The Grower's Basket

As we enter the holiday season every one is marking their calendars to squeeze in as many get togethers, festive parties, and year end celebrations as possible. Like many, you are usually wondering what wine to bring or what wine to serve. Here are a few idea's and tips to help guide you to success this year.  1) Choose complimentary pairings:  LIGHT with LIGHT and BOLD with BOLD. 2) Match flavours in order to enhance perception of taste: FRUITY with FRUITY 3) Keep in mind the fundamentals of flavour balancing: SALTY & SWEET and ACIDIC & FATTY  Holiday Charcuterie Board This is a super simple, ready made charcuterie board. All ingredients were purchased at  Loblaws . WHITE WINE PAIRING:   2014 Civility Chardonnay from 16 Mile Cellar Oak aged Chardonnay is great with hard salty cheeses or very ripened soft cheese, as it has enough weight and richness on the palate so it harmonizes well with the cheese. RED WINE PAIRING:   2012 Rebel

This year I started a new adventure as I accepted the position as winemaker/GM of  16 Mile Cellar . Working closely with Susan Barnacle and Joe Groia I am determined to put my mark on 2018! As many already know, this growing season was full of sun, heat, and a little bit of rain when we needed it most. However, like many vintages in the past, most winemakers were harvesting around days of rain, high humidity, and lots of disease pressure. 2018 marks the first year 16 Mile Cellar will be making 100% estate fruit wine. Vineyard view We hand picked our very first crop of Chardonnay in early September after a long 4 year wait! The fruit was sun kissed, fully ripened, and incredibly clean. Pressed whole cluster, the juice had a wonderful balance of acid and sugar and was put into french oak barrels right away. After a short couple days of waiting, the fermentation started naturally and slowly bubbled away creating a symphony in the cellar! Now we wait for the sugars to fully f