The last Vintages release of 2015 contains well over 160 wines selected specially for the Festive Season celebrations in mind. There are many cabernet sauvignon wines from the Napa Valley and most are excellent but they need to be cellared for at least five years, and preferably 10 – 15 […]
Ever since humans in Mesopotamia invented agriculture and domesticated animal some 9000 – 10 000 years ago food preservation became a necessity. First salting, then air-drying, followed by smoking, canning, and freezing became popular. Freezing is the latest method of preserving food, but it must be done correctly. The first […]
Mark Anthony Wine Merchants, founded in 1972, is a major enterprise with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. The Ontario portfolio contains wines from several countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Australia, the U.S.A., Chile, New Zealand, and several wineries from Ontario, and British Columbia. This year’s […]
The fictional story told by Stuart Neville, considered to be one of the best fiction writers today, is compelling, “forcing” the reader to continue reading to the end. His style is captivating in its fluent simplicity, and structure of chapters. The whole narrative is written elegantly, exploring the roots of […]
Lynn Crawford worked at the Four Seasons Hotels as executive chef in several hotels for many years before deciding to open her own restaurant Ruby Watchco in Toronto. Since its opening, it ahs been very successful as food appeals to 30 years and above clientele. The book is replete with […]
Mark McEwan, a noted chef and food show celebrity, owns four restaurants and a gourmet food shop in Toronto. His cooking is revered by thousands in the city and beyond. In this extremely well illustrated book chef McEwan provides easy to follow Italian rustic recipes in 11 chapters, starting with […]
PART II The second tasting of the November 14 release had only one white wine. The rest of the release consisted of red wines. In this article I feature three, and recommend 12 versus six in my regular assessments, as they are so many outstanding offers in this very extensive […]
PART I This is the largest release (171 brands) of Vintages. For the first time ever, the management decided to include large format (magnum) bottles of red wine. Magnum bottles slow down aging, and according to some, even improve the flavour when compared to smaller formats. Chateau Mouton Rothschild bottles […]
