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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1024: My First 100-Point Canadian Wine and Two Massive Tastings
Monday, June 15th: Andrzej Lipinski invited me to Big Head for a tasting of his newly bottled 2023 wines. Lipinski Chenin Blanc Sparkling 2023 ($65) Pale straw in colour; biscuity, reductive nose of apple; medium-bodied, crisply dry, elegant, beautifully balanced, … Continue reading
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.
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
