Ontario Chardonnay Heads to England
byLondon, England is one of the trendsetting cities for wine. A good place to launch a brand, or region. A few decades ago, London’s…
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Damn Good Local Chards
byEvery day people tell me that they’ve stopped drinking Chardonnay. “Too rich, too oaky, too whatever.” Chardonnay has become the unfashionable white wine. Well,…
Billy’s Online Wine School
byBilly’s Online Wine School Lesson #8 MAKE FRIENDS with RUSTIC REDS There was a time when almost all red wines were rustic. Bone dry…
LCBO Vintages Saturday April 3
byTHE LOW DOWN: Unfortunately, most of the Spanish reds offered in this release are super-rich/smooth ““ catering to the North American palate ““ but…
Billy’s Online Wine School: Lesson 7
byBilly’s Online Wine School Lesson #7 EXPERIENCE PURITY With the early arrival of Spring (we hope) I though you might be up for exploring…
LCBO Vintages Saturday March 20
byTHE LOW DOWN: What a great selection of wines! Everything from white to red to rosé to sparkling. A full bar! Whites cover the…
Local and a Good Thing
byFielding in the latest local winery to produce a white blend combining a light, tart feeling with exotic, Muscat flavours. Refreshment with a tease….
Olympic Watching Wine #6
by‘STEAK DINNER’ Hillebrand’s Trius Red is now in its 20th vintage ““ a legend in local wine. It’s produced from the Bordeaux grape varieties…
Olympic Watching Wine #5
by“˜A COLD GLASS OF SOMETHING COLD & FUN’ This is the wine to have open in your fridge for short episodes of Olympic watching….