PP often waxes about the great wines of Portugal which for him means trophy table wines and Port from the Douro region. At one point, before his cellar was sold off to pay for his criminal trial defence in New York for being a co-conspirator with Bernie Madoff, he had over two hundred bottles ofContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Wants a Portuguese Pinkie!”
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Stag’s Hollow From Beautiful British Columbia; A Yappy Wine Writer Yaps Away!
I miss those fabulous Stag’s Hollow Reds! Not communists but red wine! British Columbia the land of Social Democrats, NDP’ers and Greens all escaping a Vancouver radio host Pat Burns past who greeted female callers with was it “Hello Doll!” And Ben Gitner’s Tartan Brewing in Prince George sticking his finger up at the bigContinue reading “Stag’s Hollow From Beautiful British Columbia; A Yappy Wine Writer Yaps Away!”
RKS WINE: The Penniless Pensioner Wants to Relive His Croatian Memories
In his younger days as a student when he had lots of hair he visited Croatia which then was part of Yugoslavia before it became an independent country. Boy he loved the islands off its coast and Dubrovnik was a quaint old town. But he returned a few years ago for a vacation and wasContinue reading “RKS WINE: The Penniless Pensioner Wants to Relive His Croatian Memories”
RKS Wine: Ontario’s Malivoire Winery
Ontario does extremely well with Cabernet Franc and recently I am coming to the same opinion for Gamay which appeared with great popularity 5 or so years ago but seemed to fade from the public view. 3 times more Cabernet Franc is grown in Ontario than Gamay and even the treacherous Baco Noir is producedContinue reading “RKS Wine: Ontario’s Malivoire Winery”
RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Accepts His Lot in Life; Some South African Sauvignon Blanc
The Penniless Pensioner could be an angry and bitter man about his fate. Although he claims to be a handy scapegoat for Elvis Mixer a very nasty New York Sate prosecutor looking for cannon fodder and a seat in the New York State Assembly for a crusader against Madoff madness he admits it was hisContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Accepts His Lot in Life; Some South African Sauvignon Blanc”
RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner, Bernie Madoff and Organic Wine.
You know the Penniless Pensioner had an ultra modern wine cellar in his plush “Lonsdale” penthouse condo in Toronto but he had to sell his condo and wine collection to pay his legal bills. Not only did Bernie Madoff swindle him but he also acted as counsel to Madoff and got his ankles wrapped upContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner, Bernie Madoff and Organic Wine.”
RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Goes to Côtes du Roussillon
Many of you ask who the Penniless Pensioner is. Well, he was a very successful corporate lawyer working in New York and Toronto making boatloads of money. He was seen at the right restaurants, clubs and with models and young women offering to curate him on social media. Well then Bernie Madoff came along andContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Goes to Côtes du Roussillon”
RKS Wine: The Rosé Stereotype: Neutrality in a Battle Zone of Taste
The Rosé stereotype is that it is a summer wine. Rosé is an all-season wine that suits many dishes and is good for sipping in January as it is in July. Think of the comparison to Champagne with someone saying it is a wine for special occasions only. But there is one advantage to RoséContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Rosé Stereotype: Neutrality in a Battle Zone of Taste”
RKS Wine: Penniless Pensioner Visits Bordeaux
The Penniless Pensioner is reluctant to travel this year wishing to wait until the dust settles from COVID-19. The Penniless Pensioner quite frankly has told me his pension income from his Canadian Pension Plan puts him below the poverty line. So he can’t really travel until he wins the lottery and he can’t afford moreContinue reading “RKS Wine: Penniless Pensioner Visits Bordeaux”
RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner: A Stunningly Delicious and Affordable Wine from Campania
A couple of years ago courtesy of the EU I was off to Naples, the capital of the Campanian wine region in Italy. Such incredible food, archeological sites and of course wine. I was at Southern Italy’s biggest wine show Vitingo in Naples and was also ferried about to some incredible wineries and co-operatives. FantasticContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner: A Stunningly Delicious and Affordable Wine from Campania”
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