Monthly Archives: January 2016

A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 581: Kamasutra Dinner

Posted on January 25, 2016 by tonyaspler

Monday, January 18th: This morning a photographer from the Toronto Star came over to shoot Pinot T. Wonderdog for the Saturday Pet Psyche column by Jane Welowszky. She had already given Pinot the Proust interview a couple weeks ago. Pinot … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 580: Niagara Icewine Festival

Posted on January 18, 2016 by tonyaspler

Twenty Valley Icewine Festival events schedule  Monday, January 11th: Wrote my Lexpert column on major cities around the world that have vineyards within their limits – Vienna, Paris, Venice, Berlin, Thessalonica, London, New York, San Francisco. Took Deborah and Pinot’s … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 579: Blind Tasting Award

Posted on January 11, 2016 by tonyaspler

Monday, January 4th: Wrote my 680 NEWS wine reviews and worked on the novel. For dinner with pasta, Bolla Creso Verona Rosso 2011 (Corvina with 35% Cabernet Sauvignon; deep ruby colour; cherry nose with a spicy note; medium-bodied, dry, savoury … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 578: Quiet New Year

Posted on January 6, 2016 by tonyaspler

Monday, December 28th: Wrote my column for Quench magazine on Sherry – predicting it will make a comeback this year (but I’ve been saying that for the last decade – a prophet whistling in the dark). Also began working on … Continue reading →

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