I recently spent a much needed few days off in the county. As many of you know my day job is as a producer at Newstalk 1010. Needless to say that almost twenty years in talk radio I’ve never seen a year like this (to be fair no one is)....
View this post on Instagram Does wine need to be expensive to age it? Do you even like aged wine? How long should we cellar something? Borne out of a conversation from opening a Syrah too early, @9ouncesplease and I will be bringing a monthly LIVE to you about the...
I had to take one day in wine country this summer that didn’t involve doing deliveries for the 80x Wine Company. It had been awhile since I’ve seen Derek Barnett. We had a chance to taste outside at Legends Estate Winery and while this year has been hard on everyone...
I hope you had a chance to listen to the recent episode of Two Guys Talking Wine to listen to our chat with Ilya and Nadia Senchuk of Leaning Post. It is inspiring to hear about the origin story of one of my favourite Niagara wineries. But here are some...
I have to admit, I am surprised that we haven’t seen more craft cideries pop up in the province. One of my close friends is from Normandy, and every chance he can a funky bottle of French cider is opened at my house. I look forward to getting into one...
A couple weeks ago I was quite publicly depressed about missing I4C this year. But it was thrilling to see all my fellow chardonnay fans holding their own private, socially distanced celebrations. There were so many pictures on instagram from past celebrations. The I4C itself hosted a wonderful morning session...
One of the highlights of my summer so far was sitting down with Kevin Panagapka to taste through the wines for my podcast. I vividly remember tasting my first Chardonnay from him – it was at one of the media tastings hosted by the LCBO. But it was stunning –...
It’s been a little while since I’ve been to Adamo estates – but I think about their wines often. If you haven’t had a chance to visit the winery it’s definitely worth the visit. As someone who frequently visits Niagara and Prince Edward County – it’s hard to imagine planning...
We’re getting close to what would have been I4C 2020 – the tenth installment of my Christmas in July. While I’m sad to be missing it this year. I thought I would take this opportunity to write my own ode to Chardonnay. I think for many people when you open...
Obviously this spring, I haven’t had a chance to spend as much time in Niagara as I normally do – especially when the vineyards come to life. With so much selection it’s hard to spend as much money at each winery as I would like. But one wine that is...
I have been fortunate enough to enjoy a lot of great wines during this pandemic. Some of the high points have been the sparkling wines from Featherstone. For my wife’s birthday I opened my oldest bottle of Joy from 2009. Before the pandemic required us to spend more time at...
2010 Clos Maragnac – $27.95 – Vintages 11655 – **** This isn’t so much a tasting note as what I did when I opened this wine. I prepared a sashimi bowl for dinner – with the intention of drinking this wine that particular evening. I have said on my podcast...
