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…
Damn Good Local Chards
Every day people tell me that they’ve stopped drinking Chardonnay. “Too rich, too oaky, too whatever.” Chardonnay has become the unfashionable white wine. Well,…
Billy Munnelly: Wine Maverick!
Check this out! The current spring edition of Watershed magazine features a smashing article about yours truly ““ written by Janet Davies, with photos…
LCBO Vintages Saturday April 17
LCBO Vintages Saturday April 17th Release THE LOW DOWN: A few years ago I met the folks from Monte Del Ffra winery in Italy’s…
Billy’s Online Wine School
Billy’s Online Wine School Lesson #8 MAKE FRIENDS with RUSTIC REDS There was a time when almost all red wines were rustic. Bone dry…
Best Wine List Discovery
Some places get awards for wine lists as bulky as the phone book, but I prefer to see content, a friendly layout and some…