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Category Archives: Wine Stuff
California Wine Fair
Folks it’s that time of year again .. time for the California Wine fair! This is one of my favorite events of the year. There are a ton of wines, great foods and it’s held at the Royal York so … Continue reading
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2009 Beringers Founders Estate Chardonnay
The wine is pale in color with a mild nose. On the mid pallet this wine is a smack on varietal California style chard. Some lovely vanilla, some caramel, some nice apple, and some oak coming through. On the medium … Continue reading
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LAMMERSHOEK BARRIQUE CHENIN BLANC 2007
Back in June 2009 I last reviewed this wine. I discovered one left over in my cellar. Ooops. I wouldn’t consider this an aging wine. I quite enjoyed it back then so I was interested to see how it has … Continue reading
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iYellow Pinot event
I attended the iYellow wine school last night featuring a number of different Pinot varietals. All of these grape varietals the Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Meunier all come from the same family of grapes … Continue reading
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2007 Yorkville Cabernet Sauv
I stopped by E11even last night (E11even on Yelp). They have an The Enomatic just like Corks that I blogged about previously. It is an interesting machine. They have 4 of them. This wine is Deep in color lovely dark … Continue reading
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2007 limited edition Magnotta
I got given this one for Christmas. The wine is dark in color with some black berries and plum coming through on the nose. On the mid pallet are some plum and cherries, reminiscent of a Merlot. This is more … Continue reading
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Corks
I first heard about Corks from the The Toronto Wine and Social Meetup Group. It is a restaraunt inside the Longo’s that serves a number of wines by the glass as well as micro brewery beers. A radical concept for … Continue reading
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Hidden Bench winery/wines
I have not been to Hidden Bench before this was my first time. Here are some mini reviews of the wines we tasted. None of these wines are in the LCBO. 2008 ROMAN’S BLOCK RIESLING $34 This wine is pale … Continue reading
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FRANCIS COPPOLA CHARDONNAY 2008
This is a mini review from the Food and Wine show: This wine is golden in color with a nice varietal nose of chard coming through. On the mid pallet the wine is a smooth wine with some butter coming … Continue reading
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Gourmet Food and wine Expo
We hit the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo last night at the convention center here in Toronto. As always it was a great event. The place has lots to offer. As usual I HIGHLY recommend public transit. It is impossible … Continue reading
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Ridgepoint winery visit and tasting notes
Updated 11/16 with tasting notes … I enjoy taking trips to Niagara to the wineries, the Inn’s and the wonderful food that has become a part of the wine industry. It’s a lovely place to visit and so close to … Continue reading
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Big yellow cab 2006 cab sauv
Dark in color with dark fruits on the nose and some earth coming through. On the mid pallet are some varietal cab with cherries coming through . On the finish are some pallet coating flavors, but the alcohol is really … Continue reading
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Two Oceans 2009 Cab Sauv Merlot
This wine is dark in color with cab dominating the nose. On the mid pallet are some sweet dark berry flavors. This is a young wine. There’s not a lot of complexity on the mid pallet. On the finish the … Continue reading
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L’Ecole No 41 Semillon 2008
Calibrium hosted a L’Ecole tasting event where they showcased 8 wines from the Columbia Valley in Washington. None of these wines are available at the LCBO so you will have to buy a case from them 🙂 The event was … Continue reading
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The Stop Food and Wine event and Thirteenth St Wines
We went to a food and wine charity event last night at The Stop. The event was coordinated by Danielle with funds being used to run their projects. Thirteenth St wines were served during the event with Peter from 13th … Continue reading
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SAW Pacific Mid west tasting event
I attended the Society for American wines Pacific Mid west tasting event last night. This was another unique event! I really enjoy these structured tastings with well aged wines from the cellars! We don’t get a lot of wine from … Continue reading
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Food and wine show Toronto and GEMTREE CITRINE CHARDONNAY 2008
I attended the Food and Wine show last night. This is one of the largest I’ve been to. The size is quite incredible. The event actually does feature both food and wine. There are even cooking demonstrations and wine chats … Continue reading
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Society for American Wine/Australian Wine Society Syrah/Shiraz event
The thing I enjoy about attending structured tastings like this one is that it serves to further refine my knowledge and appreciation of wine. Sometimes it even destroys misconceptions I have. Shiraz and Syrah are two different names for the … Continue reading
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Chilean wine event
I attended the Chilean wine event in the distillery district on Toronto. This is my first time to the press event. I have been to the public event and found it over crowded to the point of fighting to get … Continue reading
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Eight wine bar take two
We stopped on by Eight wine bar again. Here’s my review from the first time. They feature 20 wines by the glass every Friday for $3 for a 3 ounce tasting their recommended size. Last time around we were totally … Continue reading
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Eight wine bar (Downtown Toronto)
We stopped by Eight Wine Bar after it was written up in the star. Map Urban Spoon They feature 20 wines by the glass for $3 for a 3 ounce tasting their recommended size. We had a meal as well … Continue reading
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MONTES ALPHA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007
I’ve had this wine before and enjoyed it. This time there is something there … I taste the smack on varietal cab. Lots of depth and fruit typical of a cab. Very nice. And then … there is something there … Continue reading
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CLOUDY BAY CHARDONNAY 2006
A while back I tasted this wine (albeit a much older vintage) at a New Zealand tasting event and was quite impressed with it. I quite enjoy chards. As whites go I find them more complex. This one is no … Continue reading
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SABOR REAL VIÑAS CENTENARIAS TEMPRANILLO 2005
Wimps need not apply 🙂 Ok if you like your wines big and bold, this is a wine for you. If you don’t, there is plenty of room about happy little elves in theater number two (a reference from Lemony … Continue reading
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DOÑA PAULA ESTATE MALBEC 2006
This is a lovely smack on varietal Malbec from Argentina. Unlike the French who only use Malbec as a blending grape (primarily) the Argentinians will often use it entirely on it’s own. This is a lovely deep wine. The color … Continue reading
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