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George Brown Polytechnic To Host Ontario Wine Awards in 2026

Posted on February 9, 2026 by tonyaspler
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1006: Dr. Lippold Wines, Ontario Wine Awards

Posted on January 26, 2026 by tonyaspler

Monday, January 19th: Last Wednesday I visited Tawse with Dr. Enno Lippold to taste their Rieslings with winemaker Jessica Otting: Tawse Spark 2022, Limestone Riesling 2022, Quarry Road Riesling 2013, Limestone Riesling 2016, Quarry Road Riesling 2016, Karly’s Block Riesling … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 925: Flat Rock Cellars’ Annual Media/Trade Tasting

Posted on May 6, 2024 by tonyaspler

Tuesday, April 30th: Went to Flat Rock Cellars to taste the newest, unreleased vintages of their single-vineyard Capstone Series wines (Gravity Pinot Noir, The Rusty Shed Chardonnay and Nadja’s Vineyard Riesling) as well as a chance to take an early … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 886: Rootstock 2023

Posted on July 3, 2023 by tonyaspler

Sunday, June 25th: Up at 5:30 am to take the GO train into Toronto. Tony Garcia, Director, George Brown College Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts, invited some of the speakers at the college’s annual wine symposium, Rootstock, to visit … Continue reading →

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2023 Ontario Wine Awards Winners

Posted on June 14, 2023 by tonyaspler

George Brown College (GBC) has announced the results for the Ontario Wine Awards (OWA) 2023, the province’s most prestigious wine competition and awards program. The OWA, founded by Tony Aspler in 1985, recognizes Ontario Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wines for … Continue reading →

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