Final Update: We did not take home the grand prize, but we tip our hat to the incredibly talented Mardi from eatlivetravelwrite.ca who took home 1st prize of a $100 gc to Whole Foods Market plus serious bragging rights. Thanks to you all for your incredible support and cheers to you, Mardi! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ We are...
This month’s Chef Recipe comes from Stuart Cameron, Executive Chef for Icon Legacy Hospitality – the company behind Some of Toronto’s most popular eateries including the recently opened Weslodge Saloon, from where this incredible recipe came. Stuart, a native of Australia (his accent’s almost lost in the din of the buzzing dining room), joined the...
Malivoire “M2” Small Lot Gamay, VQA Niagara Escarpment, 2011 $19.95 available to order Malivoire is a leading producer of Ontario Gamay, and it’s a varietal we pick again and again for its food friendliness and crowd pleasing ability. Juicy and complex with a nose of ripe strawberries and raspberries, crushed black pepper and spice. On the...
There’s something to be said for travelling to Wine Country. Sure, you can read up on wine regions, even pick up as many bottles as you can find to taste your way through the region you’d like to more about, but if you’ve ever been to visit Wine Country you know that nothing can replace...
In this week’s review, we’re looking at a few of our classic hits, that, while written a while ago, tie in nicely to what we’re doing now. Keeping Your Cellar in Check Lately, we’ve been talking quite a bit about all the wine shows that have come through Toronto – tis the season – but...
Hang on, we need to undo our pants. Anyone else feel that way? Yup, Thanksgiving here in Canada has come and gone, and we got out of it relatively unscathed. It’s a full weekend to be sure (pun definitely intended), but one of our favourites of the year. As our families and friends have grown...
Wine,Wine And More Wine. Aaannnnnd … we’re back. As the hip kids would say, this week’s been über cray-cray, as we’re sure it was for you. Adding to the festive madness of Thanksgiving, leading up to the weekend-long gorge fest was a few big wine shows, which we share with you here. Wine Tasting #1 First, Stem Wine...
The other day Courtney called me up (this is Erin), asking for some LCBO receipts she needed. I, of course, seemed to have misplaced them, and then got in trouble from my little sister … but I digress, as Wine Sister sibling relations is a story for another day. What is the story, as Courtney...
Here in Toronto, the wine shows are getting underway; usually there’s a trade portion in the afternoon, and then the show opens to the public for the evening. If you get a chance to go to any of these events, it’s worth the admission price, as wine makers are frequently on hand to answer questions,...
And so it begins! The fall wine trade shows are underway, kickstarting, for us, with Taste Ontario, an annual wine tasting of — you guessed it — Ontario’s wineries. Ontario has four wine appellations: Prince Edward County, Niagara on the Lake, Niagara Escarpment & Twenty Valley, and Lake Erie North Shore & Pelee Island. There...
