A French Crowd-pleaser
A crowd-pleasing white from the south of France! The New World gets all the attention, but the south of France is still a mecca…
Give Chianti a Chance!
Chianti is on a revival, thanks to improved quality and winemakers with a passion for the Tuscan style. Which translates to great vitality. Gabbiano…
Billy’s Online Wine School
Lesson #10~ COOL vs HOT Grape variety is often prescribed as the way to select wines, but I disagree. Sure, it’s a good starting point,…
LCBO Vintages May 1, 2010
Vintages Sat May 1/2010 THE LOW DOWN: Lacks the outstanding values of recent releases but there’s some good explorer wines. Such as a couple…
Multi-tasking the Italian Way
After several days of researching car tires, Kato gave me the good news that the best deal was not in Brampton but close to…
Billy’s Online Wine School
Lesson #9 ITALY’S RICH RED Italian families seldom drinks rich red wines. They keep the big hitters for weddings and other celebrations. We, however,…
Profit from Wine ‘Accidents’
Every time a delivery person, a vinter or wine distributor drops a case of wine and one bottle breaks, staining all the others, the…
Ontario Chardonnay Heads to England
London, England is one of the trendsetting cities for wine. A good place to launch a brand, or region. A few decades ago, London’s…
A Billion Seller!
What wine has sold over a billion bottles? Mateus, of course! What’s Mateus, you young-uns ask? A light, fresh, slightly fizzy Rosé wine from…