Wine with a Filthy Mouth and Bad Attitude

Gretchen Neuman
VinoVerve Editor

What else would you expect from Elwood Blues.

Well, not wine… although I think Jake makes some reference to Thunderbird being a mean wine…

Still….

My memories of Dan Aykroyd and wine are mostly from the scene in the Blues Brothers where the boys are sitting in the old Chez Paul holding out water glasses for champagne and being admonished by PeeWee Herman. “Wrong glass, sir”.

Ironically, it appears to be at that time that Dan learned to love wine. He was apparently introduced to the joys of Premier Cru Bordeaux by guitarist, Steve Cropper (or Steve ‘The Colonel’ Cropper to you).

And now? Well, naturally, Dan has his own wine.

Dan Aykroyd Wines. The wines are produced in partnership with Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits, Ltd., out of Ontario Canada. Plans are even underway for a Dan Aykroyd Winery in the Niagara Peninsula. The wines are in two collections.

The Discovery Series which consist of a Chardonnay, a Sauvignon Blanc, a Cabernet Merlot and a Cabernet Shiraz. From looking over the tasting notes, I was surprised to learn that the grapes for these wines were actually grown in Canada of allegedly snob free grapes (a little anthropomorphism, I presume). Most of these wines are blends with the exception of the Chardonnay) and the Cabernets are combinations of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc the mixed with Shiraz and or Merlot.

The Signature Series includes one wine. The Signature 2005 Reserve Vidal Icewine is barrel fermented and won the 2008 gold medal at the Ontario Wine Awards in the Vidal Icewine as well as Wine of the Year.

I guess he was on a mission from God.

Tags: Canada, celebrities, Dan Aykroyd, Niagara Peninsula

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