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...
It’s a tough assignment to have to narrow down all the wines we’ve enjoyed over one year into a measly 12. After getting summoning our inner Simon Cowell, we got ruthless. Deciding the wines that would make the cut for this year’s top picks would be the wines that we bought went back to again...
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...
Ahhh, autumn is here. While some mourn summer’s passing, we relish it: sunny days, cool nights, and the best produce of the year making for soul-warming dinners that just call for thoughtful and complex wines. Here’s what we’ve enjoyed to toast the beginning of fall. Stratus Gamay, VQA Niagara on the Lake, 2009 $29 stratuswines.com...
It’s this time of year – when the days get shorter, the slight chill that laces the air is warded off by a cozy sweater and comfy scarf, and the harvest of all things great and yummy (including grapes, pumpkins & squash, root vegetables and stone fruit) just beg to be turned into something delicious....
