I received three vintages of Chardonnay from Ontario’s Wending Home Estate Vineyards & Winery as part of my Ontario Chardonnay Review. I reviewed the 2020 and 2021 vintages previously (see article), and today I am reviewing their 2023 vintage. Without further delay, here are my tasting notes for this wine. My Wine Tasting Note Wending Home Estate Vineyards & Winery...
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This is the final article for my Ontario Chardonnay Review. I’ve reviewed the wines, compiled tasting notes, identified soils associated with the participating wineries, and identified the weather conditions for each vintage. Are there any similarities between wines produced on the same soil type, and are there any similarities between wines produced in the same year, and finally are there...
I have been interviewing Ontario winery principals for many years about their harvest and the growing season. Weather and growing conditions can vary widely from year to year. For my Ontario Chardonnay Review I tried to get wines that were from one or two growing seasons. Most of the wines I received came from 2023 and 2024, with a few...
Soil is one of the important factors influencing the aromas and flavours produced by wine grapes. For my Ontario Chardonnay Review, I checked with the Government of Canada National Soil Database (NSDB) Soils of Ontario to determine the soil types associated with each of the Ontario wineries that provided their bottle(s) of Chardonnay. Using the free, open source, computer mapping...
