John Szabo, MS

An appassimento-style wine, made from grapes dried in former tobacco kilns, although no heat is applied during the...

David Lawrason

This is a fairly mellow, yet juicy red with crushed red currant, raspberry, cedar and tobacco notes. It’s medium full...

Michael Godel

A 50/50 Estate and Niagara fruit split, classic Right Bank-styled blend of Merlot (55 per cent) and Cabernet Franc...

Sara d'Amato

From Norfolk County in old tobacco land is located Burning Kiln Winery. Backed by the talented and prolific Andrezej...

Michael Stickings

Fascinating nose on this medium-bodied appassimento, with intermingling notes of balsamic vinegar, butter cream, dark (plum) and dried fruit (fig and raisin); quite hot and velvety in the mouth, with tobacco and cinnamon emerging, though a bit too sweet and a bit too drying on the decent finish, given its youthfulness; overall another interesting and distinctive offering from an excellent producer in Ontario's emerging South Coast region.

Burning Kiln Strip Room Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2012