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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 979: Niagara College’s Newest Dean’s List Wines, Big Head Wines, Chevalier Dinner

Niagara College Dean’s List Viognier 2024 Bright, white gold in colour; fresh, honeysuckle and peach bouquet; full-bodied, just off dry; rich mouth feel; spicy, peach, guava and apricot flavours. (90) Niagara College Dean’s List Merlot 2023 Deep purple colour; cedary, … Continue reading

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 969: Big Head’s 2023 Wines

Tuesday, April 1st: Andrzej Lipinski invited me to Big Head to taste his 2023 wines. With Andrzej this is always something of a marathon and he proudly likes to show you everything he makes. He is an instinctive winemaker with … Continue reading

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 951: Big Head, Kacaba and a Huge Arterra Tasting

Monday, November 18th: A meeting with Andrezj Lipinski at Big Head winery. Andrezj makes 40 different wines and had we had more time, no doubt, he would have insisted we taste them all. We settled for five: Lipinski Family Olusia … Continue reading

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

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

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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