Raspberry Royale This whole month Thirsty Thursday is inspired by Valentine’s Day. And why not? What sparks amour faster than a stiff cocktail? With a wish list of drinks the colour of crimson, dotted with flirty bubbles, and a saucy yet sophisticated blend of sweet and bitter, all the boxes had to be ticked to...
You ask. We answer. So many of you ask us at our tastings, cellar consultations and plain old conversations what you should buy, what you should drink now and what you should keep for later. So we thought a regular feature based literally on what we are buying, how many bottles we are buying, and...
Piazzano Chianti, Tuscany, Italy 2012 $14.95 Vintages 393199 Hard to go wrong with a snappy, bright Chianti under $15 (ok, 5¢ under, but who’s counting?) A nose of red cherry, pomegranate and light spice, the palate is fresh with red currant, cherry and raspberry mixing with fresh, wild herbs. A bitter-tart cran-cherry finish, soft tannins...
Grapefruit Twist on a Venetian Cup This whole month Thirsty Thursday is inspired by Valentine’s Day. And why not? What sparks amour faster than a stiff cocktail? With a wish list of drinks the colour of crimson, dotted with flirty bubbles, and a saucy yet sophisticated blend of sweet and bitter, all the boxes had to...
Q. Valentine’s Day is coming and I want to celebrate with some sparkling wine. How do you open a bottle without losing an eye? A. Excellent question. There’s been more than one occasion when someone has nearly knocked themselves out because they’ve played fast and loose with a champers cork … and by the sheer...
One of the questions I’m asked the most is what is my favourite wine – and what is my favourite wine region? Far be it for me to pick just one – I don’t like the kind of commitment it requires to stay loyal day in and day out – in wines or otherwise –...
With the kick off weekend an indisputable success, Niagara’s Icewine celebrations are now in full swing. Celebrating the 20th anniversary, the festival, much like the wine itself, is getting world-wide attention with news outlets from Bloomberg News to the LA Times giving it a mention. As they should. The enormity of the events, happening at...
And 12 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Icewine At the time of this writing Southern Ontario is in the midst of a ferocious cold snap. The kind of bone-chilling, eye-watering, skin-stinging, sub-zero temperatures that prompts weather warnings and sends most of us scurrying for cover under blankets and beside roaring fires. Most of us. There are...
Hey, we hear you. You indulged a bit too much over the holidays and now you’re hitting the New Year’s resolution wagon pretty hard. We’re not going to stop you, but we are going to make it so much better with these excellent wines paired for any kind of diet your doing right now. Paleo...
So here we are. The final hurrah of the year and many of us plan to go out with a bang. Tomorrow, of course, we’ll worry about the damage done to our waistlines, heads and livers, and promise never to do it again as we look for deals on the internet for gym memberships from...
