THE SWEET SPOT: The Price Range Where Ontario Wines Shine
I hear this a lot: “Ontario wines are too expensive.” Flat Rock had a premium lineup at last month’s Taste Ontario trade event. But the...
WINE HEADACHES: The Most Likely Culprits
So what causes that dreaded, lingering, debilitating wine headache? Believe it or not, despite the centuries of winemaking and decades of research, nobody seems to...
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...
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....
A VINTAGE EXCHANGE: WineAlign Founder Pulls No Punches
I’m a big fan of WineAlign—it’s the only app I rely upon when poring through potential purchases at the LCBO. You’re not going to find...
Why Chile is So Hot — 6 Chilean Wines (and 2 others) You Must Buy
OK, I bet a bunch of you recognize Chile as a bastion of great-value wines—Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère (which they should grow a lot more of)...
June 23 Wine Reviews: So Two Germans Walk Into a Bar…
Here’s a fab foursome of wines for you this week, including a pair of winners from Germany. A. Christmann Riesling Trocken 2017 — Pfalz, Germany...
What You Really Need to Know About German Wine
German wine, you ask? That’s just sweet Riesling, right? Oh, those dang stereotypes. OK, yes, they make Riesling. OK, A LOT of Riesling—despite having just...
WineAlign’s John Szabo weighs in on Pay-for-Service Controversy
I had the chance to chat with John Szabo Tuesday after his seminar at the Wines of Chile event at the Royal Ontario Museum in...
