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RKS 2024 Wine: Burly Barossa?

Think Aussie Red Barossa think burly? Full bodied but not overly aggressive? Crowd friendly? Too much alcohol?  Destination wine lake? Looking for a dainty red from Barossa? Are you hallucinating? Or are we here in Canada suffering with liquor monopoly purchases that are safe from a profit perspective. Is there more than “easy Barossa”? IContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Burly Barossa?”

“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie is Under the Spell of Nicole Kidman! Chapter Sixty Two (62)

On our flight to Darwin, Australia from Toronto we watched 6 Nicole Kidman movies and that lady can act. Bob says she has won an Academy Award. My favourite film is “Eyes Wide Shut” which took two years of filming and was it Kubrick’s last film? She is good looker too! And I am goingContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie is Under the Spell of Nicole Kidman! Chapter Sixty Two (62)”

RKS 2024 Wine:  Stunning Shiraz From Kangaroo Island

Just when I was thinking Australia was becoming a bit tiresome with the same wines from the same appellations my ears perked up and my eyes bulged, just a bit, when I saw a Springs Road Shiraz from Battle of Bosworth Wines on Kangaroo Island. I did a quick dig on Kangaroo Island finding outContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine:  Stunning Shiraz From Kangaroo Island”

RKS 2024 Wine: Do You Believe in the Score? Farmer’s Leap Random Shot 2020 Shiraz’s 96

Retailers of wine love to display over 89 wines that will capture the consumer’s eye. Yes, every once and awhile my name pops up on the shelves or in a magazine advertising the wine. Take or leave it as to scores. My advice is to find a reviewer you are consistently in agreement with andContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Do You Believe in the Score? Farmer’s Leap Random Shot 2020 Shiraz’s 96”

RKS 2024 Wine: A Yalumba GSM

Can I go so far as to say I have never met a Yalumba I didn’t enjoy? We try a Yalumba 2019 Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mataro blend. Aroma: Big fat almost overripe local strawberries, black cherry, blueberry and plum. Palate: Creeping tannins with very fine acids. Cactus pear, pomegranate with some preserved sour cherry. ShortContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: A Yalumba GSM”

Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog is Back: Our Second Disney Promotional Tour and Reggie Goes to Australia to Film with Nicole Kidman

Yes, finally the sequel to “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog” has been released by Disney and its breaking all records. I sense Bob and Dylan the Westie are tiring of so many promotional tours. I heard Bob talking to Fay and saying Dylan the Westie is getting older and is having difficulty keeping up withContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog is Back: Our Second Disney Promotional Tour and Reggie Goes to Australia to Film with Nicole Kidman”