LCBO Vintages May 23, 2009
byTHE LOW DOWN: New Zealand reds are the feature and I found three to recommend. The style could be likened to our local reds…
Wine Picks
Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.
Kato’s Colour Course for Painters
byCalling all wanna-be painters! And painters who want to improve their colour awareness. Check out Kato’s painting with colour workshop. Six wonderful days at…
Billy’s County Tour
byAfter you’ve checked out the wineries, I highly recommend taking my day-long circular tour of the south eastern portion of the County ““ the…
The Original Zin
byThe sweetish pink wine called White Zinfandel will soon be doing the rounds at summer parties, so let’s gets the facts straight about Zinfandel….
Why I Don’t Use Wine Scores
byThe February 2nd Vintages release features an article on the 100 point scoring system along with several selections to try. Most of you will…
Hey Barman, Give Me a Carmen
byMy recent Recession Red tasting event seems to have opened peoples eyes and minds to the great buys to be had in the land…
Great Food on Harbord Street
byBEST KEPT SECRET FOR FOODIES Harbord Street is semi-famous for its restaurants such as the elegant Splendido and Loire, modern bistros Messis and Harbord…
A Couple of Local Treats
byMaleta Old Vines Brut Sparkling $27.95 (winery only) www.maletawinery.com Classic sparkling wine with the steely backbone of Dry Riesling. Very Champagne-ish. A great ambassador…
Domaine Perrault Winery
byUP OTTAWA WAY The Ontario wine industry is expanding to places such as Owen Sound and even Ottawa. At the Terroir conference last week…