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Le Clos Jordanne vertical and horizontal Pinot Noir tasting

Thu November 20, 2008

Jeremy at Cafe Taste has been a big fan of Le Clos Jordanne ever since the first release of the 2004's a couple years back. We actually both stood in line at the Summerhill LCBO on their first release day...

Winners from the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 2008 Wine Competition

Thu November 20, 2008

I got the list of the winners from the 2008 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Wine Competition. Here they are with some of my own personal notes (from what I can remember!). You can also read my notes from the event...

Judging at the Royal Winter Fair

Mon November 10, 2008

For some reason (it's who you know, I guess) I was chosen to be a judge for the 2008 Royal Winter Fair's Wine Competition. It's their first year, and they wanted to go in a bit of a different direction then most wine competitions -- using industry "experts" like sommeliers, restaurant owners, agents and winemakers, instead of traditional wine judges.

Ontario Wine Fair on Saturday, July 24

Thu July 24, 2008

On Saturday, July 26, Cafe Taste on Queen St. W in Toronto will be hosting the Ontario Wine Fair -- a public tasting featuring 17 Ontario Wineries. I'll be there all day, pouring with Norm Hardie, who makes some fantastic...

Picking up the 2007 Icewine juice from Watsons

Mon February 11, 2008

I drove down to Niagara-on-the-Lake to pick up my Icewine juice order from Watsons yesterday. I had ordered 15L of whatever variatals he produced and was happy to see that he had three different varietals to offer this year: Vidal,...

What's Going On Right Now

Last updated: Nov. 10, 2008

  • 2008 Wismer Riesling is fermenting. Details to come...

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