Wine Reviews – Eight Reds for Valentine’s Day
To honour the predominant colour of Valentine’s Day, here are some notes on eight reds that have been sitting on my computer for a couple...
The Loudest Hole in Golf
No doubt you’ve seen it on TV, but until you’ve experienced it firsthand it’s hard to describe just how unbelievably noisy the 16th hole at...
Errázuriz Among Chilean Wineries Achieving New Limits
When Francisco Baettig, the chief winemaker and technical director of Chile’s Viña Errázuriz paid a visit to Toronto’s Oretta restaurant on Thursday, Jan. 24, the special...
The Niagara Icewine Festival for Icewine Haters
While the Niagara Region’s icewine is world famous, not everybody has a sweet tooth, particularly when it comes to alcoholic beverages. I’ve consequently taken the...
Putting the Plus in Global Golf Post, and Bringing “The Death of Sportswriting” Back to Life
By Ted McIntyre Of all things to do with human evolution, our ability to read and write has been on the decline for decades now....
The RBC Canadian Open Got its New Date the Old Fashioned Way—They Earned It
When it came time to rejig the PGA Tour schedule—the primary motivation being to finish the FedEx Cup before the U.S. pro and college football...
Is this Georgia Peach the Best Golf Resort in the U.S.?
What’s the best golf resort in the United States? OK, I’ll give ya Oregon’s Bandon Dunes, with three eye-popping seaside courses, a fourth 18 that...
Like Father, Like Son—South American Style
When Aurelio Montes Jr., son of one of South America’s most celebrated winemakers, Aurelio Montes Sr., decided to venture out on his own in winemaking,...
Luc Bouchard and Chevalier Montrachet 2016
Want to see what a $500 bottle of wine looks like? Luc Bouchard of Bouchard Père & Fils discusses the cursed—and blessed—2016 vintage of the...
Michiel Eradus of New Zealand’s Eradus Wines
A little history and terroir talk with Michiel Eradus, owner of Eradus Wines of the Awatere Valley in Southern Malborough, New Zealand. Eradus was in...
