EVERYDAY DOURO
byI’ve often had this medium-bodied wine at restaurants in Portugal, and loved every sip, but how does it stack-up on Canadian soil? Damn good….
Wine Picks
Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.
MY FAVE RED IS HERE
byYipee! It’s from the Piedmont region in Italy, and costs less than $20. For me Barbera is the Holy Grail of red…
HOT NEWS! Sangre de Toro on SALE!
by$3 OFF SANGRE de TORO (till Saturday, 2 February) Sorry to be late getting this to you but, anyone looking for a medium-bodied, deliciously…
My New Favourite Light Red
byI used to buy a lot of Valpolicella but got distracted when it started rising in price. However, the “˜sale’ on Zonin caught my…
BARBERA Again!
byExcuse me recommending Bersano’s Barbera again, but wouldn’t you be mad at me for not telling you about the sale ““ on one of…
Fab Sauv for under $10
bySUPER ZINGY and FANTASTIC SAUVIGNON FOR $9.95 Chile keeps turning the wine world on its head with high quality wines at unbelievable low prices….
“The Secret” behind Best Selling Red Wines
byFirst, a short piece of history. (Dates are not necessarily accurate.) Pre-1960: All wines were a bit rough and, or expensive ““ with little…
A DELICIOUSLY DIFFERENT PINOT NOIR
byToday grape types and regions tend to be typecast in order to satisfy expectations. Mainly of regulatory bodies and experts who get upset with…
CECCHI CHIANTI GETS IT RIGHT
byChianti has gone through an identity crisis ““ starting out as rustic and low brow, and then more recently flipping to rich and expensive….