Tag Archives: Ontario Wine Awards

A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1021: An Embrace, a Farce, a Launch and a Competition

Monday, May 18th: Dinner: shrimp in cream sauce with rice. And a bottle of Riverlore Sauvignon Blanc 2025. Tuesday, May 19th: Dinner: chicken wings with a bottle of Stratus White 2010.

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George Brown Polytechnic To Host Ontario Wine Awards in 2026

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1006: Dr. Lippold Wines, Ontario Wine Awards

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

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

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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