Monthly Archives: October 2016

A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 619: Amani

Posted on October 24, 2016 by tonyaspler

Sunday, October 16th: Mourning the Jays’ loss yesterday afternoon. Uphill battle now as they’re two games down. Did a small tasting at home: Yvon Mau Côtes de Gascogne 2015 (1500 mL, $16.95): light straw colour; grassy, green plum and lemon zest … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 618: Pascual Toso

Posted on October 17, 2016 by tonyaspler

Pascal Toso wines with the 125th anniversary bottle Tuesday, October 11th: Paid a mass of bills. Wrote my commentary for Quench magazine on the 300th anniversary of the Chianti Classico designation. For dinner, barbecued steak with a bottle of Quails’ … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 617: Rush Dinner

Posted on October 11, 2016 by tonyaspler

(l to r) Alex Lifeson, Joe Canavan, Chuck Thomas and Geddy Lee Monday, October 4th: An 11:30 am tasting at Toula with Concha y Toro winemaker Marcelo Papa. Conchas y Toro’s Marcelo Papa Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay 2014 (Limari Valley … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 616: Sponsors’ Niagara Tour

Posted on October 3, 2016 by tonyaspler

Wednesday, September 28th: Spent the day going through emails that needed attention. In the evening Deborah and I went down to the Wine Academy, 67 Richmond Street West, for the annual reunion dinner of wine and food European tour with … Continue reading →

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