Getting to the Points
So I am working at a small wine shop down in the US for the foreseeable future. There are a lot of things that are different (prices! products) and a lot of things that are the same (rambly, weird...
View ArticleA Bright Future for Ontario Reds at Riverview Cellars
“Ontario cannot make big reds…” those words rang hollow in my head as I finished up my tasting at Riverview Cellars. I was there as a guest for their Past, Present and Future Tasting event one mild...
View ArticleI’ll Never Be Your Bête De Somme
Right now, there’s not a ton of stuff going on in my life, so even the smallest events are celebrated. For example, I just had some business cards printed up (in hopes of remedying said lack of stuff)...
View ArticleInto the Ordinary
In a world that is obsessed with pushing boundaries and shining lights into the darkest, most obscure corners, it’s easy to forget about the brilliance in the everyday. I am guilty of this, in my surge...
View ArticleThe 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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