Friday, August 11, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 19 Ontario wines impress Italian winemaker "Canadian? Incredible." Giuseppe into consideration the the price. The should know, after all he is a wine pro Konzelmann Rieslings have always been ducer from the Oltrepo Pavese region of amongst the very best from North Italy. He most certainly knows wines as America. The red wines from Konzelmann much as anybody, so Herbert Konzelmann was especially pleased offered the greatest surprises to both of when Giuseppe Vercesi shook his head us. Giuseppe could only shake his head in and told him that his wines were disbelief about the quality of some of the best he had ever the Pinot Noir and, like me, he Alex tasted. was ecstatic over the slightly Last year, when I visited his Eberspaecher off-dry Pinot Noir, a wine that estate in Northern Italy, I was is made in limited quantities and available only at the win very impressed with the wines from the area and I told ery. Giuseppe, if he ever intended to The biggest surprise however visit Canada, I would be hon was in Herbert's Bordeauxored to have him as my guest. type blend, the 1998 So one day last week, he arrived Cabemet/Merlot. Barrel-fer suddenly and asked if I could W ine Cellar mented and then aged for a fur show him some of our vine ther 18 months, this unfiltered yards and wineries in the Niagara area. wine has the body, fruit and balance of a We tasted a great many wines from great Bordeaux wine. several wineries, but it was the Most of the wines can be bought at Konzelmann winery he was most curious any regular LCBO store, however, I do about. That was OK with me too, as I suggest that you visit the winery to try always considered those wines to be some some of the specially selected wines, like the Cabemet/Merlot. of the best produced in Ontario. There are many good wines to be Herbert went through a tough time found down Niagara way, but none are as recently. His son and winemaker passed great as the Gewuerztraminers produced away and while Matthias Konzelmann by Konzelmann . In my mind, they are as will never be forgotten by those who good as most of what one can find in knew him, I was very glad to see that the Germany. As an everyday white sipping spark has returned to Herbert. He is again wine, the regular listed Pinot Blanc per bubbling over with enthusiasm, and that, haps beats anything that comes out of as Giuseppe remarked, most certainly is Europe, especially when one also takes reflected in the quality of his wines. Oakville Place r ^ f n Now! Independently Owned & Operated Prices valid from August 12 to August 18, 2000 Boneless Round Roast Cut from Canada AA/AAA Grades of Beef, Eye Removed, 4.39 kg Fresh Garden Salad , Baby Peeled Carrots or white Mushrooms Product of U.S.A. or Ontario, 454 g/1 lb. Baa or 227 g/8 oz. Pkg. i.d // F o lg e r s G r o u n d C o ffe e 1 k 9 Tin B ig " 9 S e le c te d V a r ie t ie s 375 · 4 5 0 g Box . in the Oakville Beaver Friday, August llth^ Our Compliments* A p p le J u ic e P ure, 1 .3 6 L Tin WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. ADVERTISED PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE TAXES. 5 .1 1 . >4 .0 0 .7 92 .9 9 . K ra ft P e a n u t B u tte r S e le c te d V a r ie t ie s 1 kg Ja r Call us or drop by for more details: Oakville Place IGA 2 4 0 L e ig h la n d A v e n u e O a k v ille Open: Mon. to Wed. - 8:30 A.M . to 9 P.M ., Thurs. & FH. - 8:30 A.M . to 9 :30 P.M ., Saturday - 8 A.M . to 6 P.M ., Sunday - 10 A.M . to 5 P.M. 4 10 Rebecca Street 845-3417 W e b u ild s tr o n g k id s , s tr o n g f a m ilie s , s tr o n g c o m m u n it ie s .