'Easter Feast' Vintages Release March 20, 2010

Ok, I just checked the mail today and look--a new Vintages release!

The last few releases have been spectacular--everything that The Crush looks for, low prices, high quality and a good selections. With this release it seems that we are getting back to Vintages' high prices.

However, there are some intriguing things that I may pick up.


13th St Cuvee 13 Rose 2006 CSPC # 147504
Stoney Ridge Proprieters Reserve Brut Sparling Wine 2005 CSPC# 168385

I always like to have a bottle or two of sparkling wine around, and I'm happy to say that in my opinion, Ontario does a pretty darn good job with this style of wine, especially with the white sparklers. I have only tried a few rose Ontario sparkles notably the Henry of Pelham Cuvee Catherine Rose ) and I was not nearly as impressed with it as I was of the standard white Cuvee Catherine. I have heard good things from others about the wines at 13th street, so I am eager to try this one out. Regarding the Stoney Ridge, I have not tasted their wines for quite some time (if you believe it, just a few years ago, I bought a bottle of their 1991 Mouvedre from the back cupboard of a restaurant way out in the country, and i was surprised to find the wine still alive and drinkable. If memory serves, it was even elegant!) so there wine making must be pretty good!

Mas de Bressades Cuvee Tradition Rose 2009 CSPC# 950576

I buy this every year, it's a great rose with tons of flavour--really delicious!

On another note, I'm not too excited by the reds in this release. For my money, I am still going back to the Rhone release from February 20, as there are a number of wines (I'll post on that later) that I enjoyed at very good prices.