We get more wines from Hungary in the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s Vintage releases than we do from the Tejo region which runs behind and parallel to the Lisboa wine region. One has arrived like a spaceship in Ontario and it’s a Quinta da Escusa. It is a white blend of the dry ArintoContinue reading “RKS Wines: Wines from the Outer Limits: Portugal’s Tejo”
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Go Go! Clap Clap!
Go Go! Clap Clap! Of course get your vaccine if you wish!but you may not have a choiceI think that is called coercion but the apologists for despotism may call it fulfilling the social contract?but do you recall the initial trumpeting of 96% effectiveness of the Vnot quite hearing that now in the media asContinue reading “Go Go! Clap Clap!”
RKS Wines: Some Portuguese Wines to Finish Off the Year: Part 1: Vinho do Bispado
After just about finishing off an intensive virtual tasting of Ports from the Douro it might be time to come back to earth and finish off the year with some Portuguese table wines. While there is no real competition to Port there is plenty of competition raging against Portuguese table wines. The Douro produces someContinue reading “RKS Wines: Some Portuguese Wines to Finish Off the Year: Part 1: Vinho do Bispado”
RKS Wines: Quinta Da Devesa 30-Year-Old Tawny Port: This Will Take you to where Musk and Branson Were for a Lot Less!
If you have been reading my reviews of Tawny Ports we started with a 10 year old, then a twenty and now a 30 year old Tawny. This 30-year old’s colour has moved from an orange to a brownish red. On the nose there has been an evolution from a rather flippant 10-year-old to aContinue reading “RKS Wines: Quinta Da Devesa 30-Year-Old Tawny Port: This Will Take you to where Musk and Branson Were for a Lot Less!”
RKS Films: “Intimate Enemy”: Who Controls the System?
This Slovakian film was part of the 2021 European Union Canadian Film Festival but I am sure it will be circulating around the globe as it asks an important question and that is who controls the computer system? The next time you look at a security camera spying on you well this film might comeContinue reading “RKS Films: “Intimate Enemy”: Who Controls the System?”
RKS Wines: Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Taylor’s has been a family company since 1692. Walk into any liquor store of repute in the world and you’ll see their Port. You don’t have that longevity without producing a good product. Remember that chilling it will bring down the alcohol and enhance its flavour. It matches extremely well with soft cheeses and egg-basedContinue reading “RKS Wines: Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Port”
“Mutantism on the March ” :Chapter 112 Redbeard and Zorollia Start to Wobble
Squid was deeply moved with the warmth of the Zortixians, their openness and concern with the struggles of the mutant community on Earth. Could it be that they realized if they were to visit Earth they too would be considered as mutants? Squid was popular not only because of his Montenez heritage but because ofContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March ” :Chapter 112 Redbeard and Zorollia Start to Wobble”
RKS Wine: Same Grape but Different Countries: Malbec from Argentina and France; Julie Andrews vs. Marylin Monroe?
There is nothing like travelling on a wine media tour to really understand the grapes of a country or region. I have yet to visit Argentina or Cahors in France to make insightful general comparisons on their differing styles of Malbec. But I’ll try and see where my general experience leads us. Argentinian Malbecs producedContinue reading “RKS Wine: Same Grape but Different Countries: Malbec from Argentina and France; Julie Andrews vs. Marylin Monroe?”
Poetry Corner : “The Devil’s Game? Have We been Sold a Bill of Goods?”
The Devil’s Game? Have we Been Sold a Bill of Goods? I recall arriving home on Sunday to hear 666 cases of new COVID300 amongst those fully vaccinatedhas the god saving power of the vaccine been overrated?they will say at least the fully vaxxed don’t need hospitalizationisn’t that a bit of gyration from the claimsContinue reading “Poetry Corner : “The Devil’s Game? Have We been Sold a Bill of Goods?””
RKS Films: “HAB” (Cream): A Quirky, Cutting and Quasi Absurd Hungarian Film
Although “HAB” has already been screened at the 2021 Canadian European Union Film Festival it no doubt may surface throughout the world at various “Indie” cinemas. Dora (Vica Kerekes) is a quirky young Hungarian lady. She berates herself for always trying to get what she simply can’t have. She has a torrid love affair withContinue reading “RKS Films: “HAB” (Cream): A Quirky, Cutting and Quasi Absurd Hungarian Film”
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