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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 702: Versado
Wines tasted this week: Black Hills Carmenère 2016 (Southern Okanagan): deep purple colour; savoury, herbal nose of blackcurrants; medium-bodied, dry, blackcurrant flavour carried on lively acidity. (89) Franciscan Estate Chardonnay 2015 (Napa Valley, $25.95): Bright straw in colour; buttery, toasty … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Dairy, part 701: Great Tasting Week
Monday, July 9th: Tasted CedarCreek Meritage 2015 from the Okanagan: dense purple in colour with a cedary, blackcurrant and blueberry nose; medium-bodied, dry, fruity, blueberry flavour with a light floral note; beautifully balanced and long on finish. Tuesday, July 10th: … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 700
Tuesday, June 26th: Deborah and I drove into Toronto, she for a hair appointment and I to attend a retrospective tasting of Mission Hill’s flagship wine, Oculus – ten vintages from 2006 to 2015. The tasting was conducted by Darryl … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Findlay, CedarCreek, Flat Rock, Lavau, Mission Hill, Oculus, Rockway Vineyards, Tony Aspler, Wine Lover's Diary
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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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