In article >,
says...
> I emailed Chuck privately thinking he was the only member of the ng
> from Ontario and asked him if he knew of any Ontario reds that might
> have the "big" flavour some fo the Aussie and California Cabs and
> Shirazes have. Living here, I thought I should give at least a few a
> try.
>
> I took his advice in the last part of his post.
>
> Any others for my to check out list?
> PS And yes Chuck I'd like to see your " to taste" list that you
> mentioned.

You could check out some of the tasting notes on selected wineries at:

http://www.littlefatwino.com/winedb.html

There are also links to other wineries on some pages.
I also happen to like a decent Cab-Merlot blend put out by Eastdell
Estates for under CAN $15

Dennis