Monthly Archives: April 2016

A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 594: Hola Dinner

Posted on April 25, 2016 by tonyaspler

Monday, April 18th: A beautiful day today with a high of 24°C. Spent much of the day putting the panels together for the Ontario Wine Awards. This year the tasting will be on one day (May 7th) instead of two … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 593: MCIII

Posted on April 18, 2016 by tonyaspler

Monday, April 11th: A seminar on California Pinot Noir this morning at 11 am in the Royal York’s Ontario Room, conducted by Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible. We tasted 13 Pinots. My favourite was Au Bon Climat “Alexander Knox” … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 592: Argentina Week

Posted on April 11, 2016 by tonyaspler

Tesseron cognacs Monday, April 4th: Flew back from Seattle after a week of touring wineries and tasting at the wine show. For dinner with roast chicken, MacMurray Estate Vineyards Russian River Pinot Noir 2013 (deep purple-ruby colour;  spicy, black cherry … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 591: Taste Washington

Posted on April 5, 2016 by tonyaspler

Monday, March 28th: Clearing my desk to leave for Washington tomorrow for a tour of wineries and the Taste Washington festival. For dinner, steak with a bottle of Bridlewood Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ($19.95 – Dense purple colour; spicy-savoury … Continue reading →

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