by admin | Apr 14, 2008 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
At 5:45pm on Wednesday April 9th, I received an email inviting me to an Italian wine tasting event as a Vespa dealership (in the Eglinton and Laird area), to be held on Thursday April 10 from 6-8pm. On that same day I got another invite – this time...
by admin | Apr 9, 2008 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
The 6th Annual Churchill Cellars portfolio tasting, held at the National Ballet School of Canada building on Jarvis, seemed a little smaller then last year’s version. Sure there were plenty of cookies, sandwiches and cheeses, but it just seemed a...
by admin | Apr 9, 2008 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
This year’s Wine and Cheese Show (held April 4-6 at the International Centre) was a bizarre mix of big and small, wineries and breweries, agents and importers. New York, New Zealand and South Africa had a large presence, while the usual giants of...
by admin | Apr 8, 2008 | Newsletter Archives
OntarioWineReview Newsletter 80 … April 2008 Ontario Wine Review: Mountain Road Icewine Tasting – 6 years of Vidal Grape Guy’s Picks of the Bunch: A Whole Whack of Rieslings Weekly Wine Notes and More: Hillebrand, Charmes, an old...
by admin | Apr 2, 2008 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
On more than one occasion I have been approached at an event and sooner or later the topic turns to Ontario Wineries that I like (who is worth visiting, who’s making the best wine, etc.), those who have read my articles inevitably state, “…...