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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1040: Interlude with Liebling and Some Great Big Head

Posted on October 13, 2026 by tonyaspler

Monday, October 5th: Tasted a wine that will be presented at the dinner in Hong Kong: Southbrook Estate Sol & Luna Merlot 2021 Deep purple in colour, holding to the rim; cedary, black plum bouquet with oak spice; medium-bodied, dry, … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1039: Hong Kong Dinner

Posted on October 5, 2026 by tonyaspler

Monday, September 28th: Dinner grilled salmon with The Long Way Home Riesling 2024 (produced at Crush on King, Niagara Custom Crush Studio). Straw colour with a hint of lime; grapefruit bouquet with a thread of minerality; medium-bodied, crisple dry, green … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1033: Anniversary Week

Posted on August 25, 2026 by tonyaspler

Monday, August 17th: Today is our 29th anniversary. We will celebrate with two couples tomorrow who share the same day. I went to Big Head winery to taste some of Andrzej Lipinski’s new wines. Big Head Biggest 2023 (carbonic maceration; … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 936: Big Head’s Amazing Wines and My Choral Debut

Posted on August 21, 2024 by tonyaspler

Monday, August 12th: Andrzej Lipinski of Big Head invited me to the winery to see his new tasting room, to taste some of his 2023 wines and to enjoy a pizza on his new pizza patio. Since his first language … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 916: The Incredible Wines of Andrzej Lipinski

Posted on March 4, 2024 by tonyaspler

Tuesday, February 28th: Fresh from his triumph in Paris at the Master Winemakers Awards, Andrzej Lipinski invited me to taste his new Lipinski wines at his Niagara-on-the-Lake winery, Big Head. He explained the symbolism of his new label that features … Continue reading →

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