Good on Grobe!
Thanksgiving weekend found us in the Kitchener/Guelph area and we dropped in to finally meet long time Best Bottles fan Perry Grobe. His wife…
Pining for Piedmont
Each September, Kato and I escort a group to one of the world’s great red wine regions, Piedmont in the NW of Italy. This…
NIAGARA’S MOST CONSISTANT “˜SUPER STAR’ RED
The Bordeaux blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot) was one of the first red wine successes in Niagara. A French guy, JL Groux,…
Light & Easy
TAKE A WALK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE:~ PINOT NOIR Silver Bay is about as light as you can get in Pinot, and certainly easy…
New Star for Thanksgiving
Pinot Grigio is usually crowd-pleasing and a bit plain. The wine equivalent of easy listening music. However, some producers push the envelope and substitute…
Another Hit from Spain
Forget expectations of Spanish warmth and spice, this is country rustic. No sloppy, sweet kisses and softness ““ the feeling here is more gutsy…
My New American GF
MEET MICHELLE, MY NEW AMERICAN GIRLFRIEND A softish, fruity, sparkling that’s a must-try for fans of Prosecco. Really easy drinking/crowd-pleasing for parties and family…
Pinot Pop Star
COMMERCIAL-STYLE PINOT has a PURPOSE Here’s a wine that we all need to know about. Not because it’s great, but for its potential to…
Thinking Rustic
With the approach of fall, a drinking man’s thoughts turn to rustic reds. Such as those of the Bairrada region in Portugal. The producer,…