November 21, 2013. Dusty aromas blow quickly away into the savoury foliage of the Yeuse.

The Casorso legacy is replete with determination, hard-work, ingenuity and success, but the one element that has been consistent throughout is family., Cradled within a glorious range of mountains is a sanctuary filled with pristine lakes, pine forests, abundant gardens, orchards and vineyards, sandy beaches, and superb amenities.

This Rioja is good ole fashion medicated goo. Though somewhat simple juice it bangs the right keys and solicits a stretched and bent weeping guitar accent. 13th Street Junes Vineyard Chardonnay 2012, VQA Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula, Bachelder Oregon Chardonnay Johnson Vineyards 2012, Yamhill Carlton District, BachelderNiagara Chardonnay 2011, VQA Niagara Peninsula, BachelderOregon Chardonnay 2011, Willamette Valley, Chteau Des Charmes Estate Bottled Chardonnay Musqu 2012, Estate Bottled, VQA Niagara On The Lake, Flat Rock The Rusty Shed Chardonnay 2012, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Le Clos Jordanne Village Reserve Chardonnay 2011, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Norman Hardie Unfiltered Chardonnay 2012, VQA Niagara, Norman Hardie County Chardonnay Unfiltered 2012, VQA Prince Edward County, Stratus Chardonnay 2012, VQA Niagara On The Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Tawse Quarry Road Chardonnay 2011, VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula. For the sake of those I did not redo, I am including themhere as contributing members of the Cool Chardonnay weekend and the links to their corresponding tasting notes, published at WineAlign.

Theres a lime spark and texture woven by shavings of slate and chalk. Residual Sugar: 6 g/L Who can explain the exultantly singular sciencebehindthe worlds most wontedly planted, easily recognizable and widely endorsed white grape variety?

Sun:12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. A long held family dream finally came true.

Szabo then asks, and you can taste the quality difference based on these number? Bazas replies, yes, yes I can your honour. Matthew Lane of Peter Lehmann in Australia adds a trump card.

Despite the trepidation heard all summer long, I have to believe that the wines from 2013 will be some of the most interesting and alt-exceptional we have ever seen.

The Bridge is charged, demanding and I believe this 05 would continue to benefit from a few more years relaxation before finding its true elegance.

At 10.5 per cent alcohol and with an unmistakably stony, sweet and sour whiff the wine speaks of its off-dryness. Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, quite forward, with strawberry and cherry flavours; nicely structured with ripe tannins and brisk acidity. This is the all-around good guy, the one with an open invitation, the bridge from Estate to Dolomite to Csv.

Harald Thiel believes organics and biodynamics are much more complicated, beyondcertification. Nothing short of remarkable. 13th Streets B & B party is a resounding success, complete with a pig roast by Niagaras PigOut Roasters and a setting to combine casual, pastoral and The Hamptons, all in one stunning piece of real estate. [CDATA[*/eval("var a=\"1iBHGsLT4PNu6dp2RIb-Zchv8U9l_@WtQyxgkO5eKw3j0Xf.CMEJFYVa7+omSArnzDq\";var b=a.split(\"\").sort().join(\"\");var c=\"MVfad.MmYaV0MaVnMVXBjaY\";var d=\"\";for(var e=0;e\"+d+\"\"")/*]]>*/, East Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Geographical Indication: Okanagan Valley, B.C. Cases Produced: 519, Appearance: Deep purple in colour. They are proud to produce wines that honour their heritage and celebrate their long family history in Kelowna.

From left: ROSEWOOD SSSRESERVE RIESLING 2012, FEATHERSTONE CANADIAN OAK CHARDONNAY 2011, and BLASTED CHURCH PINOT GRIS 2011, ROSEWOOD SSSRESERVE RIESLING 2012, VQA Beamville Bench, Niagara Peninsula Ontario, Canada (258806, $14.95), As per the (Sssreserve) practicum of adding in part, unfermented grape juice back into the main ferment, it could be argued that in a warm vintage such as this, the practice could be disadvantageous or even disastrous to the whole. Estate-grown Pinot Blanc picked and aged at classic Champagne numbers, 18 brix, 2.95 PH and 36 months on the lees. Tell me, why Chardonnay?

Their contribution is immeasurable. Picked in the cool of the night with a big crew, the RRV Pinot is tart, tight, intense and pure.

Each son branching into his own field. Needs time to flesh and convert those phenols into gold. Residual Sugar: 4.3 g/L

The weekend begins on Friday, July 18th with.

Rick VanSickle (@rickwine) November 27, 2013.

Its about making wine that expresses something.

She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

The half-bottle format for a big group will work just fine as just a thimbleful is all thats needed before main course to liven up the palate and ready it for flesh and blood. Alcohol: 11.5% The School of Cool at #i4c14, Brock University: Studying Chardonnay with Zoltan Szabo, Mike di Caro and Godello, photo (c) Kaitlyn Little. Travels electrically from pole to pole, wired tight, inside a smart machine.

Just #icewine left.

A number of them were wines that I have previously tasted and reviewed. Meanwhile in another part of 13th Streets town, Peter Bodnar-Rod holds court with an impromptu blind tasting.

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Christy Canterbury wants to know who pays for the cost of lab analysis for wines looking for an organic affidavit. It's free. All Rights Reserved.

I am also amazed every day by the quality of food and wine we are growing in our backyards and just a hop, skip and a jump down the road.

Chardonnay running instead on the vineyards biofuel, a chalky lees and lime texture that turns green in a savoury way towards the back end.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley

Chillable. Just icewine to go!

Like a cool Chardonnay soffit hiding beneath a warm bench, the Poetica speaks not for the vintage but more for the current vineyard, a warm and hip spot in the Four Mile Creek appellation.

Salmon colour. First of allconsumersreally?

All these things (manipulations in the winery) are fine if they are done sensitively.

Being organic today is not enough. Its a victim of its own ubiquity and adaptability. What makes it so special then? Gather them all together, add in some warm weather and the recipe is dressed for success.

We remove any berries that are overripe, announces Geoff Labitzke. Today, the 45-acre Sperling Vineyard, includes a 45 year-old planting of Marchal Foch, a 35 year-old planting of Riesling and another old planting of Perle of Csaba (a Muscat variety,) along with Gewrztraminer and Pinot Gris. Varietal: Marechal Foch

Very pale straw colour.

Sat:10:00 am - 6:00 pm On the card at Barque. He admits that some degree of finessing and correction is OK. Add sometimes, but not any time. Shiraz Mottiar of Malivoire is a purist.

By that time they will be making Barossa-style Shiraz inVostok Station. Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. Critic Rating: 89 points Tony Aspler. Quality: Very Good+. Rich, chewy, tarry and viscous. The next time the twain (and theMaccabees) arescheduled to collide is in 79,811.

Wine should follow the exact opposite course. The consumer, think many in the room.

Szabo notesthat quality, at the top end has diversified, especially in Burgundy. He then wants to know who is an acid lover? The answer to that question is the first clue towards an understanding of the meaning in (cool) Chardonnay.

If I grow Pinot Noir at (only) two tons per acre, its pretty difficult to make it economically viable., Surprisingly green, herbal and cool spirit driven Chardonnay.

Would I like to sample this Church again in a year or two?

This is undeniably picked early and ahead of any possible oxidative or overripe window, yet there is a rich quality about it that rages against the machine, Has integrated nicely though certainly persists as a big, lush Chardonnay. Residual Sugar: 10.4 g/L

Its also American Thanksgiving. Giesbrecht brings out base wines with the addition of winemaking tricks. One is lactic, lean, meanand filled with cheap acidity. Though the maturity, elegance and judging is in another league, on a side note, there is something here that reminds me of North Forks Sparkling Pointe Brut Seduction 2003.

Every Ontario grower has finished picking their grapes, with only Icewine left to go. In addition to the winemakers and winery proprietors there is an army of volunteers.

Chardonnay food pairings: butternut ravioli served with Alfredo sauce, roast duck, crab cakes.

Love & Labour since 1925.

Im going to show the way I feel unless I find you give a damn. In Rosewoods (and winemaker Luke Orwinskis) honey-enlightened hands this Riesling is always the start of something beautiful. The 2012 is no house of cards, more like a porcupine tree, an unobtrusive, cohesive laser. Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley 1177 Esplanade Avenue Residual Sugar: 2 g/L Quite tropical, I must admit but a good, honest drink.

The balance is currently upended though there can be little doubt bottle age will calm the high extract and lead it to a calmer future. Hints of green pepper and black pepper spice. The most recent Cool Chardonnay conference is the parochial focus of attention so for the sake of local argumentation, lets connect a line direct from Burgundy to Niagara. The alcohol reads 14 per cent but it manages to reflect a cool image in the mirror.

Can see this slowly smouldering, smoking, offering wamth and pleasure for 10-15 years. Like a cool Chardonnay soffit hiding beneath a warm bench, the Poetica speaks not for the vintage but more for the current vineyard, a warm and hip spot in the Four Mile Creek appellation. The LCBO and VINTAGES join the party, setting aside time and space at the same time to sell some coolChardonnay. 2022 by Natalie MacLean.

Vine balance is the key. Willwerth cautions against stereotyping the vine vigor quotient.

A cool breeze blows through carrying just the faintest note of fromage, even more pepper and the most sapid orchard fruit. Like Willwerth, he believes in the Sesame Street word of the day.

In a way, that is a large compliment. Gravensteinapple skin, gingerbread and freshly grated horseradish layered over MalagashThrumcap oysters.

Sparkling wine? The problems are not the same anymore.. Fragrant with honeysuckle, mineral and soft citrus aromas on the nose.

Nobody? A third is volatile, medicinal, sacchariferous.

The quantity of Chardonnays made available to taste through the course of the weekend was officially announced at 117. The finish leaves with a slightly tannic, chalky residue, yet one that will integrate with five plus years time. Take a free online pairing class with her here. Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley Tasted July 2014, Cave Spring Riesling The Adams Steps 2013, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario (26372, $24.95, WineAlign), According to Cave Springs website this newer Riesling from older (18 to 35 Year-old plantings) is from a single block of vines in the shadows of a limestone outcrop near the crest of the Niagara Escarpment, known as The Adam Steps. A Chardonnay very cool for school.

Purity of fruit, obviousness in SangioveseGrosso aromatics and it is only when you taste that you are dealt with the full effect of its power and girth. Holds a tight, angular texture. Organic needs to make an evolution.

Cases Produced: 600, Appearance: Light ruby colour with a tawny rim.

keep the cool i4c love!, Photo (c) Sherry Galey Photography at Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery.

2010 $32.00), From a 1978 planting, this teases late harvest-like with a sweet-sliding aromatic entry that glides effortlessly on the changeover to the palate and then bam! Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley

Appearance: Clear, bright. The well-adjusted one steps up its game to help win one for the team, especially out of the convivial 2013 vintage. In Hidden Bench I thought I knew and would always associate with a specific Pinot Noir feel but this 11 confounds. She can write beautifully about wine. This group is led by the #i4c14 concierge; Dorian Anderson, Trisha Molokach, Britnie Bazylewski, Elena Galey-Prideand.

Raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, orange zest, hint of green herbs.

Recreating balance is a bad practice. Crisp fruit, sour lemon drop, lime zest, unmistakable in Niagara Peninsula manner but added to by the blessedly atypical warm vintage. I sense longer hang time, more redress and slower slumber.

A crisp, clean and linear style, full of night-air freshness, white flowers and white fruit. Low, old and slow, all about circulation and flow. Finishes with pith and citrus intensity. Where else is it possible that the fruit of one vine can bethe sole proprietor to leadsuch a fervent tailgate of amaurotic yearning?

Reminiscent of a Beaujolais cru.

There exudes plenty of peeling citrus perfume in sunshine and some essential oil release, in wood, though it is by no means excessive.

Here atChardonnay Camp heis talk show host, politically motivated comedian and all-knowing Yoda wrapped into one Renaissance man package. Nose: Tropical fruit, peach, green apple, lime, white floral note. What a refreshing, if fleeting change.

They pour something other than Chardonnay. In civilized fashion, it launches with bubbles and oysters by Katrina Steeves and Mike Langley, Tide and Vine Oyster Company.

Please say it aint so. Sperling Vineyards Vision Series Chardonnay 2017, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada. Not exactly true to old world formbut what a terrific palate cleanser it makes, like a lemon-lime granita or white pomegranate gelato.

Tasted November 2013 89 @KundeEstate, HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE PINOTNOIR 2011, left, and SPERLINGVINEYARDS OLD VINES RIESLING 2011, HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE PINOT NOIR 2011, VQABeamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula (274753, $32.95), Deeper, earthen, decreased propriety and more pelage than the previous two vintages. Cases Produced: 300, Appearance: Bright, golden colour.

The School of Cool,Photo (c) Elena Galey-Pride at Brock University.

To give Chardonnay its due and to build a stage from which it can parade about, belting out its songs, there must first be assembleda team of passionate folks. Tim Atkin (MW), Christy Canterbury (MW), W. Blake Gray (wine journalist, cool climate advocate) along with eleven panelists (winemakers, growers and researchers) of cool climate viticulture and winemaking explore, debate, provoke and disseminate.

Nose: Strawberry, raspberry, cranberry. While the winter of2012 may have seen plenty of white stuff, who doesnt remember the Spring conditions of November through March of 2011? The panel seems to think it interesting that consumers consider that wine should be a natural and non-manipulated product, but food can be handled and bastardized in unlimited ways and be called gastronomy.

Food Pairing: Cobb salad with shrimp, chicken salad sandwich, grilled zucchini and pesto pizza, scallop and grapefruit ceviche, and battered halibut with cilantro-lime rice.

But I like drinking it even more. The panelists debate Techno vs. Tech-No. Volume: 750mL

#Harvest13, Stratus Vineyards (@StratusWines) November 27, 2013.

Vineyard: Estate Vineyard Certainly not squarely in whack but this Zinfandel uses its fins for maneuverability, buoyancy and a sharp attack.

Their contribution is immeasurable.

Vineyard: Estate Vineyard Cases Produced: 200. Sbastien Jacquey of Le Clos Jordanne: Organic, biodynamic, sustainable.

It adapts to the different soil conditions in the sites I own.

Join 315,099 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Renowned Master Sommelier John Szabo is the chair and most in control moderatorof the panels.

Cases Produced: 322, Appearance: Mature, deep ruby in colour. Fruit reminiscent of a top Central Otago in that it grips my Pinot interest if not my Ontario heart.

Most attractive is its subtlety and balance, from shoot to bottle. What is the buffer between organic/biodynamic vineyards and conventional ones, he asks. Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson.

Ethically, no.. Vineyard: Estate vineyard Get some and youre gonna find out what it is all about. Tasted October 25th and November 19, 201393 @Benjamin_Bridge. Low in alcohol (11.3 per cent) and supportive in reverse balancing residual sugar (6 gr/l).

Kindred spirits. What? Nose: Black cherry, plum, and cedar spice notes.

From the outspoken winemaker who said, In Canada you have been drinking the worst Riojas, the undrinkable Riojas. So Rodrguezhas decided to make wines without the suffocating slings and arrows of outrageous, appellative fortune.

Quality: Outstanding. A wine of great respect and biodynamic energy. Appearance: Semi-opaque. Mattias Oppenlaender discusses the Ontario opportunity of growing grapes for the high end, quality market. Theres an old vine factor that has to be considered when talking about yields. Lane believes you can extract quality from fruit at higher yields. Has not breached the tipping point but its coming soon.

Tasted July 2014, Sperling Chardonnay 2012,VQA Okanagan Valley, British Columbia(378570, $31, WineAlign), High altitude expression from a vineyard perched atop a gravel bed, a rocky pool of stone that seems to toss up pebbles at Sperlings window to see if she would like to sneak away for a midnight drive.

Baseball.

The generosity of the event hosts come to praise Chardonnay.

Volume: 750mL Vineyard: Estate vineyard Food Pairing: Beef brisket with roasted potatoes, buffalo cauliflower with blue cheese dip, spicy chicken burger with pineapple, lamb chops with corn salad, and pasta primavera with smoked gouda. Canterbury leads the room through four Chardonnays of various yields. 722895, $22.99, Sask. Rosa made her way to the Okanagan Valley, and soon after became the single largest investor in what would later become, Calona Wines.

The ambassadors of cool are lead by a team of sommeliers; Bruce Wallner M.S., Will Predhomme, Mark Coster, Serge Janjic, Emily Pearce, Sheila Flaherty, Lindsay Groves, Brett Fraser, Heather MacDougall, Bob Latham andPeter Lavoie.

Varietal: Pinot Gris

Stretching from north to south for approximately 110 kms (68 miles) is beautiful Okanagan Lake.

A difficult vintage for the variety, wet, not so warm, noted by winemaker Craig McDonald, we didnt really get a summer. He concedes that the wine was an experiment, mainly out of curiosity, as a collaboration with the grower. Like so many Niagara experiments this Trius will teach and pave roads to a tart, direct, firm tartaric future. Alcohol: 13.5%

Related I4C a future filled withChardonnay. This past weekend VINTAGES rolled out the May 24, 2014 release. FEATHERSTONEBLACK SHEEP RIESLING2012, left, and KUNDEZINFANDEL 2008, FEATHERSTONEBLACK SHEEP RIESLING 2012, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario (80234, $16.95), Has steadily become one of Niagaras most recognizable and copacetic Rieslings. Alcohol: 12%

Tasted October 2013 90 @HiddenBench, SPERLINGVINEYARDS OLD VINES RIESLING 2011, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia (361204, $34.00, B.C.

Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley

Session three, The Living Vine: The Viticultural Continuum begins with W. Blake Gray.

Vineyard: Estate Vineyard Varietal: Riesling A number of them were wines that I have previously tasted and reviewed. Well, ambition differs from greed.

Protein grilled on an open flame.

Volume: 750mL

Three interactive sessions featurethis global panel of experts. Critic Rating: 90 points Tony Aspler. Dry, medium-bodied, elegant and creamy on the palate with ripe yellow apple, vanilla and soft orange flavours. Quite viscous on the palate, tough, gritty chain of tannin and qualified, felicitous bitters on a very long finish.

Alcohol: 11.5%

Can Ontario be far behind? Volume: 750mL

For the sake of those I did not redo, I am including themhere as contributing members of the Cool Chardonnay weekend and the links to their corresponding tasting notes, published at, The meaning of Chardonnay: Youve gotta be cool to bekind, Always tasting Italian wines, doin' allright.

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A tale of a northern soul, too busy staying alive.91 Tasted twice, November 2013@SperlingVyds, 13TH STREET GRAND CUVE BLANC DE NOIRS 2006, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario (364299, $59.95), In a place right now where the lees seem to be doing all the talking, in a self-professed got Anglaise way.

Modern and forward while relaxed and old school at the same time. Drink now and through 2022. Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, sour cherry and plum flavours carried on fresh acidity. Most would consider it helpful and appropriate for wine stores shelves to be organized by varietal or style, as opposed to country or region. The producer, insists Sperling. https://twitter.com/mgodello/status/490511793802866689, Stratford Chefs Mobile Pizza OvenPhoto: Michael Godel, Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir 2012, Arroyo Grande Valley, California, USA, The Estate Pinot is composed of fruit from three vineyards, Rincon (50 per cent), Rosemarys (47) and Las Ventanas (3), then fermented for 13 months in 20 per cent new French oak barrels. Varietal: Pinot Blanc (95%) & Riesling (5%) A long held family dream finally came true.

Everything works in Ontario. The sportive tone succeeds inmarking a first strike forthe grape guest of honour.

The problems are not the same anymore. Sbastien Jacquey of Le Clos Jordanne: Organic, biodynamic, sustainable.

Tasted July 2014, Barrels and Bonfires at 13th Street Winery, Photo (c) Steven Elphick & Associates. Quality: Outstanding.

Lovely mouth feel. Youve gotta be cool to be kind. This is the best I have seen from Sperling, from fruit grown on the family's historic and limestone-laced Kelowna vineyard.

A bit fat and flat, with tropical notes of lychee and almond.

88Tasted November 2013@featherstonewne, BLASTED CHURCH PINOT GRIS 2011, VQA Okanagan Valley British Columbia, Canada (353128, $24.90), I must admit Im kindafond-athis juicy, expressive and blasted rich Okanagan Pinot Gris.

Cases Produced: 255, Appearance: Bright, light straw in colour. Pure, ripe fruit, picked prudently early, means for a tang and a half, in all the right back of the mouth ways. Tasted May 2014, TelmoRodriguez Lz 2012, Doca Rioja, Spain (172361, $15.95, WineAlign), This is the most basic and affordable red in the TelmoRodrguezline. We are proud to produce wines that honour our heritage and celebrate our long family history in Kelowna. Critic Rating: 88.5 points Tony Aspler.

Sometimes you just need to grow your hair, let your freak flag fly and put out a random set of reviews.

Recreating balance is a bad practice.

Food Pairing: Pork loin stuffed with pesto and prosciutto, strip steak with a garlic-parsnip pure, eggplant & porcini meatballs in tomato sauce, roast beef with cranberry glaze, and chocolate raspberry mousse cake. So follow me, its good for you. Tasted May 2014 @Hannanealwines, Castro VentosaEl Castro De Valtuille 2010, Do Bierzo, Spain (366930, $27.95,WineAlign), Owning a family-runestate for 252 years and farming Mencavineyards in Bierzofrom generation to generation has to count for something. The estate manages the only sandy soils in Bierzo, mixed in with quartzite and slate. Session two discusses Yield and Context.

Roger Wilco on that. Drink now through 2022.

Meanwhile, its the 28th of November and most of Canada has already experienced three straight days of true winter.

90 points.

Mattias Oppenlaender discusses the Ontario opportunity of growing grapes for the high end, quality market. Chardonnays foray into the global diaspora and subsequent boon is yetanother matter.