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We've been published!

Yay! The TrufflePig Wine label has been included in the book The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels, by Tanya Scholes and published by Santa Monica Press! I can't be more thrilled that our little label was included among...

Le Clos Jordanne vertical and horizontal Pinot Noir tasting

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

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

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

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...

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Last updated: Nov. 10, 2008

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

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