By Julia Burke, Niagara Escarpment Correspondent Full disclosure: I hate fruit wines. When I think of the wines of the Niagara Escarpment, visions of riesling, chardonnay, cab franc and ice wine dance in my head; fruit wines, on the other hand, get me about as excited as soy bacon strips: I’m vaguely aware of their existence but don’t feel the need to take the relationship to the next level. But in a wine region that shows remarkable diversity despite its small size, there’s no excuse for closed-mindedness, and after one of our fruit-wine-producing estates represented Niagara USA at a recent…
Posts Written OnDecember 21, 2009
What We Drank (December 21, 2009)
From Bryan Calandrelli: Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2008 I'm usually picky when it comes to syrah. In the past I've pretty much stuck to Northern Rhone, Washington State or Chilean efforts. For better or for worse I've avoided anything called shiraz just because I'm as close to a cool climate snob as anyone I know. This bottle of Porcupine Ridge 2008 Syrah from South Africa isn't something I would normally pick up, but our fellow correspondent's (Julia's) plan to intern a South African grape harvest made the region much more interesting. Although this one listed at 14.5% ABV, I gave it…