Monthly Archives: August 2024

A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 938: Family Time with Dinosaurs

Posted on August 29, 2024 by tonyaspler

Friday, August 23th: Our daughter Annabel and her son Declan, who live in Vancouver, arrived after spending time in Montreal and Ottawa. Saturday, August 24th: Took our Annabel and Declan to the Dinosaur mini-golf on Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls. While … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 936: Big Head’s Amazing Wines and My Choral Debut

Posted on August 21, 2024 by tonyaspler

Monday, August 12th: Andrzej Lipinski of Big Head invited me to the winery to see his new tasting room, to taste some of his 2023 wines and to enjoy a pizza on his new pizza patio. Since his first language … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 935: Grapes for Humanity and a 90th Birthday

Posted on August 12, 2024 by tonyaspler

Wednesday, August 7th: Geddy Lee, a director of Grapes for Humanity, graciously lent us his garden in Rosedale for a cheque presentation ceremony to Tree Canada, Nature Conservancy and The Halo Trust from funds raised by our annual fine wine … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 934: Amazing Northern Rhône tasting and the Options Game

Posted on August 5, 2024 by tonyaspler

Tuesday, July 30th: Deborah and I were invited over to Peter Gamble and Ann Sperling’s for a Northern Rhône tasting, which turned out to be very special. Before sitting down we had a reception wine: Julien Pilon Hermitage Prisme Blanc … Continue reading →

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