Portugal has a long history and tradition of wine production. Since 2000 B C, successive generations have planted and cared for vineyards, nurturing more than 250 indigenous grape varieties. Even today, international grape varieties are rare to find. Portugal has 28 well-defined appellations, of which the best known are Douro […]
Chianti wine was mentioned at the beginning of the 15th century, but officially delimited by Cosimo III, Grand Duke Of Tuscany, in 1716. Now there are two distinct areas – Chianti Classico ( as per 1716 declaration), and Chianti surrounding the original area. Since, the first classification, Chianti has gone […]
Volcanic Wines takes the notion of terroir to new heights. Every serious wine drinker knows enough about the importance of terroir and makes his/her buying decisions accordingly. John Sazbo goes into minute detail about the overarching theme and link between a wide range of grape varieties and volcanic wine regions. […]
The theme of this release is warm weather Australian wines to satisfy summer wine drinking needs. The taste of a few wines was appealing, but Tasmanian wines are missing, although this island’s chardonnays, Rieslings, and pinot noirs are perfect for summer BBQ and party events. Also missing were wines from […]
This posthumous collection of Günter Grass (1927 – 2015) offers gentle, intimate meditations, illustrated by his own black and white drawings. Grass apprenticed as a stonecutter, and later started drawing, and writing. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1990. In one reminiscence, he recalls his start as a […]
This second release during May features southern Italian wines an others from California’s Santa Barbara AVA. As always, there are many more from Ontario, Spain, Italy, Chile, Argentina, France, and South Africa, including a few sake, plus rose wines, one LBV, and one sweet sherry. Southern Italy is comprised of […]
2017 Burgundy Domaine Tasting Legendary and world famous Burgundy wines stand out as brilliant gems in the wine world. Recently, the Burgundy domains association organized a tasting of its wines in Toronto to showcase the quality of its products. 16 wineries and two negociants proudly poured their wines for an […]
Luc Bouchard, the export manager of Henriot-owned wineries organizes a tasting of the latest available vintages in April annually. This year, main features were 2015 Burgundy wines (Cote d’Or and Chablis) along with two Beaujolais, plus Champagne Henriot products. Bouchard Pere et Fils is one of the oldest Burgundy wineries […]
