“Lost on Kythera” is a comedic spoof not afraid to jab here and there. It carries on a spoofing and satirical streak like Greek cinema of the 1960’s and 1970’s and at times verges on slapstick. Louie (Louie Betton) and Maria (Nancy Boukli) both university students are twenty months into a romantic relationship and haveContinue reading “The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Lost on Kythera””
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RKS 2024 Film: “SURF NATION”: Imposed Serfdom and Mediocre Surfers
“SURF NATION” spans 2019 and 2020 following the trials and tribulations of young Chinese surfers at the Chinese National Surfing Academy in Hainan, China. China, in the true spirit of the “National Plan”, launches a massive effort for China to qualify for the surfing competition at the 2020 summer Olympics. China did not qualify. InContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “SURF NATION”: Imposed Serfdom and Mediocre Surfers”
PORTHEAD ALERT! Kopke 2018 LBV
Late Bottle Vintage Port (LBV) is an affordable Port that can age well but certainly not as well as Vintage Port. For example the oldest Vintage Port I have had was an 1867 and it still had life. The 1932 Vintage Port likewise. How about the 2018 LBV from Kopke? Aroma: If there is oneContinue reading “PORTHEAD ALERT! Kopke 2018 LBV”
RKS 2024 Wine: Portuguese Wines: The Way of the Dinosaur in Ontario
Over the course of 2024 a question has arisen and that is where Portuguese wines have migrated to as very few are heading into Ontario. Vintages releases of Portuguese wines at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) have disappeared while Spanish wines “flourish” as such a term must be interpreted in the LCBO crazeContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Portuguese Wines: The Way of the Dinosaur in Ontario”
RKS 2024 Wine: A Casa-Dea Rosé from the County
In Ontario when we speak of wine from “The County” we mean Prince Edward County. It is approximately two hours drive from Toronto when the traffic is good which it rarely is. There are over 40 wineries in The County which is the land of second homes of the bourgeoisie of Toronto. But is alsoContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: A Casa-Dea Rosé from the County”
RKS 2024 Wine: Hosmer 2022 Semi-Dry Riesling from Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes: Exceptional! Stupendous!
I encountered this Riesling sitting on a beautiful Great Gatsby deck in Aurora, New York overlooking sunny Cayuga Lake two weeks ago. I brought back two bottles to Toronto. A magical setting and a magical wine I thought or was it just the vista and a beautiful June afternoon? No way! The wine may beContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Hosmer 2022 Semi-Dry Riesling from Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes: Exceptional! Stupendous!”
RKS 2024 Travel: Canada Day Cake Parade at Niagara-on-the-Lake
On 1July2024 I had the surreal pleasure of marching in the annual Niagara-on-the-Lake Cake Parade. It has been a Canada Day fixture for some two decades now. Queen Street is cordoned off and several thousand line it. Yes the drums of the 41st Fife and Drum Corps Regiment can be heard way down Queen StreetContinue reading “RKS 2024 Travel: Canada Day Cake Parade at Niagara-on-the-Lake”
RKS Travel: That Unplanned Moment May Be the Best: A Glass of Hosmer Riesling on the Shores of Lake Cayuga, Finger Lakes New York
There are certain travellers that plan each moment of a trip. Itineraries are created and checked off like a shopping list. Good planning? Mechanical and unthinking? Perhaps a bit of both. You might say I recently had one very special unplanned moment on Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes District of New York. Some context.Continue reading “RKS Travel: That Unplanned Moment May Be the Best: A Glass of Hosmer Riesling on the Shores of Lake Cayuga, Finger Lakes New York”
RKS 2024 Wine: You Hear “Barbera” Think Piedmont
As Italian wine goes hear “Barbera” think Piedmont with the best Barbera wine being produced near the towns of Asti and Alba. Barbera is Piedmont’s most widely planted variety and technically takes third place in prestige to Barolo and Barbaresco. Often prestige and palate are incompatible. We try a Barbera D’Asti from Michele Chiarlo. Aroma:Continue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: You Hear “Barbera” Think Piedmont”
RKS 2024 Wine: I am Not a Member of the Luca Maroni Fan Club
I am in the wine bleachers as a bleacher bum misbehaving and throwing empty wine bottles at poor performers. Luca Maroni is consistently rating most wines as close to perfection. I mean here is a 99 rated red wine. It is no Bordeaux first growth but a Rosso IGT from Puglia. Is it at someContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: I am Not a Member of the Luca Maroni Fan Club”
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