Barrel Samples

What We Drank:

Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catherine Brut

Trius Brut

Divergence MV Brut (Unreleased)

Blue Mountain Brut

Harrow & Hope Brut Reserve

Louis Roederer Champagne

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The guys + Jeff Moote talk about barrels, influence in winemaking and everything in between!

What We Drank:

2022 Sparkling Vidal Icewine Marynissen Estates

Off The Hop Beers

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This is the second instalment of Queries with Kerri! Kerri joins us from the Marynissen tasting bar (and many other helpful jobs around the winery) with questions she has, or often hears at the vineyard. In this episode she focuses about processes that happen after the vineyard!

What we drank: Unreleased Marynissen Field Blend Sparkling

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This is the first instalment of Queries with Kerri! Kerri joins us from the Marynissen tasting bar (and many other helpful jobs around the winery) with questions she has, or often hears at the vineyard. In this episode she focuses about the vines & growing process.

What we drank: The Old Tun Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé

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What We Drank: Ev's Eclectics Pear Vençal

Breweries Mentioned:

• Left Field
• Fairweather
• Third Moon
• Bellwoods
• Off The Hop (Available at Newark Brewery)
• Kingsville
• Bench Brewery

Cideries:

• The Old Tun
• Collective Arts
• Niagara Cider Company (Available at Bench Brewery)
• Ironwood

Wine:

• Benjamin Bridge 2016 Brut Reserve
• Divergence Rosé Brut (+ upcoming Sauvignon Blanc Brut)
• Marynissen Oh.
• Blue Mountain 2014 Brut Reserve

Spirits:

• Dillons
• Limited Distillery
• Spirit In Niagara

3rd Party/Bottle Shops:

• Wine Online
• My Wine Canada
• Savvy Company
• Stocked Cellars
• Archives Wine & Spirits
• Everly
• Gather

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What We Drank: Divergence Rosé Brut

Notable Mentions: Laura from @crushablewineclub

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This week the guys were joined by Niagara winemaker extraordinaire Derek Barnett of Meldville Wines!

Browse Meldville Wines

Wines we drank:

2016 Fogolar Riesling

2007 Lailey Impromptu Red

2016 Icellars Cabernet Merlot

2016 Fogolar Picone Cabernet Franc

2016 Fielding Chosen Few

2016 Stratus Red

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The guys breakdown the meaning behind the word Vintage in the wine industry, and then hop through some of their most favourite and least favourite and break down the WHY?? question of it all!

What they drank: 2020 Blanc De Blancs Marynissen

Where to find vintage reports:

Rick Vansickle Wines In Niagara

Grape Growers of Ontario

VQA

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What we drank: Bella Terra Blanc De Blanc 2017

What we mentioned:

Cuvée

Niagara Wine Festival

Wineries of Niagara On The Lake

Niagara Benchlands

Wine Country Ontario

Savvy Company

Dark Horse

i4C - Cool Climate Chardonnay

VQA Wine Truck

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We break down the where and why in the Niagara food & drink scene. From bottle shops, to restaurants, to wineries, our top picks for place that SLAP, all while being great supporters of Ontario wine!

Wine We Drank: Divergence Riesling Brut (375ml)

Places We Talked About:

Gather Tasting Room

Oliv Cellar

The Cheers Store

Archives Wine & Spirits

Barbea

Kaiserhaus

Oddbird

Dispatch

Twenty

Wellington Court

Merchant Ale House

Ruffino's

Treadwell Cuisine

Garrison House

Just Cooking

Ridgepoint

Vineland Estates

Redstone

Ravine

Barrelhead

Kitchen 76

Pearl Morissette

August

Smoke & Moonshine

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