Fab Fabiano
byIN PRAISE OF THE ‘NON-WINE’ Much of the time, you and I are pouring wine for people who are not terribly interested. Or who…
red wine
The Sweet Kiss of Merlot
byMerlot is out of fashion with those who drink the trends. The rest of us keep a Merlot handy for romantic moods, or the…
LCBO Vintages Saturday October 30
byTHE LOW DOWN: California is the feature and just about all the wines are delicious drinks. But at a price. Today other regions are…
LCBO Vintages Saturday October 2
byTHE LOW DOWN: I found something to recommend in all three of the catalogue ‘features’ ““ Australia, Italy and Thanksgiving. Consider buying my Aussie…
Pinot Sent Packing
byPinot Noir is the elusive one in the red wine world. Hard to track down, and even harder to pin down. Because heft and…
LCBO Vintages Saturday September 18
byTHE LOW DOWN: It’s Ontario month and I wish I could recommend more locals, but I think that wineries would rather sell their good…
Red Wine for BBQ’d Meats
byIn my excitement to tell you about Muddy’s Pit BBQ I clean forgot to offer a BBQ wine recommendation. Sorry, but here it is…
Argentina Goes French
byTrapiche is red hot. Argentina’s biggest winery has upped the ante to compete with the country’s new upstarts and is sending us fantastic wines….
Move Over Beaujolais
byThe light/lively red wine category has a new star. I’ve just finished off the bottle of Folonari Valpol in record quick time. So refreshing…