The Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is rolling into Banff this weekend… making me wish I could swing a little trip west-ish. What can I say – I love wine events (and the west)!
The RMWFF starts Friday and is at the stunning Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Weekend events center around tastings of wine, spirits [...]

I saw a news release that mentioned The Ultimate Wine Challenge the other day. I’d never heard of it before.
The event, which is held in June in New York City, says its mandate is to: “generate a new platinum standard of trustworthiness, integrity, reliability, and, most important, meaningful and relevant results to international [...]

I was in Vancouver this past Monday, but unfortunately I left just as the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival started. I’ve always wanted to go to Playhouse – among many events, the boardroom tastings look amazing.
This year’s Playhouse features wines of New Zealand and Argentina – and will also highlight Rosé as the “global focus”.
For [...]

I’m a bit late in writing this, but last Wednesday night I went to The Harvest – an event that Sean Moffitt invited me to.
The wine was available (some was good, some wasn’t…but all of it was VQA from various Vincor brands) the food was DELISH, but the company was the highlight of the evening. [...]

Tonight I sent a tweet out saying that I found Angels Gate 2007 Cabernet Merlot VQA “yummy”. I thought this was a bit of a cop-out, considering there are so many other potential descriptor options for this wine (other words that come to mind include fruity/berry and a bit of oak) but really, I just [...]

I’m in (very hot) BC for the next couple of weeks…while my main reason to be here is to spend time with mon amour, traveling and tasting as many BC wines are next on the list.
Our travels will take us from Kamloops to Bella Coola, then to Vancouver Island – Port Hardy, Campbell River, Tofino, [...]

Recently my favorite LCBO Vintages advisor, Terry, suggested I try Vinho Verde instead of a rosé – as there were apparently no rosé wines in the entire LCBO store that lived up to Terry’s expectations. He explained that the Portuguese wine is extremely light and lovely for summer sipping. Terry suggested I drink it with [...]

Well, not really… but I’ve been absent from posting here for the past month, so I thought I would blame my delinquency on the significantly large amount of Fuzion wine I’ve consumed. The Shiraz and Malbec blend wine is really quite good for the price – a crazy $7.45 per bottle. It’s versatile and goes [...]

I tried the Mission Hill 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve this evening. I’ve heard how great Mission Hill wines are, but this was my first taste. It completely lived up to the hype. The wine was full-bodied, had an amazing oak taste and went beautifully with the steak I bought it for – everything I love [...]

Last night after a glass of wine with a good friend I stopped by the LCBO en route home to pick up some vino. With literally only 2 minutes before the store closed, I didn’t have much time to browse, so I ventured for some trusty Aussie Shiraz. I ended up getting a bottle I’d [...]