What was I doing at Mill St Brewery last week? I’m not going to lie I do enjoy the odd beer even though my preference (obviously) is wine year round. I had something cross my desk that I simply had to check out for myself… Don Valley Bench… a wheat...
This past week I had a chance to meet up with Josh Bendahan from Halpern Wines at Rock Lobster (110 Ossington Ave) to discuss something I had not thought about… ever… Wine on Tap. This isn’t any sort of typo, Rock Lobster has a setup where they pour wine out...
When I’m describing wine I will talk about certain aromas that I detect in the glass. Sometimes it’s really easy to detect Cherry in a bottle of Pinot Noir… other times not so much. For Mothers’ Day I have selected a panel of Gewurztraminer. It’s hard to say (and spell)...
When you see the VQA designation on a bottle of wine it means that 100% of the grapes have been grown in Ontario. Some wineries have taken the idea of Canadian wine to the next level. Most people don’t give a second thought to the actual process of making wine. ...
Pinot Noir is often referred to as “the Heartbreak Grape”. It is difficult to grow and to turn into wine, but it does well here in Ontario. I hope that no one has to worry about broken hearts on Valentine’s Day. The reason I have chosen Pinot Noir for February...
Two weeks ago I got some exciting news via Twitter that Vineland Estates and Henry of Pelham have started their Icewine harvest. I am not the biggest fan of Icewine, but as a fan of the Ontario Wine industry this is still reason to get excited. Icewine is something that...
Icewine is too sweet … If I had a dollar every time I heard that Icewine is too sweet from someone I could actually afford to drink it on a regular basis. The fact of the matter is Icewine IS sweet. The problem isn’t with the beverage; it’s with how...
This is one of my favorite times of year… gone are the days of bringing the cheap white wine to the cabin and sitting on the dock. Around the holidays you want to bring your “A” game! That means better wine, great food, and sharing both with family and friends. ...
Friday Morning the Grape Growers of Ontario will be announcing the 2012 as one of the best years ever for Ontario. How they are topping 2010 is beyond me… which came right on the heels of 2007. Not to mention some of the off vintages have created some of the...
I still get excited about the third Thursday in November. Even after getting deeper and deeper into more “serious” wines there is something about Nouveau that I find exciting. If you’re not familiar with the first wines of the harvest I won’t mince words, Nouveau is basically the Coca-Cola of...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/holiday-guide/holiday-entertaining/holiday-hosting-how-to-do-the-math-on-booze/article4292984/?cmpid=rss1 The list in the bottom of this article does seem like A LOT. That being said you’re always better to have too much than too little. It’s also difficult when you’re having a party to know WHAT kind of wine to buy. This is why things are so exciting...
2012 Niagara Experiences Best Wine Crop in Years This is interesting. The way I got started with my weekly radio segment was reporting on the 2010 harvest… which many reported was the best ever. So if 2010 was best ever how does this year stack up? The challenge with doing...
