iYellow Muscadet Night

iYellow Muscadet Night

A couple weeks ago I got a chance to check out the Muscadet night hosted by the iYellow Wine Club as part of their Wines of France Wine School events they have been hosting since late January.  The iYellow events are perfect if you’re looking to get into wine… but...

Cuvée 2014 – We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat!

Cuvée 2014 – We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat!

Last year was the first time I had a chance to attend the Cuvée Grand Tasting Gala and I decided then and there it was something worth marking the calendar for.  After a format change last year where the event went from an award ceremony to each winery bringing their...

Wine Review Extra – Canadian Wines on Canadian Planes

Wine Review Extra – Canadian Wines on Canadian Planes

Imagine taking a flight on Air France and asking the flight attendant for white wine.  The Attendant informs you that they have Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and Chardonnay from California… but nothing from France.  If word got out in France that the national carrier didn’t stock French wines there...

Wine Review Extra – Winery to Watch – Three Dog Winery

Wine Review Extra – Winery to Watch – Three Dog Winery

I am shameless in professing my love for Prince Edward County.  I get excited when I see the many new labels being established in the County.  Three Dog Winery has done a good job placing themselves on Social Media (twitter: @threedogwine) so I was just as shameless in asking Owner/Wine...

Wine Review – Valentine’s Day

Wine Review – Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is later this week.  What better way to get prepared than to pick up some chocolate and some wine.  I have been preaching for a long time that you have to be careful when pairing Icewine with sweets.  I recently had a chance to speak with Daniel Stubbe...

Counterfeit Icewine

Counterfeit Icewine

November 29 Project Pace a joint police sting targeting businesses in the GTA, and Windsor collected 6.5 million dollars in counterfeit goods.  Among the seized goods were bottles of counterfeit Icewine.  In a recent visit to Inniskillin I was informed of the growing issue of counterfeit Icewine.  While the bust...