Month: November 2020
Wine Review: drinking pink wine in the winter
I remember a time when it was difficult, if not impossible, to find rosé in the winter. When I started working in a wine shop in the early 2000s, we’d get a few pink wines […]
Forget Beaujolais Nouveau – try a Cru Beaujolais wine instead
Today is Beaujolais Nouveau Day and I’m not going to drink any. Instead, I’m going to enjoy a lovely Cru Beaujolais, which is one of the most underrated (and therefore greatest values) in the French […]
Pros and cons of virtual wine tastings
I’ve been thinking a lot about virtual wine tastings lately, ever since attending one last week. (Write-up here.) There are pros and cons of these which I want to dig into a bit more. A […]
Celebrating Tempranillo Day with a virtual cooking class and wine tasting
Happy International Tempranillo Day! I love a good Tempranillo, especially from Rioja, so I was delighted to be invited to a virtual Rioja wine tasting and cooking class hosted by Get Cooking. This was my […]
Wine Review: Oak Bomb Graciano from Rioja in Spain
It’s unusual to find single varietal red wine in Rioja – most are blends dominated by Tempranillo. Graciano is an uncommon red grape that fell out of favour a few decades ago due to its […]
Wine Review: candy powder Crémant from Luxembourg
I visited Luxembourg in 2004 because my Contiki bus tour stopped there for lunch. I don’t remember much about it, except for seeing medieval castles on cliffs overhead. I was 19 at the time (hence the […]
How to find any wine (or beer or spirits) in Alberta
I often get asked where people can find the wines that I write about. There’s actually a really simple, quick answer: go to Liquor Connect and search for the one you want. Liquor Connect is […]
Wine Review: soul-warming Xinomavro from Naoussa in Greece
Happy Xinomavro Day! Yesterday, that is – I’m a day late on this. Greek wines are fantastic and often very overlooked in this part of the world – which is why they can often be […]