by admin | Apr 28, 2012 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
There are few lunches you want to miss less than a lunch where you get to taste through an array of Banfi wines (Italy) … on this Friday afternoon I came into Toronto to do just that. So let’s get right into it. Eight wines were tasted plus a delicious lunch...
by admin | Apr 28, 2012 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
It is, or now was, World Malbec Day; a day to celebrate Argentina’s signature wine grape. A number of interested parties assembled at 580 King Street to listen about and taste a number of Argentinean wines … including many Malbecs.The seminar opened with...
by admin | Apr 28, 2012 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
In the history of Toronto “trade tastings” I don’t think I’ve ever known anybody’s “credentials to be checked at the door” … it seems that anybody can get in regardless of you association to the wine industry, if at all...
by admin | Apr 28, 2012 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
It’s always a pleasure to get out and taste some fantastic old world wines, and the Ponciago (Beaujolais), Fevre (Chablis) and Bouchard (Cote d’Or) is one of those focused tastings that’s a pleasure to attend … just the right amount of wines and all of great quality. ...
by admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Newsletter Archives
OntarioWineReview Newsletter 180 … April 2012 Ontario Wine Review: Failed Marketing Ploy Grape Guy’s Picks of the Bunch: 3 Small Producer Reds Bi-Weekly OWR Updates: On the Road articles – What I’m Drinking Reviews Quick Sips: News from around...