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Inniskillin Merlot Reserve 2020: The colour is medium ruby. On the nose black cherries, plumbs and black tea. In the mouth not very structured, with a bitter finish. The aftertaste is short. This Merlot based wine is made by Inniskillin, Canada’s first estate winery. Although established only in 1975, it is the oldest continuously operating winery in Canada. In this respect, it needs to be noted that after the repeal of alcohol prohibition in 1927, the Canadian provinces strictly limited the number of licences to produce wine. A nearly 50-year moratorium on issuing new winery licences was dropped only in 1974. The first winery licence was granted on July 31, 1975 to Inniskillin winery. For its Reserve Series, Inniskillin sources the grapes from specific vineyards throughout the Niagara Peninsula. Canada doesn’t have any indigenous red grape variety. Besides Icewine, Canada’s winemaking doesn’t have much of an identity neither. Most major international red grapes are cultivated, especially the classic Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Malbec and Carmenere (also from Bordeaux), Pinot Noir and Gamay from Burgundy, and Syrah from the Rhône Valley are also grown. For this bottle I paid 29.95 CAD (20 CHF) at Wine Rack in Toronto.

It’s a very interesting time to be in the wine business in Sonoma, Napa and all of California. Wine consumption continues to decline and even a study last week suggested that 1 glass of red wine may not be necessarily helpful for one’s health. Even with this disparaging view, other see this as a unique opportunity to acquire well positioned wineries and vineyards at excellent values. The US is the largest wine market globally and in 2023, consumption decreased by 3.0%. The EU accounts for 48% of the world's wine consumption and wine consumption declined 1.8% in 2023. Are you thinking of acquiring or selling wineries or other properties please reach-out? Follow on LinkedIn for stories and news on local, US and International real estate matters, including wine. All articles are open provided as gifts without pay-walls. #wine #winery #winespectator #napa #sonona #marin #santabarbara #monterey #lodi #lake #Mendocino #pasorobles #sanluisobispo

Our Vineyard Partners are selected very carefully! We prefer extreme character within an appellation; location, soil, aspect, elevation and personality. Philosophical alignment is paramount, as our growers must also be dedicated to creating top quality, unique, delicious, exquisite wines. We spend a lot of time in these vineyards with our growers, in fact we have a “half day rule” – we only work with vineyards with a proximity wherein we can leave the winery in Sonoma, drive to the vineyard, spend meaningful time, and get back to the winery within half a day. Otherwise we simply would not be able to go often enough. Our objectives are to guide beautifully grown Pinot Noir grapes from these various single vineyards into the bottle; to express their individuality – we want all our wines to be different from each other; like children, with a thread of commonality but with very different personalities. Appellations: Los Carneros, Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain, Napa Valley, Yorkville Highlands, Bennett Valley

Umberto 2021, the only wine made 100% from the Merlese grape, conquers Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri award.   Castel San Pietro Terme, 30 September 2024 – This recognition gains even more value in that it was bestowed on the 60th anniversary of the winery and that it was a wine project dear to Umberto Cesari, the fruit of decades of investments in the vineyard and in winemaking. In fact, Merlese was a very long-term dream, with its beginnings in the faraway 1980s, inspired by Umberto Cesari ceaseless commitment to experimentation. In this case, the overall concept was really simple: pollinate naturally the flowers of Sangiovese with those of Merlot. The result was a totally new grape variety. Then, after careful clonal selection, the decision was made to ramp up on a large scale: the initial hectares of Merlese vineyards were planted at Castel San Pietro, and studies were conducted over many years to determine the most appropriate aspect, vineyard layout, and, in general, how to best cultivate a grape that was an unknown quantity up to that point.    The initial bottling was the 2018 vintage, and the latest is the current release, 2021. After meticulous quality-selection of the berries, the must ferments and matures in traditional cocciopesto and glass-lined concrete vats at controlled temperatures. The wine is then given an additional 6 months in the bottle. Merlese 2021 appear an intense, purple-flecked red. The nose is broad and generous, redolent of wild berryfruit and cherry, against a background of spice notes classic to its parent Merlot.    It is full-bodied, but displays striking elegance as well, thanks to a fine balance of crisp acidity and velvety smoothness, gifts of its two “parents.” The tannins are pronounced but supple and enjoyable.

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New article on the hybrid wines of Canada! Link in bio

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