Was it November of 2013 after a tasting of Sandeman Ports deep in the Douro hills of Portugal we sipped Sandeman Splashes (tonic and White Port) on a terrace overlooking the Douro River below in the thin early afternoon sunshine munching on Portuguese roasted almonds? My goodness what a memory and what a wonderful lunchContinue reading “RKS Wines: Sandeman Memories: 1999 Vau Vintage Port: The Cruelty of Vintage Port!”
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Reggie the Rescue Dog is Back: We Are Proud of Mr. Gordon Lightfoot and Our Bosco!
You may recall that Fay and Bob gave Bosco, my fellow Egyptian Rescue Dog, to our neighbour and very famous Canadian singer Mr. Gordon Lightfoot. We see our comrade Bosco and Mr. Gordon Lightfoot at least a couple of times a week for jasmine tea and cake from our favourite Toronto bakery “The Cake Ladies”.Continue reading “Reggie the Rescue Dog is Back: We Are Proud of Mr. Gordon Lightfoot and Our Bosco!”
RKS Poetry: “B.11.529: Greedy and Too Late”
B.11.529: Greedy and Too Late Mutated COVID-19 with apparent origins in South Africacases already in Europevaliant and brave efforts to block the spreadlest the First World descend to yet another lockdown dreadit would have been better to avoid by sharing the vaccine to the Second and Third World insteadthe First World Countries got far tooContinue reading “RKS Poetry: “B.11.529: Greedy and Too Late””
RKS Films: “La Flamme Rouge”: A Bit Overwhelming the First Time Around!
Occasionally I watch a film that I review twice and several times more than twice. If you watch “La Flamme Rouge” you may need multiple views because it is so full of subplots that it is hard to connect all the dots on one view. However the film, written and directed by the Maze BrothersContinue reading “RKS Films: “La Flamme Rouge”: A Bit Overwhelming the First Time Around!”
RKS Wines: Frightened by the Unknown Malagousia
My bet is that many wine drinkers are frightened by grapes they rarely encounter. Always sticking to the same wines made with the same grapes dulls the mind. Sameness equals boredom but that’s me and may not be you. Could you imagine having pork chops, mashed potatoes and peas for dinner every night. What wouldContinue reading “RKS Wines: Frightened by the Unknown Malagousia”
Poetry Corner: “Damn Goat Soap!”
Damn Goat Soap! Having run out of the usual body washusing goat soap instead and suddenly a burgeoning rashthe chest is itchy and on fireI am perplexed and full of ireI have perhaps eaten to many mussels and oysters in the past few days?could be some flesh eating bacteria that will cut me down inContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Damn Goat Soap!””
RKS Wines: The Inexpensive Greek: Nemea 2016 Reserve; My Brush With Celebrities!
Most of my time in Greece has been spent on the Aegean Island of Samos south of Lesvos and just off the Turkish coast. Samos produces absolutely world class sweet Muscat wines some of which are fortified. Over the past few years the United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos has tried to create a brandContinue reading “RKS Wines: The Inexpensive Greek: Nemea 2016 Reserve; My Brush With Celebrities!”
RKS Film: The Assassination of the American President: Insanity? Brilliance? Time Traveller? “Who is Amos Otis? “
Assume Trump actually successfully stole the election resulting in democracy’s continued erosion, race riots, bounties for journalists, scientists concerned about climate change and all enemies of the demagogue snuffed out with the world heading into a crisis. Then imagine Trump was assassinated with crowds dancing in the streets clashing with “patriots”. Well you have theContinue reading “RKS Film: The Assassination of the American President: Insanity? Brilliance? Time Traveller? “Who is Amos Otis? “”
RKS Wines: Quadrus Red 2015 from the Douro
You have some of your usual suspects in the Douro grape department. 55% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz and 15% Sousão. The colour of the wine verges on purple which may be the result of the dark juiced Sousão. As for aromas there is an overall creaminess to the nose which is brimming with livelyContinue reading “RKS Wines: Quadrus Red 2015 from the Douro”
RKS Wine: Dão Delights
130 kilometres southwest of Porto you’ll find yourself in Dão’s capital Viseu which is a quaint city and very much lower key than Porto probably as it is a landlocked area and there are none of the culture killing cruise ships with their ruinous trail of destruction. The Dão landscape is in some parts likeContinue reading “RKS Wine: Dão Delights”
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