Sip & Savour Ontario
bySIP & SAVOUR ONTARIO Taste a hundred local wines…and nosh on some great food! Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 The Distillery Historic District, Fermenting Cellar,…
Wine Picks
Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.
Forget Shiraz, Think Bistro
byYvon Mau Shiraz looks like an attempt to cash in on the popularity of that grape. I expected it to be soft and smooth…
Refreshing Cider
byTry something different this summer ““ refreshing cider. CLOS SAINT-DENIS 07 Dry Cider kicks in at 10 percent alcohol ““ a sipper. Refreshing apple…
Best Local Brut
byHENRY of PELHAM keeps inching its way closer to Champagne with its Brut ‘Cuvée Catharine’. Austere, and stony dry ““ almost no flavour but…
Pelee Scores with Pinot
byPinot Noir is always pricy but if you’re a fan Pelee’s 07 Reserve is the bargain of the year. Semi-rich, spicy/sweet and drop dead…
Summer Feeling
byThe classic white of summer is DRY RIESLING ““ it oozes freshness. Niagara does well with this grape but I’m touting an Aussie edition…
CBC & Fuzion
byThe CBC asked recently “why all this Fuzion?” CBC’s popular radio show, Q recently had a couple of my wine writing colleagues ““ John…
Good Grigio in Ontario
byMy friend Neil drinks almost as much wine as I do. He’s a no nonsense guy who has figured out a few different wine…
Tasting Malivoire Wines
byA few days ago I celebrated Martin Malivoire Day ““ my annual get together/tasting with the owner of one of Niagara’s top wineries (and…