It’s finally here! Spring, that is. And it couldn’t be more welcome. Relaxing in Courtney’s backyard last weekend, we brought out a chilled bottle of white wine to enjoy the sun and the merciful warmth. And isn’t that what warm sunny days are all about? Crisp, refreshing whites and steak-worthy reds to accompany lazy weekends...
Wow, does time ever fly! It feels like hockey season just got started, and now we’re already at the the Playoffs! Oh, wait… No matter, playoffs mean parties, and parties mean awesome fun if you’re prepared, and catastrophe of you’re not. We’ve talked about this already, people, so don’t act like you’re surprised you need...
This weekend was spent getting our backyards in order. The first really nice weekend of this extraordinarily cold year, we welcomed the sunshine by washing windows, hauling out the patio furniture and pitching the faded winter floral arrangements to make way for the summer foliage that will move in over the next few weeks. In...
We don’t care to bemoan what can’t helped, but isn’t it time winter took a hike? This past weekend in Toronto, while still arguably nippy, teased us with the promise of what’s to come: as the bright and warming sun’s rays chipped away at greying snow mounds, runners, dog walkers, and baby-stroller pushers took to...
It’s been a few months since we hosted our last wine and cheese, so we thought it was high-time we did it again! This time, we’ve teamed up with The Westerly, one of our favourite restos on the Roncesvalles strip, and one that we’ve proudly showcased in the past. So on Monday, April 18 we’re...
We’ve been on a bit of seafood kick lately. Cioppino, crab cakes, shrimp tempura, lobster bisque … it seems no sea creature is safe around us right now. Courtney had some left over crab meat from a recent carnivorous aquatic feast and was looking for something quick, easy and tasty to use it up. Humming...
Seeing as this is International Women’s Day, we got to thinking about all the amazing women we know, who are working in our industry and making it better. While there’s still far fewer women working in wine than there are men, females are on the rise, and their contributions are simply incredible. Here is a...
The Gala It was a weekend of sequins, black ties, air kisses and hob nobbing of the highest order for Niagara’s swankiest event. Cuvée, the annual party honouring the best and brightest of the Ontario wine industry, is now celebrating its 25th anniversary. While participating wineries are pouring their featured wines all weekend as part...
With the wind howling by the windows outside, and yet another sloppy, slushy, snowy, rainy, storm making it’s way through overnight, we must admit, our thoughts are turning to spring; like kids in stuck in the backseat of long car ride, we asking each other, “Are we there yet?” Maybe not yet, but soon, so...
This blog started out as “Our Most Romantic Bottles – Ever.” But as we got to writing it, we realized our lives are alarmingly low on the romance (Note to selves: spend more time getting jiggy with it). So we did a minor detour, and refocused this Valentine’s Day piece to feature the wines of...
