Whatcha Drinking (2026)?

[rjchurch47]

Italian Pinot Noir with the Wild Boar last night

 

[detroitdad]

 

[Shadow]

I've been in the garden today "pottering". Time for a "sundowner" - White Port & Tonic

Very nice. Hugely underappreciated.

(Too much ice for my taste!)

 

[Shadow]

Italian Pinot Noir with the Wild Boar last night

Very nice, again.
You have good taste, sir.
Which region of Italy was it from?

 

[rjchurch47]

Very nice, again.
You have good taste, sir.
Which region of Italy was it from?

It's from Northern Italy - Veneto. Due to its light-to-medium-body and fresh elegant flavours of cherry & raspberry and reasonable price, it's growing in popularity here in the UK.

 

[Shadow]

It's from Northern Italy - Veneto. Due to its light-to-medium-body and fresh elegant flavours of cherry & raspberry and reasonable price, it's growing in popularity here in the UK.

Thanks, will have to keep watch.
The only pinot noir I've had from Italy was dire; a couple of different bottles picked up from auction last year.

 

[Shadow]

A few (mainly) rieslings enjoyed last month:

2020 Peller Estate Riesling, ON, Ca. 10.1% - Excellent apero.
2022 Hidden Bench Romans Block Riesling, ON, Ca. 11% - very, very good.
2022 Nk'Mip Dreamcatcher, BC, Ca. 13% - a blend of riesling, sauvignon blanc and ehrenfelser (no, I had not heard of it either). Nk'Mip is an Osoyoos Indian Band, the first indigenous owned and operated in winery in north america.

 

[Shadow]

And a few pinot noirs too:

2019 Closson Chase Churchside Pinot Noir 12%, PEC, ON. - very, very good; (PEC = Prince Edward County, a lakeside region a few hours east of Niagara which is making a name for its chardonnay and pinot)
2022 Le Clos Jordanne Jordan Village Pinot Noir 13.5%, Niagara, ON. - a little too bold and brash for my taste but still good wine
2020 Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Pinot Noir 13.5%, Niagara, ON. - excellent; superb with chicken and creamy mushroom sauce yet enough weight to handle a simple steak

 

[badjak]

And a few pinot noirs too:
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2019 Closson Chase Churchside Pinot Noir 12%, PEC, ON. - very, very good; (PEC = Prince Edward County, a lakeside region a few hours east of Niagara which is making a name for its chardonnay and pinot)
2022 Le Clos Jordanne Jordan Village Pinot Noir 13.5%, Niagara, ON. - a little too bold and brash for my taste but still good wine
2020 Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Pinot Noir 13.5%, Niagara, ON. - excellent; superb with chicken and creamy mushroom sauce yet enough weight to handle a simple steak

I like pinot noir in general, but difficult to find in this country. It's mainly pinotage
(and merlot, shiraz & cab sav)

 

[detroitdad]

 

[karadekoolaid]

A few (mainly) rieslings enjoyed last month:

How do North American Rieslings compare to their European counterparts?

 

[Shadow]

How do North American Rieslings compare to their European counterparts?

Canadian ones, especially from good producers in Ontario, are mostly very good, some are quite superb. Am not familiar with US ones, although the Finger Lakes region of New York has a good reputation. If you like decent riesling from Alsace, Germany or Austria you would not be disappointed with any of the ones shown above.