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Monday, July 24th: Deborah is away for three days on a cottage retreat with her book club ladies. Seems they’re taking more wine than food. Got down to some tasting after taking Pinot for a walk. Henry of Pelham Red … Continue reading →

Monday, July 17th: A winerytohome.com tasting at Doug Towers’s house, with David Lawrason. For dinner with steak, Tinhorn Creek Syrah 2014 (dense purple-ruby colour; cedary, herbal, blackberry nose; full-bodied, dry and savoury with fresh acidity and powdery tannins. 88.5). Tuesday, … Continue reading →

Condo for sale – not Pinot the Wonderdog Monday, July 10th: Wrote my 680 NEWS wine reviews and then got down to some tasting: Curvos Loureiro Vinho Verde 2015 ($12.95): pale straw colour; almond and citrus peel bouquet with a … Continue reading →

Monday, July 1st: To celebrate the Canada Day holiday I opened a bottle from BC – Tinhorn Creek Merlot 2015, which Deborah and I demolished with barbecued steak (deep ruby colour; cedary, lightly floral nose of blueberries backed by spicy … Continue reading →

(See July 1st) Monday, June 26th: Down to Canoe for a lunch tasting of Anthony von Mandl’s Checkmate Chardonnays conducted by winemaker Philip McGahan (who has made wine in the Hunter Valley and with Williams Selyem in Sonoma) and Anthony … Continue reading →