I'm afraid this is going to have to cover 3 Champagne Thursdays. Things have been crazy busy, and I lost track of the weeks I guess.
So what's happened... We made our way up to Peterborough for a night to say good bye to my beloved Pig's Ear Tavern. Many memories were made (and then subsequently forgotten) here over my university career, and it announced a while back that they had sold the bar, and it would be shut down (to make way for condos I think?). So Shane and I made the trek up to have one last night surrounded by friends and laughter (and horrific music) at the church-basement-esque bar that we'd come to know and love. We even got to stand in line for over an hour before getting in, just to remind us what it was really like during the good 'ol days.
We also made a quick trip up to Tremblant, and although it was rainy and dreary, it was quite relaxing. We are starting to rent our condo, so we were investigating some options. We have decided at this point, AirBnB is the way to go. If you're interested in our listing, you can check it out here, feel free to share!
Anyways, as there are three reviews to do, let's jump right to it!
April 6, 2017
This week we went for a rosé from South Africa's The House of J.C. Le Roux, Pinot Noir Rosé, 2010. I'm unable to find their page for this bubbly... sorry about that. Shane didn't get much on popping the top, but there was quite a bit of flavour, albeit one-dimensional, in the glass.
Shane got a scent of a cream soda once it was poured, where I got mostly berries. On the first sip, I said "well... I like it... I think?", I guess it wasn't as clear as it should have been right off the top... But by the end of my notes I have "We like it. Tasty tasty tasty."
There was quite a bit of berry flavours (for me) on the palate, and a lot of Cream Soda flavours (for Shane). Again, we really did like it, but it was a little plain.
April 13, 2017
This Thursday started out with a bang! Almost literally. The pop under this one was HUGE. Scary huge. It was Muga's Conde De Haro Brut Cava 2013 (also note worthy, April 12 was the 5 year anniversary of our Champagne Thursday flutes, only one casualty as noted here).
Although there was a big pop, there was no scents behind it. Even in the glass we got very little at first... Shane got "boozy wine" and I thought it had a bit of a sweeter scent. After the first couple tastes, Shane noted that he got hints of raisins (which although are made of grapes, I think we can all agree that they taste VERY different from grapes). I got a bit of a dry and sour flavour at first (I did get a raisin-y flavour after it had warmed up a little). It had lots of nice, big, sharp bubbles, and was a lovely, bright yellow.
It was fine... not exciting, but decent enough.
April 20, 2017
This week we picked up a prosecco: Torresella's Extra Dry Prosecco Doc (it had a really pretty label). After the reasonably sized pop, Shane said he got a fresh dough scent, which he clarified as being RAW dough, not baked, otherwise he would've said "bread".
In the glass, we were divided, he got a dry scent, and I got a sweetish scent. I got a bit of a fruity thing going on in mine, like a severely under-ripe pineapple. Shane said it had a wine-y taste, to which I agreed.
The bubbles were quite nice, a little creamy but certainly plentiful. It certainly tasted like a prosecco (which is good, because it was), but a little drier than the average prosecco (which is also good). It was good enough although quite one-dimensional. Easy drinking though.
That's it for now :)
~S&S
April 6, 2017
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| Fun at the glorious Pig's Ear! |
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| That's right 118 of these bad boys! |
The kids were over one weekend, and we went to our fifth annual Maple Syrup Festival. Shane and I had a sausage making weekend over the Easter long weekend (very festive, yes) where we made 7 types totaling 118 sausages (yum! We're set for the next little while!).
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| Shane visiting one of the Tremblant locals. :) |
We also made a quick trip up to Tremblant, and although it was rainy and dreary, it was quite relaxing. We are starting to rent our condo, so we were investigating some options. We have decided at this point, AirBnB is the way to go. If you're interested in our listing, you can check it out here, feel free to share!
Anyways, as there are three reviews to do, let's jump right to it!
April 6, 2017
This week we went for a rosé from South Africa's The House of J.C. Le Roux, Pinot Noir Rosé, 2010. I'm unable to find their page for this bubbly... sorry about that. Shane didn't get much on popping the top, but there was quite a bit of flavour, albeit one-dimensional, in the glass.
Shane got a scent of a cream soda once it was poured, where I got mostly berries. On the first sip, I said "well... I like it... I think?", I guess it wasn't as clear as it should have been right off the top... But by the end of my notes I have "We like it. Tasty tasty tasty."
There was quite a bit of berry flavours (for me) on the palate, and a lot of Cream Soda flavours (for Shane). Again, we really did like it, but it was a little plain.
April 13, 2017
This Thursday started out with a bang! Almost literally. The pop under this one was HUGE. Scary huge. It was Muga's Conde De Haro Brut Cava 2013 (also note worthy, April 12 was the 5 year anniversary of our Champagne Thursday flutes, only one casualty as noted here).
Although there was a big pop, there was no scents behind it. Even in the glass we got very little at first... Shane got "boozy wine" and I thought it had a bit of a sweeter scent. After the first couple tastes, Shane noted that he got hints of raisins (which although are made of grapes, I think we can all agree that they taste VERY different from grapes). I got a bit of a dry and sour flavour at first (I did get a raisin-y flavour after it had warmed up a little). It had lots of nice, big, sharp bubbles, and was a lovely, bright yellow. It was fine... not exciting, but decent enough.
April 20, 2017
This week we picked up a prosecco: Torresella's Extra Dry Prosecco Doc (it had a really pretty label). After the reasonably sized pop, Shane said he got a fresh dough scent, which he clarified as being RAW dough, not baked, otherwise he would've said "bread".
In the glass, we were divided, he got a dry scent, and I got a sweetish scent. I got a bit of a fruity thing going on in mine, like a severely under-ripe pineapple. Shane said it had a wine-y taste, to which I agreed. The bubbles were quite nice, a little creamy but certainly plentiful. It certainly tasted like a prosecco (which is good, because it was), but a little drier than the average prosecco (which is also good). It was good enough although quite one-dimensional. Easy drinking though.
That's it for now :)
~S&S
April 6, 2017
- Brand: The House of J.C. LeRoux
- Type of Grape: Pinot Noir
- Sweetness: 8g/L
- Price: $16.95
- Tasting Notes: Very berry forward bubbly, cream soda with sharp bubbles. Would pair nicely with a fresh loaf of bread and fruits
April 13, 2017
- Brand: Muga
- Type of Grape: Viura and Malvasía
- Sweetness: 2g/L
- Price: $19.95
- Tasting Notes: Hints of raisins, a touch of sour fruits, nice bubbles. Would go nicely with figs.
April 20, 2017
- Brand: Torresella
- Type of Grape: Glera
- Sweetness: 14g/L
- Price: $14.95
- Tasting Notes: Nice fresh dough scent in the glass, simple prosecco flavours, slightly fruity. Would pair nicely with a light Caesar salad
