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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 698: New Notes
Latest tasting notes. Cipes Blanc de Blanc 2012 (Okanagan Valley – 100% Chardonnay: $46): pale straw colour; active mousse; minerally nose of apples and brioche; light-bodied, dry on the palate with a suggestion of toast and honey and apple and … Continue reading
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Tagged CedarCreek, Chateau des Charmes, Cipes, Mouton Cadet, Summerhill, Tony Aspler, Wine Lover's Diary
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 697: Loire Valley
Thursday, May 17: Moira and Martin Malivoire ordered a car for the airport which picked us up first. An Air France flight overnight to Paris. At Charles de Gaulle Airport we had a couple of hours layover before our flight … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Fouquet, Château d'Augerville, Château de Chenonceau, Chinon, Couly-Dutheil, Domaine Alphonse Mellot, Domaine de la Bretesche, Domaine des Baumard, Domaine des Hautes Roches, Domaine Luneau-Papin, Fontainebleau, Fontevraud, France, Guérande, Henri Bourgeois, L'Axel, La Cigale, Le Domaine FL, Le Passage Pommeraye, Loire Valley, Nantes, Tony Aspler, tour, travel, Vannes, Vouvray
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 696: Sous Vide Dinner
On Sunday (April 22nd) Deborah and I had dinner with our friends Brian and Mary. Brian prepared the whole meal sous vide, apart from the smoked Artic char, which he smoked himself. A bottle of champagne to start, a Sancerre … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 695: Ravine Vineyard
The highlight of the week was a visit to Ravine Vineyard on Saturday with Deborah, my son Guy, his wife Sasha, their baby daughter Isla and two of their friends. Winemaker Marty Werner toured us around the winery and led … Continue reading
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Tagged Joie Farm, Ravine Vineyard, Tom Gore, Wines of the Week
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 694: County in the City
These are the wines I tasted this week (not counting the 56 sampled at the Vintages release tasting on Friday and 20 at the Prince Edward County tasting in Toronto on Thursday). William Hill Chardonnay 2016 (California North Coast – … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 693: Wine Not for the Birds
The Week of Monday, April 2nd: Here are the wines I tasted – in addition to the Wines of the Week – and a photo of the best wine I reviewed at Friday’s Vintages release tasting in Toronto (plus a … Continue reading
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Tagged Flat Rock, Henry of Pelham, Keint-He, Kendall-Jackson, Luigi Bosca, Ornellaia, Sartori, Sprucewood Shores, Trius, Wine Lover's Diary
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 692: New Sculpture
Monday, March 26th: Deborah and I drove into Toronto up pick up a piece of sculpture we had purchased from the artist. Her name is Kristina Guison and she works in metals. While Deborah was having her hair done I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ernie Els, Gérard Bertrand, Kristina Guison, Quails' Gate, Wine Lover's Diary
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