Thomas Bachelder with Le Clos Jordanne wines
July 10th: Thomas Bachelder came over with samples of the Le Clos Jordanne Jordan Village Chardonnay 2019 and Le Clos Jordanne Jordan Village Pinot Noir 2019; and, very thoughtfully, he brought with him a selection of charcuterie. Continue reading
The Foreign Affair wines
On Canada Day I had a zoom tasting with Rene Van Ede, the new winemaker for The Foreign Affair, a Niagara winery that specializes in appassimento and ripasso wines. Rene, who has made wines at Flat Rock Cellars, Tawse and Redstone, took over from Barclay Robinson in 2020. Continue reading
Wending Home samples
After a successful career as Henry of Pelham’s winemaker and a Professor at Niagara College, Canadian Food and Wine Institute, Ron Giesbrecht has opened his own winery. He sent me samples of his 2020 wines (an auspicious year for a maiden vintage). Continue reading
It’s my 800th diary entry. I think I’ll celebrate by tasting some wine.
First, a set from Huff Estate, in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
Huff wines
Tuesday, June 8th: Participated in two webinar tastings – one for Alsace and one for Austria. Along with other wine writers around the world I had been sent samples in small bottles. (I was unable to taste everything in the two-day sessions but will review other wines in subsequent blog entries.)
Bott Frères wines
 | Frank Fraser on A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 759… |
 | Bob Josefchak on A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 749… |
 | Michael Scott on Wine of the Week for January 2… |
 | Cynthia & David… on A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 749… |
 | Dale on A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 746… |
