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They make sparkling wine in England...?

Does a bottle of British Wine sound foreign to you? We had heard good things about British Bubbles, and when given the opportunity to sit down with four British winery principals (on British soil – at the British consulate in Toronto) we jumped at the opportunity … the results: Sparkling....

Ontario's Ultimate Wine Competition - Part 3

The NBA could only wish for such Madness. They do theirs in March, we do ours in October … it’s just scarier that way. It all comes down to this. Four wines remain. The Highlander said it best, “There can be ONLY ONE” and we’re about to find out who...

Can fruit wine be as good as grape wine?

Tasting Together Season 3 Episode 5 – The cider scene may be on fire right now, but if we said apple wine vs cider, I think a few of us would suddenly don our snob caps. Either thought of as too sugary, or poorly made, fruit wine has had a...

Ontario's Ultimate Wine Competition - Part 2

With the Sweet Sixteen over and done with, we move on to the Elite Eight. We reshuffle the deck. No one knows what wine is which. There is no picking of favourites. New numbers are assigned and we taste again. Knocking out 4 more wines from this competition; because there...

Ontario's Ultimate Wine Competition - Part 1

A boy. A dream. An adventure. An idea. They said he was crazy. They said he was nuts. They said it could not be done. The doubters were everywhere. And yet he persisted for 3 years. Finally, worn down by his antics, Michael said yes. André swooned. His dream was...