Loving This Languedoc!
Just had a bottle of the new vintage of Laurent Miquel’s Languedoc red and loved every drop. It’s a Grenache/Syrah blend with bright flavours,…
Winter Wine Camp
Excited to be hosting my WINTER WINE CAMP this weekend at the Claramount Inn in Prince Edward County.~ For the lucky 14 participants, we…
Portugal’s Answer to Shiraz
Looking for rich reds? Here’s a delicious offering from Portugal. Medeiros is Amarone-like in flavour concentration. Feels New World but there’s enough of a…
Stratford Lends a Hand
For those of you in Stratford, please support the HAMSTEAD FUNDRAISER on Saturday February 25th. Lots of musicians, cash bar, food and auction for…
Wine For Your Sweetie
There are two rules to follow in selecting wine for your Valentine ““ it should be pink and it should be sparkling. Peller’s Ice…
Corks Flying at Hinterland
“I’m interested in exploring all the different types of sparkling wines, from all over.” I recalled these words of Jonas Newman as I wandered…
LCBO Vintages Saturday Feb.4, 2012
Last year I offered a lot of Italian whites with the suggestion that they may be the “˜style’ of the future. While Chardonnay and…
Seductive Red!
WORLD’S MOST SEDUCTIVE RED IS NOW AVAILABLE The LCBO is offering one of the world’s best everyday priced red Riojas. Certainly one of the…
Better Than A Groundhog!
Kudos to reader and blogger Travis Oke (http://www.pullthecork.wordpress.com) who came up with this little test for February 1st. “I put this bottle of champagne…