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…
Susan Did It!
One of my favourite lines to restaurant owners is “Get the wine from the cellar and put it on the bar where customers can…
Planning Your Summer Reds
Natalie Spytkowsky of Rosewood Winery creates one of the purest expressions in local Pinot. Her 09 is very Beaujolais-ish, refreshing, appetizing and fun to…
Great News for Cocktail Lovers
Starting Feb. 1st, , the LCBO is offering “˜Come celebrate the return of the Cocktail Hour at your local LCBO’. That’s what their promo…
LCBO Vintages Saturday Jan 21, 2012
This release contains some classic editions of wine styles. A great learning opportunity. While the Argentina Pinot is a great drinking opportunity. As ever,…