Why Christmas is Pinot Time
People often ask what the perfect wines are to pair with Christmas dinner. Well, here’s your answer: There aren’t any. There are too many courses...
A Visit with Three Spirits of Chile
It’s impossible to hit every booth—well, competently anyway—at a wine show. Such was the case for me with the Drink Chile 2021 event last month...
The LCBO’s eye-popping holiday numbers…and four well-priced reds you can get there
I ranted yesterday on the LCBO’s official publication, Food & Drink. As for the chain itself, there’s no denying it’s popularity, particularly during the holiday...
Ranting on the LCBO’s Food & Drink Magazine
Full disclosure—my parent company used to publish Vines magazine, a national wine publication edited by noted Canadian wine writer Chris Waters, now the wine and...
An Amarone and it’s baby sister
Nothing like a Ripasso and an Amarone to warm your innards on a snowy winter evening. These two from Farina, however, aren’t your typical subjects—not...
ANOTHER WINNING WALSH WHISKEY: The Launch of Writers’ Tears Icewine Cask Finish marks a sublime Irish-Canadian marriage
Looking very much the proper Irishman, sporting a grey tweed jacket and bowtie, Bernard Walsh appeared inordinately comfortable on the deck of the Park Hyatt’s...
A Spanish Sparkler Turns 100
I always appreciate buying something from a specialist, as opposed to a jack of all trades. In the case of Juvé & Camps, all they...
Beautiful Wines, Beautiful Places
I once heard a winemaker observe, “Great wines only come from beautiful places.” I think he was stretching it a bit, but I got his...
Visiting Planet Marsala: A Brief Education on a Value-Packed Italian Dessert Wine
Do you like Madeira, vermouth, port or sherry, but haven’t tried Marsala? Then it’s worth the modest expense for Pellegrino’s Marsala Superiore ($13.80, but on...
Beat a Path to these Two Red Wines
Do you speak Spanish? Well Tempranillo and Carmenère sure do. And here are two great—albeit entirely different—examples of wines that those grapes can produce. And...
