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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 718: Big Head Tasting
Wednesday, April 10th: Andrzej Lipinski invited me to a one-on-one tasting at his Big Head winery.
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Tagged Arterra, Big Head, Culmina, Quails' Gate, Tony Aspler, Waterkloof, Wine Lover's Diary, Yalumba
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 717: A Taste for BC
Tastings of BC’s CedarCreek and Sperling Vineyards – among other wines. Fattoria di Piazzano Colorino 2015 (Tuscany – $35.95): Opaque purple colour; cedary, spicy, earthy, black cherry bouquet with a light floral note; medium-bodied, dry, floral, cherry flavour with a … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 716: A whole lot of tasting going on
On Tuesday, February 19th, I was awarded the Cambridge Food & Wine Society’s “Man of the Year” medal at a ceremony held at the National Club in Toronto. (Very pleased with the honour.) Here are some of the wines I’ve … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 715: The Foreign Affair
Visited The Foreign Affair winery to taste the portfolio with winemaker Barclay Robinson.
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 714: Deborah’s Birthday Dinner
Saturday, January 12th: For Deborah’s major birthday, we booked a table at Pearl Morissette. Before leaving by Uber to the restaurant we shared a half bottle of Veuve Clicquot.
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Tagged Alamos, Burrowing Owl, Casa del Bosque, Closieries des Alisiers, Dr. Loosen, Henry of Pelham, Inniskillin, Joie Farm, La Celia, Mission Hill, Mouton Cadet, Palazzo, Pearl Morissette, Quails' Gate, Ravenswood, Ravine Vineyard, Sacred Hill, Southbrook, Tony Aspler, Wine Lover's Diary
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