The Trouble with Trepats
With the end of summer, comes the end of vacations, the redoubling of efforts and a nose-to-the-grindstone march towards Christmas and the next set of holidays. For myself, it also brings new...
View ArticleBack to Life
And here we are again some two years after my last post. No, no I’m not dead but thank you for asking. Instead I’ve been far more wrapped up in the world of wine than I ever thought I would be, and it...
View ArticleOil and Wine Do Mix
I had the opportunity to head out to Calgary this summer, and for those of you who have not yet done so, I highly encourage it. A young city that has lots of disposable cash (thanks oil!) has yielded a...
View ArticleBest to Let It Go
Tasting wine for purchase by someone else is an interesting job. It really requires you to taste with someone else’s palate. Sometimes, you can be like, oh I love that, it will sell like gangbusters...
View ArticleArsenic and Old Questions
Even if you have a passing interest in wine, you have probably heard by now that a hangover is the least of your worries next time you decide to pull some corks. A recent study and subsequent lawsuit...
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