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A couple of Chardonnays from British Columbia’s Meyer Family Vineyards (MFV)

2020 was a good vintage year in the Okanagan. The Chardonnay is a blend from four different vineyards two of which, Old Main Road on the Naramata Bench and McLean Creek Road in Okanagan Falls, are MFV’s. The other two are the Anarchist Mountain Vineyard in Osoyoos and Cellarsbend Vineyard on the Naramata bench. ThisContinue reading “A couple of Chardonnays from British Columbia’s Meyer Family Vineyards (MFV)”

Stag’s Hollow Has Guts! 2019 Tempranillo Joven

There is an ocean of Tempranillo in Spain and quite a lot in the Douro in Portugal where it is known as Tinta Roriz. But in Beautiful British Columbia? You just may think you are hallucinating when you see “Tempranillo” on a Stag’s Hollow bottle. No dreaming buddy you are staring at bravery and innovation.Continue reading “Stag’s Hollow Has Guts! 2019 Tempranillo Joven”

“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 60 “Dr. Zodiac Hunts California’s Zodiac Killer”

After a brief stay with Montenez, Dr. Zodiac made his way to San Francisco to ferret out the Zodiac Killer. He needed results quick as Venus back in Zlano was gossiping about Dr. Zodiac as the killer. Dr. Zodiac was a healer and not a killer. Even if people were making comparisons to Dr. ZodiacContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 60 “Dr. Zodiac Hunts California’s Zodiac Killer””

Meyer Family Vineyards: A COVID Themed Dr. Bonnie Henry Chardonnay from British Columbia?

I will admit being taken aback by a Meyer Family Vineyards (MFV) Chardonnay named after British Columbia’s Provincial Officer of Health, Dr. Bonnie Henry. Is this Canada’s first COVID themed wine? Given the damage done to British Columbia wineries by public health orders I say MFV is gutsy in naming a “Tribute” wine after Dr.Continue reading “Meyer Family Vineyards: A COVID Themed Dr. Bonnie Henry Chardonnay from British Columbia?”

“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 59 “The Montreal Mutants Continue the Battle”

Nervous Quebec bureaucrats from the Ministry of Mental Affairs twiddled their thumbs searching for some answer to the Mugless Mental Hospital breakout. Being well paid Quebec nationalists, they announced the breakout was planned by Canadian federalists uneasy with Quebec’s flexing its anti Anglo and separatist blarney. So upset were the Quebec government bureaucrats and politiciansContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 59 “The Montreal Mutants Continue the Battle””

John Hopkins States Organic Meat Less Likely to Be Contaminated

May 12, 2021 Organic Meat Less Likely To Be Contaminated with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Suggests ANALYSIS ALSO UNCOVERS MEATS FROM PROCESSORS THAT HANDLE BOTH ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL RETAIL MEAT MAY BE LESS LIKELY TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH PATHOGENIC BACTERIA Meat that is certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is less likely to be contaminated withContinue reading “John Hopkins States Organic Meat Less Likely to Be Contaminated”

Ontario’s Three Step Programme to Reopen: I Think it is Called “Public Pressure” and who Will the Scapegoats Be?

NEWS RELEASE Ontario Releases Three-Step Roadmap to Safely Reopen the Province Province Safely Reopening Outdoor Recreational Amenities Prior to End of Stay-at-Home Order May 20, 2021 Office of the Premier Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, hasContinue reading “Ontario’s Three Step Programme to Reopen: I Think it is Called “Public Pressure” and who Will the Scapegoats Be?”

A Couple of New Pinot Noir Releases From Meyer Family Vineyards in The Okanagan

Meyer Family Vineyards (MFV) produces some of the best Pinot Noirs I have had and I mean not just in Canada but internationally. So the first one we will try is MFV’s Pinot Noir-Old Block Okanagan Valley 2019. Although an inviting ruby colour it is so very lightly clouded and this is not surprising asContinue reading “A Couple of New Pinot Noir Releases From Meyer Family Vineyards in The Okanagan”

“Lost Contact”: Autistics as Aliens?

I encountered Jaina Kalifa’s film “Happy Android” as a short at Toronto Hot Docs Festival in 2019 and it was a simple uplifting story about a mentally distraught man creating a robot costume and trundling about making so many people, particularly children, happy. How could this be? A near “social reject” making people who mightContinue reading ““Lost Contact”: Autistics as Aliens?”

A Modern Greek Tragedy Both Human and Societal: “City of Children”

The Greek Film “City of Children” presents the viewer with a multitude of tragedies. There is nothing like a tragedy to make one feel like a fool for wasted time and bad decisions. There are four couples in the film and pregnancy is ostensibly the main theme but perhaps very subtly the bigger tragedy isContinue reading “A Modern Greek Tragedy Both Human and Societal: “City of Children””