Great Food+Wine Experiences #1
byWine reviews and best-buy tips are everywhere these days so I need to smarten-up to keep your interest. I need to remind myself of…
March, 2012
A Big, Affordable Lush
byBIG LUSH AT A REASONABLE PRICE Last week I told you about some exceptional everyday, rustic Portuguese reds, now here’s something for fans of…
Wine Fun in Peterborough
byA FUN AFTERNOON IN PETERBOROUGH Shari Darling, a wino colleague in Peterborough sent me the following blurb. “On Sunday, April 15, 2012, we are…
Mumm was Yumm!
byHad cause for celebration that needed a Champagne moment and went with Mumm Brut. Lovely toasty warm flavours/feelings combined the fizz and freshness. Could…
Wonder Reds
byA PAIR OF PORTUGUESE WONDER REDS Two of my favourite rustic reds are drinking really well right now. And are attractively priced too. Alianca’s…
The Bachelder Mission
byTHE BACHELDERS ““ FAMILY ON A MISSION Followers of local wine will know of Thomas Bachelder as the brilliant winemaker behind Le Clos Jordanne….
Irish Whiskey at LCBO Vintages
byWe all screw-up, but you’d think that someone working on the Vintages catalog would know that a shamrock has three leaves, not four. In…
The New-Style Aussie
byThe Australian wine industry is going through a change ““ from a producer of homogeneous, crowd-pleasing bottles to “˜something different’ in every bottle. The…
Gunning for Zebras
byBig game today. Go Gunners!