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RKS Wine: Malivoire’s 2020 Old Vines Foch

Once upon a time in Ontario and British Columbia there was a grape called Maréchal Foch a French hybrid grape. It made common wine and, in an era, when Canadians did not appreciate or know Vitis vinifera grapes they drank it. As tastes changed and the Canadian palate became more “sophisticated” Maréchal Foch grapes wereContinue reading “RKS Wine: Malivoire’s 2020 Old Vines Foch”

RKS Wine: Ontario Sparklers A Trio

Produced by the tank method. On the nose loads of strawberry, raspberry with BC cherry. On the palate a nice acidic bite but more than a bite it also has fruit with a strong undercurrent, brief as it may be, of Niagara cherries that bring a tiny hit of sweetness before it snaps back intoContinue reading “RKS Wine: Ontario Sparklers A Trio”

RKS True Story: Dancing in Hell with a Slight Problem

Years ago sitting with my father in law and my son my father in law seemed not to worry if he ended up in hell upon his demise. He could party nonstop, drink, smoke and dance . A true paradise of course until my son casually mentioned that perhaps it was true but you’ll beContinue reading “RKS True Story: Dancing in Hell with a Slight Problem”

RKS Travel: Air Canada’s Cruelty to “Basic Economy” Passengers: Call in Animal Protection!

I attended a birthday party last week-end and a very experienced traveller remarked about his recent trip on Air Canada a few days after my Air Canada trip. I remarked in Basic Economy my knees were jammed up against the seat ahead of me and God help me when the passenger tilted his seat. LastContinue reading “RKS Travel: Air Canada’s Cruelty to “Basic Economy” Passengers: Call in Animal Protection!”

“Travels to a Different Time” : 10August2004: Around Charlevoix in Quebec

I don’t see much point in spending $60 for breakfast for the three of us so Andrew and I had a short drive into Point au Pic and found a bakery and purchased some Brioche so breakfast back at the Manoir Richelieu of just baked Brioche and some pear juice along with in room coffee.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 10August2004: Around Charlevoix in Quebec”

RKS Film: “Calendar Girls”: Cheerleaders That Never Gave Up? Wisdom Amongst the Cheese?

“Calendar Girls” is a documentary about the Calendar Girls of Southwest Florida a group of 30 or so senior ladies that perform cheesy dance numbers in bingo halls, seniors’ residences and local parades raising money for charities. They give between 100-130 performances each year. What they lack in professionalism they compensate for in spirit. OldContinue reading “RKS Film: “Calendar Girls”: Cheerleaders That Never Gave Up? Wisdom Amongst the Cheese?”

RKS Wine: 2021 Plan de Dieu Côtes-du-Rhône Villages

The Plan de Dieu Côtes-du-Rhône Villages has rich aromas of hulled ripe strawberries, black cherry and bright spice buffed up by a tad of root beer. Tannins are moderate. The flavour is intense and rich perhaps too rich and power laden to be a good sipper. Loads of ripe strawberries which are at their peakContinue reading “RKS Wine: 2021 Plan de Dieu Côtes-du-Rhône Villages”

RKS Wine: leaning post’s The Fifty Chardonnay from Niagara: A Goldie Hawn Wine?

At 540 cases produced this concrete aged Chardonnay can be considered a micro cuvée. The wine is platinum coloured which may be indicative this is no big Chardonnay. On the nose somewhat of a classic Chardonnay bouquet with lots of apple, pear, guava, slate and just a bit of pineapple and ginger. A gentle ChardonnayContinue reading “RKS Wine: leaning post’s The Fifty Chardonnay from Niagara: A Goldie Hawn Wine?”

RKS Film: “Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes”

If you are a ska or reggae aficionado “Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes” is a mandatory film and for the rest of us interested in the history of music it is almost as compelling. And if you a history buff the documentary is in many ways a history of Jamaica from the 1960’s toContinue reading “RKS Film: “Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes””

“Virus # 26” : Director’s Cut : “Virus # 26” “Lessons Learnt from the COVIDs: the Medicos”

Thank goodness the medicos did not run the show during COVID times. You must remember their whole moral fabric is to “save lives” or was it to peddle worthless vaccines kissed by “medical respectability”? The medicos were used by the politicos to terrify the population in an effort to stem the tide of COVID casesContinue reading ““Virus # 26” : Director’s Cut : “Virus # 26” “Lessons Learnt from the COVIDs: the Medicos””