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Weekly guide to a wine lover $ 10 wines – a Cabernet Franc From Canada
You may not realize it, but the Canadian wine regions are in producing the same latitude as the almost too hot region of Provence, France and which is almost perfect temperature in Tuscany, Italy. So perhaps we can say that latitude is not everything. Do not get me wrong. Canada produces some fine wines, for example, of the Paul Bosc Estate Vineyard Equuleus for which you will pay in the mid- the thirties, if you can find. Canadian ice wine is said to be the best in the world. You will not find discussed here for obvious reasons.
The Most came from Canada comes from Ontario, the province's largest and most populous of Canada. Most Ontario wine comes from the Niagara region, no far from New York State. The wine reviewed below comes from the other end of the southern Ontario region of Lake Erie North Shore not far from Michigan. The parties This region is south of Detroit. This is a VQA wine, which means it complies with a series of Canadian standards. In the words of a writer of great wines, Tom Stevenson, "Since most systems imposed by the law states mediocrity, self-regulation has led VQA stamp Canadian producers to the highest standards. "
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Colio Estate Wine Review Cabernet Franc VQA 2007 12.8% alcohol about $ 9.50
Let's start with marketing materials. Tasting notes: ruby red, cassis, cherry, minerals vanilla, spices and green pepper / herbal aromas, dry, medium bodied with ripe black berries, plum and light chocolate flavors, fruit and cedar on the finish. Tip: Meat beef, beef dishes, game, chicken with herbs, barbecue, pasta. And now for my review.
I started taking this wine alone. It was very unpleasant, but not acid and flavor to snuff. The first meal involved bought grilled chicken wings, chicken breast and potatoes roasted in chicken fat. The flavor of snuff was very dominant. The wine was very acidic, what was good greasy food. A cool but not very tasty mango, managed to flatten it. Some sweet fruit juices helped express the cedar.
The second meal trade consisted of roast beef ribs, green beans in tomato sauce and homemade roasted eggplant with garlic. With the ribs tasted black cherry and plum wine. Unlike I got the eggplant chocolate. Interestingly, when I added a spicy seasoning to meat the taste of chocolate became a mint.
The last meal was beef stew with dumplings were slow cooked chicken along with the wheat. Now tested leather, chocolate and pepper. The wine was more complex than can usually expect in this price range. But in the end, was thin and slightly bitter. I tried it with a high quality, French style, very buttery and lemon lemon pie right out of the freezer. Note that the wine tasted like cherries.
I finished this tasting with two cheeses. The first was a Provolone. The wine is sour and quite short. Then with a piece of string, skim milk mozzarella served wine, essentially tasteless. Before giving my verdict let me tell you if I'm weird already a fan of cheese and wine festivals and not let these pairings change my final verdict.
The final verdict. Pretty good. This wine had a lot more in it than many others in its price range. Without having planned, I just finished reviewing a Bourgueil wine of the Loire Valley in central France has made of the same variety of grape, Cabernet Franc, the signature grape in red parties. That the cost of French wine almost double the price of Canadian. Was better? Yes Was it twice as good? Of course not. Draw your own conclusions.
About the Author
Levi Reiss authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but really prefers drink fine German, Italian, or other wine. He teaches various computer classes at an Ontario French-language community college. His global wine website www.theworldwidewine.com features a weekly review of $10 wines and new sections writing about and tasting organic and kosher wines. Visit his wine, nutrition, and health website www.wineinyourdiet.com .
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