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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 801: The Newest Ontario Winery: Wending Home

Posted on June 28, 2021 by tonyaspler

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 … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 763: Webinar Wine Tasting

Posted on June 24, 2020 by tonyaspler

Friday, May 19th: Hosted a webinar wine tasting for healthcare clients of a law firm. Participants were sent a list of the following wines before the event so that they could have them in front of them while I talked … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 756: Cabin Fever

Posted on March 30, 2020 by tonyaspler

Since our enforced departure from Las Vegas on Monday, March 23rd, we have been in self-isolation at our house in St. Catharines, relying on the kindness of strangers and good friends alike to keep us in fodder. We have spent … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 680: Caledon Christmas

Posted on January 1, 2018 by tonyaspler

Monday, December 25th: Deborah and I drove up to Deborah’s niece in Caledon for Christmas dinner. We took Pinot the Wonderdog with us and she barked for the entire journey. I brought up five bottles of wine, which I tasted … Continue reading →

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