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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 1014: Seder Night
Monday, March 30th: Spent much of the day getting papers together for the renewal of my British passport. Tuesday, March 31st: A meeting at Ted Van Geest’s house (a two-minute walk) to discuss a project for the Ontario wine industry. … Continue reading
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 972: Party, Party
Thursday, April 24th: Wine importer Mike Regazzi dropped of a bottle of his Urbina Crianza 2015 that will be released on Saturday in Vintages: Bodegas Urbina Rioja Crianza 2015 ($24.95) Deep ruby in colour; cedary, spicy, toasty nose of strawberries; … Continue reading
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 971: Seder Dinner, Toronto Lunch and a Food Friday Party That Ends with a Questionable Cake
Sunday, April 13th: Deborah and I Drove to Toronto to meet with Annabel and Declan, who had flown in from Vancouver for tonight’s Seder dinner. We queued up for 45 minutes to get into L’Avenue at The Well, an amazing … Continue reading
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 954: Festive Entertaining
Thursday, December 12th: Sue-Ann Staff and her husband Rob invited us to join them at Bistro Risposta in Campbellville. For Sue-Ann’s winemaker dinner. Outside we were treated to a glass mug of mulled cider. Inside, a wheel of parmesan and … Continue reading
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 921: An Extraction and an Eclipse
Friday, April 5th: Had a wisdom tooth extracted this morning. I think my IQ has dropped ten points. The dentist says no alcohol for “a few days.” Trying to parse what “a few days” means. Does it mean I can’t … Continue reading
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