Tasting Wine List
WHITES:
2018 Chardonnay, $16.00/ bottle: Fermented in 3rd year oak barrels. This is a full bodied Chard with a smooth finish and flavor notes of pear and pineapple. This wine should cellar well and improve with age.
Seyval Blanc, $15.50/ bottle, A crisp semi-dry wine with citrus fruit aromas and a flavor that presents hints of grapefruit and lemon. Great for seafood pairings. A Seyval for the Pinot Gris & Sauvignon Blanc lover.
Seyval Blanc Sparkling (“Pet Nat”), $19.00/ bottle, A sparkling wine made in a Petillant Naturel style. This Seyval Blanc was bottled before fermentation was complete, trapping carbon dioxide in the bottle resulting in a lightly sparkling wine. No sulfites. Sediment in the bottle is part of this style wine. Store upright, serve cold. Refreshing and crisp!
NOHO Blush, $15.00/bottle, $28.00 1.5 L eco bag. An off-dry blush. A wonderful blend of 87% Chardonel, and 13% Chambourcin. A floral/ raspberry aroma to start, with flavors that hint of citric fruits and raspberries. Crisp refreshing finish.
Cayuga White, $16.00/ bottle, $27.00 1.5 L eco bag. A wine made on the sweet side. Light fruity aromas with sweet melon and tropical fruit flavors, along with a hint of peach. Best served cold.
MAY WINE, $16.00 bottle, $29.00 1.5 L eco bag. A traditional semi-sweet German wine, it is Riesling wine that is infused with sweet woodruff. Floral aromas, with sweet undertones of freshly cut hay and flavors of honey, nutmeg and apple. Make a Mai Wein punch by adding strawberries, something bubbly and garnish with fresh strawberries.
Apple wine, $13.00 /bottle. Made with local apples. Late variety apple aromas and wonderful blended flavors of Macoun, Honey Crisp and other apples, with a semi-sweet cider like finish. Pairs very well with turkey, pork roast or just sipping with cheese and crackers.
Ice Apple Wine*, $30.00 375 ml bottle. Made from our own apples, frozen then pressed, this ice wine is truly a dessert wine full of concentrated apple sweetness and just the right amount of alcohol for a nicely balanced wine. A limited production wine, only 237 bottles.
Mead (Honey Wine) $15.00/bottle. An effervescent off-dry honey wine with floral aromas hinting of lavender and other floral sources. This wine really reveals a nice wild flower honey flavor. Hints of wild flower & herbs come through in the finish. Our bees nailed it again.
REDS:
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, $20.00. A full bodied wine w/an aroma of cherries & currants and a hint of apricot. Fruit flavors of dark cherry, black currant and jam. Balanced tannins & fruit. A toasty dry light peppery finish. Overall a dry complex wine with good fruit and a dry finish.
2017 Black Cap Cabernet Sauvignon, $22.00. A hearty earthy full bodied dry wine. Nice fruit in the nose with flavors of black current, cherry and a hint of vanilla. An easy peppery finish with just the right amount of tannin.
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, $21.00. A full bodied dry wine. It has a wonderful fruit jam aroma with a hint of vanilla. Exhibits some black current and plum flavors. Good tannins from 16 months on oak, but with an incredibly easy finish.
Le Tre Sorelle, $21.00. A dry fruitful blend (44% Cabernet Franc, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Chambourcin). A full bodied, easy drinking wine with wonderful rich flavors of cherry & black currant with some toasty and vanilla characteristics. A mild peppery finish.
2018 Chambourcin, $16.00 A stainless steel fermented off-dry red. Berry aromas to start, fruit forward flavors of raspberry and strawberry dominate with an easy going finish. Reminiscent of a Beaujolais Nouveau style red wine.
Frontenac, $16.00 A semi-sweet deep, rich full bodied wine with a wonderful fruit forward aroma and excellent flavors of dark cherry and raspberry jam. This wine was lightly oaked giving it enough soft tannin to provide a really nice balance to the fruit in this wine. A soft fruity red with a long soft finish. Appealing!
Red Hen Red, $16.00/bottle, $27.00/ 1.5 L eco bag- Crisp/bright, fruity sweet wine, with cherry and some light raspberry flavors. Hints of dark chocolate from start to finish. Half way to a sangria. Just add your fruit and you are good to go. Great for picnics or just lounging on the deck.
Wicked Blue (Blueberry Wine), $17.00. This semi-dry wine has light a floral, blueberry and cinnamon spice aroma with a distinct and excellent blueberry fruit flavor. It is like a blueberry pie in a bottle. Made from 100% local blueberries and nothing else.
Super Blue (Blueberry Wine)*, $9.00/375ml bottle A sweet dessert style blueberry wine. A cinnamon spicy nose with rich blueberry flavor and a sweet finish. Made from over 3,000 lbs. of local blueberries. A perfect after dinner sipper and a great wine to balance your dessert.
5% discount for purchase of 6 – 11 bottles. (Mixing varieties OK), 10% discount for a purchase of a case or more. (Mixed cases OK). Free cloth 6 bottle tote.
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