Once again the Vintages management decided to release approximately 160 brands on October 31. It is huge number of wines and other alcoholic beverages to taste, given time constraints. I selectively tasted approximately 100, skipping a few wines. This release features Tuscan wines and spotlights Chilean products. There were three […]
When temperatures start climbing to 25 C and above, it is imperative to change your diet to lighter fare. “Food is medicine” goes the saying, and researchers have determined that it is better to eat more vegetables and fruits than “heavy” meats ( i.e beef, veal, game), whole grain cereal, […]
Native peoples everywhere view themselves as part of nature and the environment. They subsist by harvesting whatever nature provides, and hunt, or fish. Seasons are measured with changing weather, blooming of plants and fauna, and the growth of naturally seeding plants. Women’s encyclopaedic accumulated knowledge of plants, herbs and animas […]
Indubitably, sparkling wine consumption has increased by leaps and bounds during the last decade. This is due mostly because of improved flavours, styles, lower prices, and marketing undertaken by prosecco, champagne, and other French sparkling wine producing regions, not to speak of the U.S.A Spain, Ontario in Canada, and Australia. […]
The favourite alcoholic beverages of Germans happen to be beer and wines. Spirits come next. Few sophisticated Germans like to enjoy cocktails in hotel or specialized bars. Cosmopolitan German cities –Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, offer many opportunities to enjoy expertly cocktails. The authors are bartenders and managers, and embarked […]
Niagara Peninsula’s 90 plus wineries produce fine wines, pending on vintage. The quality levels have improved appreciably in the last decade, mainly due to world climate warming, grape growing techniques, and winemaking technology. Here are some recommendations. Most are available only at the winery, due to small production. White wines […]
This, to my knowledge, is the largest release of Vintages featuring 147 wines. There are two features, California’s Napa Valley and Piedmont. Most of the Napa Valley wines happen to be cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay as Americans like them and wineries are more than happy to provide what sells. Truth […]
On September 17 several of the 160 craft brewers of Ontario proudly poured their beers to an ager public. While in the 1980’s there were only a few craft brewers in Ontario now the number is 160 of which several own and operate their own facilities. The rest rent space […]
