SOMETHING OLD AND SOME THINGS NEW
Quite the mix for this week’s reviews, each of which is a blend from the Iberian Peninsula: an eight-year-old and two-year-old red from Spain and...
Germany Will Make a Riesling Lover Out of You
My Wines of Germany menu demonstrated the versatility of Riesling. I know many Ontarians who say they hate Riesling. To me, it’s like saying you...
The Intriguing Tale of Casale Del Giglio
I love a good story. Consider that of Casale del Giglio. Some 50 kilometres south of Rome, the winery is situated in that noted, historic...
Two Well-Valued Reds
It’s taking summer a while to get here, and cooler evenings lend themselves to reds for me. Here are two easy bets for under $20....
Raising a Glass with Justin Taylor (at the Proper Temperature)
As you may have noticed from my previous blog, I had the chance to sit down for an hour with Justin Taylor last month at...
Not All Wineries Believe in Corks
I’ve written on the cork-taint subject before—that contamination of wine (usually involving a musty, wet-newspaper sort of smell) that’s typically the result of the chemical...
IT’S LIKE NOTHING ELSE: Spain’s unique, increasingly popular Albariño
Want to make a wine representative from Spain’s Rías Baixas region suddenly go quiet? Ask them what other wine they’d compare to Albariño. Dead silence....
It’s National Cocktail Day! (Not National Chicken Wings Day)
Today is National Cocktail Day—strategically placed to allow a full week’s recovery after St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not precisely sure whether National Cocktail Day is...
The Museum-Worthy Wines of Lungarotti
Wine is always better with a story—ideally directly from the source. While that’s obviously best done in person (a wine never seems to taste better...
Looking South for Sauv Blanc and a Robust Red
Do you love New Zealand sauvignon blanc? Well, you’ve been sorta screwed of late then. Increasing demand, supply chain issues and a 2021 harvest where...
