Tag Archives: Pelee Island

A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 790: Bartier Bros. Wines

Posted on April 5, 2021 by tonyaspler

The Bartier Brothers, Don and Michael, farm the 5.9 hectare vineyard in Oliver, B.C.

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 783: Amazing Venerable Tawny Port

Posted on February 16, 2021 by tonyaspler

Image © Taylor Fladgate Wednesday February 10th: Participated in a Zoom tasting of Taylor Fladgate Kingsman Edition Very Old Tawny Port. The company sent a test tube of the wine to wine-writers across Canada, which we tasted with Taylor Fladgate’s … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 752: Great Ports and Other Wines

Posted on February 20, 2020 by tonyaspler

Lindsay Groves is the Ontario Ambassador for Taylor and Croft ports. She dropped by my house with samples of the 2017 vintage for us to taste together.

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 750: Some Tastings

Posted on February 1, 2020 by tonyaspler

Wines tasted recently:

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680 NEWS wine reviews, December 28–30, 2018

Posted on December 28, 2018 by tonyaspler

Jonty’s Ducks Pekin Red 2014 This past September I recommend a white wine from South Africa called Jonty’s Ducks Pekin White. Well, its sister red is now available in Vintages. Jonty’s Ducks Pekin Red 2014 is a tasty blend of … Continue reading →

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