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My Alo birthday cake Sunday, May 7th: Judging the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Ontario Wines at IWEG’s offices. Taking the 22 top scoring wines from the Ontario Wine Awards and having them judged by Igor Ryjenkov MW, Eugene … Continue reading →

Monday, April 24th: Up at 6:30 am, as I was unfamiliar with the route to ExCel in the Docklands. The journey involved taking the Northern line tube from Kentish Town to Waterloo, changing to the Jubilee line for Canning Town and … Continue reading →

Monday, April 17th (Easter Monday): A quiet day walking Pinot and getting ready for the Decanter World Wine Awards judging next week in London. Dinner – pasta with meat sauce and a bottle of Allegrini Palazzo della Torre 2013 (Veneto … Continue reading →

Monday, April 10th: Wrote my 680 NEWS wine reviews for the next four weeks’ broadcasts, as I’m leaving for London next week for six days to chair the Canadian panel at the Decanter World Wine Awards. In the evening, over … Continue reading →

Monday, April 3rd: The annual California Wine Fair at the Royal York. This is the 24th year, an event I always look forward to. The guest speaker was Leslie Sbrocco, who showed off her tattoo on her right calf. She … Continue reading →