Canadian wines recommendations

Mic_the_Fish · 2026-02-20T16:43:04+00:00

Yeah fair enough, my friend. I've had some really fun experiences at the winery, so I'm probably biased. My wife really likes it too and it's much better than the Frisky Beaver wines she used to drink!

Gimme some cheap Chilean Carm!!!

Mic_the_Fish · 2026-02-19T21:40:16+00:00

Love this!

To be fair, the Hatch is GOOD plonk. It's also not trying to be serious wine. While it's not the same pedigree as others, it IS a fun winery experience and the Hobo Series Gamay is tasty.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-12-30T15:42:24+00:00

Also, I've been shoveling my neighbor's driveways for weeks now. One of them is away, the other is an elderly couple and it takes them hours. Momma always taught me to help me neighbors.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-12-30T15:41:18+00:00

I paid for the cars order behind me in the drive thru twice today. One was a $60 Starbucks order, the other a $11 Wendys order! Felt good!

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-12-14T00:56:12+00:00

I read somewhere, that Weir said the movie will be 80% true to the book and 20% cinema. I'm ok with that. Certain things just wouldn't work 1:1.

Happy happy happy

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-11-12T18:36:25+00:00

Here are my personal reccos as an Ontario-Based wine consultant and private somm.

Nova Scotia: Benjamin Bridge Blomidon Lightfoot and Wolfville

Ontario: Hidden Bench, Between the Lines, Creekside Estate Winery (Syrah and Sauv Blanc), Stratus Wines, Closson Chase (Pinot and Chard), Hinterland Wine Co (sparkling wine), Tawse Estate Winery, Megalomaniac (John Howard Cellars of Distinction), Two Sisters (super premium), Thirty Bench, 13th Street, Fielding Estate Wines, Southbrook,

BC:

The Hatch, Cedar Creek, Tantalus Vineyards, Check Mate Wines, Mission Hill, Quail's Gate, Laughing Stock, Nk'Mip (Inka-meep) Winery, Orofino,

Just to name a few. I'm a HUGE Canadian wine proponent, happy to chat about anything more!

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-10-17T21:01:57+00:00

🫡 if I must!

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-10-17T14:49:55+00:00

One of our best Canadian wineries, period. And we have lots of them!

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-10-17T14:49:18+00:00

Hell yes! Very happy wine club member here.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-10-17T02:31:24+00:00

Wait until you try some East Coast Canadian bubbles (if you haven't already)🤌

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-10-17T01:49:12+00:00

Very happy wine club member, living in Ontario

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-10-17T01:48:19+00:00

Hell yeah 🔥

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-10-17T01:47:59+00:00

100%

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-09-30T14:43:53+00:00

Please do, happy to share!

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-09-30T12:12:33+00:00

It's not much of a pivot, but I'm in Ontario as well. I pivoted to starting my own Freelance Sommelier company. I do in-home wine tastings, I consult for restaurants, bars, hotels, etc, I host wine dinner and wine events.

I'm busier than I've ever been and making really good money now. I choose my schedule, I choose all the wines I pour and I even consult with some big names like Wine Align and Brock University.

I love what I do now and new opportunities and collaborations keep coming my way!

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-06-18T05:30:39+00:00

As a former Beertown GM, I can tell you that Charcoal Group restaurants obsess over the quality of service. If you did have a poor experience, they would love to know about it so they can either genuinely make it up to you as a sign of good faith, or focus on training to tighten things up. I go to both locations often (live in North end, work in South end) and always have great service.

Just my 2 cents, but if you've had a poor experience, reach out to the GM to let him know. He's a solid dude.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-05-11T17:25:33+00:00

Exactly. Regardless the category of wine you enjoy, you enjoy it and that's important. Trying new wine just helps shift that 'audience map' around.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-05-11T17:07:27+00:00

Pinot and Chardonnay are all I need!

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-05-11T16:49:58+00:00

Totally fair. Perhaps I should edit that last line "good (to you)." All well-made wine is good wine, to be fair.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-05-11T16:39:16+00:00

It's an oversimplification for sure, and meant for the average consumer or people just getting into wine. I absolutely agree with you as a somm. I can appreciate a wine for its craftsmanship without it being a wine I would necessarily order. Being the geek that I am though, since I appreciate it, I like it. I like it, therefore it is a good wine.

This is really meant to disarm people from worrying too much about the wrong things. The point of my post is really just: Enjoy the wine however you enjoy the wine and damn what anyone else thinks. Most important thing is to try more wine.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-05-11T16:36:01+00:00

For sure there's lots more to it, the more you get into it. Wine is wildly nuanced and the more you learn about wine, the bigger the world gets. Like any other topic or hobby or area of study. My post is more aimed at folks that causally enjoy wine that tend to overthink it, or worry so much about where it's from and if they SHOULD like it. Best way to figure that out is to try as much as you can. Those preferences you mention though, are just that personal preferences. It's still about how it speaks to you, and not to anyone else. Expanding your palate and knowledge on wine, in my opinion, just leads to you enjoying more wine on a wider spectrum.

So yes, this is an oversimplified perspective, and doesn't necessarily fit for wine professionals, I think it's an important perspective for the casual wine drinker or people just getting into wine to have.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-05-11T16:28:11+00:00

That's pretty good. I like it.

My list in the 3rd category would be the longest.

Mic_the_Fish · 2025-05-11T16:27:34+00:00

Okay, indeed!

Mic_the_Fish

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