There is more to Niagara Falls than water! There are many wineries in and around Niagara Falls. There are numerous historical sights. There are a plethora of dining options. What a shame the Canadian government and local tourist promotional bodies are limping behind the surge in wine tourism. One the first wineries I encounter onContinue reading “RKS 2026 ONTARIO WINE: Yes We Have Gamay in Canada! leaning post Gamay From Niagara, Ontario”
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RKS 2026 Wines of Portugal: Churchill’s Grafite 2021 From the Douro
40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz and 30% Tinta Francesca which 30% was aged for 12 months in both new and used French oak the remainder kept in stainless steel vats. Aroma: Superhero black fruit particularly blackberry with pomegranate, blueberry, dark chocolate and just a hint of stewed rhubarb and blackball candy. Hint of someContinue reading “RKS 2026 Wines of Portugal: Churchill’s Grafite 2021 From the Douro”
RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds):”Galen Weston Jr. Did You Forget About Kraft Dinner?”
Galen Weston Jr. Did You Forget About Kraft Dinner? What family wealth estimated at 9 billion With all this inflation heartfelt thanks for your “concern” freezing prices on Loblaws house brands showing concern for Canadian’s COVID induced ill financial health But please at Loblaws and your subsidiary Shoppers Drug Mart $2.99 for a box ofContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds):”Galen Weston Jr. Did You Forget About Kraft Dinner?””
RKS 2026 ITALIAN WINE: A Primitivo from Tommasi not a Zinfandel from NAPA!
To assuage those North Americans intimidated by the name Primitivo why not simplify and say it is Zinfandel. The wine is from the Apulia region of Italy. It is 100% Primitivo grape grown in limestone soil rich in iron. It was fermented in stainless steel and spent 12 months in oak casks. Aroma: Black cherryContinue reading “RKS 2026 ITALIAN WINE: A Primitivo from Tommasi not a Zinfandel from NAPA!”
RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “Cheap eats”
Cheap eats Bill and Mona went to McDonalds for the all-American meal Disguised hamburger with cereal Hamburgers and shakes It weren’t but minutes later until Bill was seized with the quakes And Mona began to groana Apparently the deal on Big Meal Had their stomachs screaming for an appeal for the inhuman squeal The painContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “Cheap eats””
RKS 2026 Ontario Wine: Redtail 2020 Meritage from Niagara
Ontario wineries do well by Meritage particularly where Cabernet Franc is in the blend. This Redtail 2020 Meritage is 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc. Aroma: One might say a perfect blend of a “balanced” red wine. The essential aroma characteristics of each grape is identifiable but none predominate so if youContinue reading “RKS 2026 Ontario Wine: Redtail 2020 Meritage from Niagara”
RKS 2026 Nova Scotian Wines: The 2022 Old Bill
Few wines from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia grace the shelves of Ontario’s liquor monopoly, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. All the brouhaha in Canada about promoting and buying Canadian products? The producer Luckett Vineyards is in the Gaspereau Valley of Nova Scotia It is blend of Pinot Noir, Castel and Lucie KuhlmannContinue reading “RKS 2026 Nova Scotian Wines: The 2022 Old Bill”
RKS 2026 British Columbia Wine: British Columbian Cabernet Sauvignon Not to Be Overlooked
Due to the blustering and threat mongering of President Donald Trump of the disUnited States some Canadian provinces have prohibited the sale of American wine and spirits. This has been a severe blow to Californian wineries but has created an opportunity for Canadian wineries to benefit from this prohibition and show their stuff. But canContinue reading “RKS 2026 British Columbia Wine: British Columbian Cabernet Sauvignon Not to Be Overlooked”
RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version):16October2025: No Guilt Shopping and Observations on Poverty and Luxury
16October2025: No Guilt Shopping and Observations on Poverty and Luxury I have purposely opted out of the day’s tour itinerary not feeling particularly well and exhausted by all the travelling and a late night yesterday. I miss a cruise on the Chao Phraya River, but I did that last night. Yet more temples. The plenitudeContinue reading “RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version):16October2025: No Guilt Shopping and Observations on Poverty and Luxury”
RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version):Singapore 12October2025: Passing on the 250 Acre Gardens by the Bay and the Garden Rhapsody Light and Musical Show
Singapore 12October2025: Passing on the 250 Acre Gardens by the Bay and the Garden Rhapsody Light and Musical Show I am not enthused by the evening activity of visiting the 250-acre Gardens by the Bay with The Cloud Forest, Supertree Observatory, Flower Dome and OCBC Skyway followed by the garden Rhapsody Light and Musical ShowContinue reading “RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version):Singapore 12October2025: Passing on the 250 Acre Gardens by the Bay and the Garden Rhapsody Light and Musical Show”
