“Romeo Romeo Where art thou?” Not from Verona in this case! Well Romeo is from Jumilla in Spain. Ruby coloured. On the nose blackberry and black cherry rule the roost. There is also a bit of smoky tobacco and a tad of blueberry. On the palate minimal tannins making it a decent sipper. On theContinue reading “Romeo Romeo Where Art Thou? Excellent Value Spanish Wine”
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Cockburn’s Late Bottled Vintage Port 2015
Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV) from the Douro is consistently excellent and attractively priced. Well it is not the Vintage Port at the top of the pyramid but dollar for dollar it gives Vintage Port a run for the money. The usual decadent lush blackberry, cherry, prune and chocolate aromas. On the palate ultra richContinue reading “Cockburn’s Late Bottled Vintage Port 2015”
Calabrian Vino: A Welcome Break from Tuscany
Here in Ontario our Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) seems to have a love affair with Tuscan wines and then gives token recognition on its shelves to the many other regions of Italy. What a colossal disservice to wine drinkers looking for something more than Sangiovese! I think Campania has an arsenal of winesContinue reading “Calabrian Vino: A Welcome Break from Tuscany”
“Dig Our Roots” : Wineries of Niagara-on-the Lake Annual Celebration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2021 Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake ‘Dig Our Roots’, the Annual Celebration of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Wine Appellation, is back! NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON- Wineries of Niagara on-the-Lake is ready to welcome back VQA wine lovers to safely taste exceptional wines grown in the heart of wine country. During the ‘Dig Our Roots’ weekends in April,Continue reading ““Dig Our Roots” : Wineries of Niagara-on-the Lake Annual Celebration”
A Couple of Reds From Israel
I can’t complain about Israeli wines but we receive such a slim inventory here in Ontario a general statement that they are generally good wines might be taken with a grain of salt. I was offered a media trip to Israel a few years ago but it conflicted with an important wedding so I neverContinue reading “A Couple of Reds From Israel”
Surfing The Third Wave in Ontario with a An Excellent Cabernet Franc
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”
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””
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