molinara.ca

Verified by N49

Great well known place that has been around for many years offering friendly and professional service if you are looking to bottle your own wine at a fair price.

I have been bottling reds and whites for years and every batch meets or exceeds my expectations.

Remember that shopping local always helps our local economy and I will continue to use Molinara for my wine bottling needs.

Cheers!!

I'm not a connoisseur but I know what I like. I took into Molinara a written description of a commercial Pinot Gris I enjoy. I wanted something different because I'm Pinot Gris'd out. It's description said 'herbaceous, citrusy and a little acidic'. From this, an Italian Trebbiano was recommended to make. After bottling and getting it home, it exceeded my expectations even without aging. Have made it twice since.

Sangiovese is a personal favourite. The 30 bottle premium batch is one of the best I've made.

I will NEVER go back to bottle at this location. The owner (and sole employee) is a self-admitted alcoholic (telling me on my first visit that he drinks an average of 1.5L of wine per day while AT work, using the excuse that "his customers expect him to taste the wine with them") He eagerly poured me at LEAST a half dozen "samples" of various wines while I was bottling- which were obviously taken from the CUSTOMER PAID batches awaiting their bottling. My last time there, after I had to delay my bottling appointment by 2 weeks, by the time I came in, there were only 24 bottles worth left in my batch. I've been bottling for YEARS, and every single place that I've gone (including a prior visit to Molinara), you always get 30-31 bottles from a batch. I hope he and his other customers enjoyed "sampling" the wine that I paid for. And to top it off, it wasn't the variety I ordered (not a surprise, since he was likely intoxicated when I placed the order) SO unprofessional. I now go down the street to Wine Expert, where the employees are completely sober and I get to take home ALL of the wine I PAY for.

I've made multiple batches of wine here, and will return again. Great overall experience, and great wine!