Same Story
byJay Rayner, restaurant critic for the London Observer, headed out to eat in seven cities around the globe in search of the perfect dinner….
November, 2010
LCBO Vintages Saturday November 27
byTHE LOW DOWN: It’s getting close to the Holidays and Vintages is cranking up its offering of high priced glamour wines. You’re bound to…
Make a Date with Magnotta
byFor years Magnotta was the “˜bad boy’ on the Ontario scene. Under-cutting the LCBO, exploiting regulation loop holes and upsetting local wineries. The master…
The South African Thang
byHEARTY, SMOKEY, SPICY ““~ THE SOUTH AFRICAN THANG South Africa is one of the best, and prettiest wine countries. But who knows this ““ other…
Biggest Wine Seminar at Food & Wine Expo!
byI’m excited about the wine seminar I’m giving tomorrow night…the best attended seminar in the history of the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo…over 168…
Fab Fabiano
byIN PRAISE OF THE ‘NON-WINE’ Much of the time, you and I are pouring wine for people who are not terribly interested. Or who…
Applause for Tawse
byTAWSE GOES TOPS Wine Access Magazine recently voted Tawse “˜Best Winery in Canada’. This award usually goes to some winery from BC so it’s…
LCBO Vintages Saturday November 13
byTHE LOW DOWN: I am not able to report on this release because I missed the tasting due to a last minute change in…
The Sweet Kiss of Merlot
byMerlot is out of fashion with those who drink the trends. The rest of us keep a Merlot handy for romantic moods, or the…