It seems with every gain there is a fallback with COVID. I suspect as everyone is so hyped with the various COVID vaccines perhaps a new vaccine resistant strain will emerge and we’ll be tossed on our asses again. So I suppose we sit tight and wait. Hopefully the news will be good and persistentlyContinue reading “Surfing The Third Wave in Ontario with a An Excellent Cabernet Franc”
Category Archives: Wine
Port Attack! More Port Flowing into The Liquor Control Board of Ontario!
It seems that this cold weather in Ontario has had some effect in increasing the flow of Port into the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. It has some attraction as a cold weather drink but I say it is fallacious to say it is a cold weather drink. It is an all-season drink just asContinue reading “Port Attack! More Port Flowing into The Liquor Control Board of Ontario!”
Quinta Do Crasto Finest Reserve Port
Again my favourite phrase in my travels in and about Porto was from a French PR executive who gave a presentation in Porto on International Port Day on Port being an undervalued luxury product. I have no difficulty with that as for consumers that is good news. So we try a Quinta Do Crasto FinestContinue reading “Quinta Do Crasto Finest Reserve Port”
Stag’s Hollow from the Okanagan in British Columbia
I managed to snag a couple of samples courtesy of Stag’s Hollow in the Okanagan. Finding any wines from British Columbia at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is rare as finding Ontario wines at the SAQ in Quebec! The first is a 2018 Syrah from the Okanagan Valley. It has a black cherry colour.Continue reading “Stag’s Hollow from the Okanagan in British Columbia”
A Little Birdie Told Me“Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”
Where you may wish to cry is for Argentina’s hunting down of political dissidents and their murder and disappearance between 1976-83 those days hopefully will never return to Argentina although this butchery currently exists in Iran and Myanmar. Moving on the more cheerful matters we try a Ben Marco Malbec from the Valle de UcoContinue reading “A Little Birdie Told Me“Don’t Cry For Me Argentina””
A Couple of Portuguese Reds
I had the great fortune to be invited to the Dão region of Portugal for a wine tour a few years ago. The Portuguese know very well how to arrange these tours. We lodged at a hotel in Viseu and made our forays into beautiful wine country each morning returning home in the late afternoonContinue reading “A Couple of Portuguese Reds”
Sardine Memories: Portugal’s Vinho Verde Wines and My Sardine Blues
Vinho Verde is in the Minho region just north of Opporto and actually some of the Minho juts into Spain. Vinho Verde can be made from 25 grapes or a combination of them. Traditionally these wines were so acidic you could see a slight fizz to the wine. Over the past few years they haveContinue reading “Sardine Memories: Portugal’s Vinho Verde Wines and My Sardine Blues”
Mighty Moschofilero From Greece: One of Europe’s Most Underrated White Wines
I discovered this wine several years ago while in Thessaloniki, Greece. I mention the name here and most people have never even heard of it which is a shame. It is an easy-going wine reminding me of a cross between Gewurztraminer, Viognier and a Riesling. Troupis Winery is one of its better producers so weContinue reading “Mighty Moschofilero From Greece: One of Europe’s Most Underrated White Wines”
Black Pig of Alentejo with some Alentejo Wines!
I recall purchasing a Trinco Bolotas red from the Alentejo region in Portugal a couple of years ago in a Porto supermarket on sale for about $6.00 Canadian. I took it home and kept it in the cellar for a few months to calm down its travel shock. And I purchased it here in TorontoContinue reading “Black Pig of Alentejo with some Alentejo Wines!”
Uruguayan Tannat!
Yes there are over 270 wineries and counting in Uruguay. Vines were first brought to the country by Basque immigrants. The signature grape of the country is the tannic Tannat. More Tannat is grown in Uruguay than anywhere in the world. God bless the so very adventuresome Liquor Control Board of Ontario for taking aContinue reading “Uruguayan Tannat!”
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