In Ontario you can find plenty of under $20 wines. How long that will last given the high cost of energy and supply chain issues is unknown. Wines from France’s Côtes du Rhône are most often reasonably priced and of good quality. We try the Louis Bernard Louis 2020 Côtes du Rhône-Villages. That almost overlyContinue reading “RKS Wine: Louis Bernard Louis 2020 Côtes du Rhône-Villages”
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RKS Film: “Acid Test”: Me Me vs. Me Me
Jenny (Juliana De Stefano) is in her last year of high school in Texas living with her father Jack (Brian Thornton), mother (Mia Ruiz) and younger brother. Jenny is squeaky clean, perhaps a bit too squeaky clean to be a follower of a feminist rock band Riot Grrrl and drop her first tab of acid.Continue reading “RKS Film: “Acid Test”: Me Me vs. Me Me”
RKS Wine: Argentinian Malbec is King! Bonarda not Trailing by Much
In terms of red wine grape acreage in Argentina Malbec leads the way at 39%, Bonarda at 16% and Cabernet Sauvignon at 12%. 80% of Argentinian Bonarda is produced in Mendoza. Why not try some Bonarda La Posta Estela Armando? On the nose full of black fruit particularly blackberry. There are additional notes of milkContinue reading “RKS Wine: Argentinian Malbec is King! Bonarda not Trailing by Much“
“Travels to a Different Time” : 8July1978: Lagos, Portugal: Japanese Aliens on the Beach Draws a Crowd of Gawkers
Up and on the street at 07:30 in search of breakfast grub. The streets were quiet and I bought some bread, cheese and ham for breakfast. The market was a hub of activity with peasants and merchants lining the main street with stalls selling clothes, shoes, rabbits, chickens, vegetables and fruits. After breakfasting off toContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 8July1978: Lagos, Portugal: Japanese Aliens on the Beach Draws a Crowd of Gawkers”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 7July1978: Lisbon and Lagos, Portugal: Smash up Dinner but Caterpillar in Salad
Woken up at 06:00 by call from front desk so sprung into action to board 07:00 bus to Lagos in front of Hotel Rex. It was an hour late or perhaps we were given the wrong time. Not the type of bus I was expecting as we had headphones and they served us coffee. ItContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 7July1978: Lisbon and Lagos, Portugal: Smash up Dinner but Caterpillar in Salad”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 6July1978: Lisbon, Portugal: Dog Peeing and the Stoners
A rough night for sleeping. Probably too many naps and jet lag. The first few days are rough and at times surreal. Went downstairs for breakfast and my friendly waiter engaged in more political discourse. Had a long walk along the grand Avenida de Liberdade. Booked a bus to Lagos on the Algarve. Lunch wasContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 6July1978: Lisbon, Portugal: Dog Peeing and the Stoners”
RKS Film: “Madeleine Collins”: Back to My Roots Mon! Demain Le Fin De Monde!
I owe a debt to Demain Le Fin De Monde! Growing up in Montreal as an anglophone I watched French television which meant nifty French cinema on late Friday and Saturday nights. Hollywood was banal while French cinema was compelling because unlike Hollywood trash it was more complicated and almost always tinged with a bitContinue reading “RKS Film: “Madeleine Collins”: Back to My Roots Mon! Demain Le Fin De Monde!”
“Travels to a Different Time” :4July1978: Lisbon, Portugal: The Overwhelming Decadence of Lisbon
The flight from Montreal to Lisbon on TAP was uneventful. We stopped in the Azores for cleaning and refuelling. Fresh local pineapple was delicious. Arrived in Lisbon around 10:00. First impressions that Lisbon was once a grand city as after all Portugal was a colonial power at one point. But it seems falling apart inContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” :4July1978: Lisbon, Portugal: The Overwhelming Decadence of Lisbon”
RKS Wine: Douro’s Uniqo
A blend of Touriga Nacional (50%), Touriga Franca (30%) and Tinta Roriz (20%). It has spent 18 months in French oak. On the nose this portrays itself as a very big wine with notes of Chambord, black cherry, fig jam and blackberry. On the palate the tannins are moderate with acids totally under control. TheContinue reading “RKS Wine: Douro’s Uniqo”
RKS Film: “Perfecting the Art of Longing”: Locked in an Eternal Prison
Rabbi Ronnie Cahana suffered a brainstem stroke in 2011 rendering him a quadriplegic. For 9 years he has been bedridden with slow speech. Rabbi Cahana was a family man. He was a scholar, poet and community leader and then the stroke. Institutionalized requiring round the clock care in a Montreal long term care facility heContinue reading “RKS Film: “Perfecting the Art of Longing”: Locked in an Eternal Prison”
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