Wine Picks

Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.

Junior Shines

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There’s a movement in Australia to make the red wines less sweet, and less obviously ‘nice’. Also to reign in the ripeness of fruit…

A Hellava Mouthfull!

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Niagara’s Stratus Winery makes super concentrated wines ““ which are usually blends. You get a lot, and you pay a lot. Stratus is not…

LCBO’s Best New Red

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After years of shoddy French wine buying the LCBO seems to have turned a corner. I’ve posted at least six very good wines already…

Summer Beer is Here!

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SUMMER BEER IS ALREADY HERE In the summer months the Brits add lime or lemon to beers for extra refreshment, and to lower the…

Rockin’ Rodet

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DON’T MISS THE ROCKING RED RODET EXPERIENCE I’ve been recommending this red for years and having tasted the delicious 2012 edition it’s time to…

South of France Sauvignon

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DOING THE SOUTH OF FRANCE SAUVIGNON Francoise Lurton is a jet-setting winemaker with vineyards and cellars all over the world. Sometimes his wines are…

Local Bordeaux!

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Here’s a LOCAL EDITION of the red BORDEAUX STYLE Rockway has come up with a fantastic bistro red. A mini Bordeaux at a reasonable…

Irish Red

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As it’s St Patrick’s month let me introduce you to a French red with Irish connections. Honest. In the 18th century several Irish merchants…