Beautiful Wines, Beautiful Places
I once heard a winemaker observe, “Great wines only come from beautiful places.” I think he was stretching it a bit, but I got his...
Visiting Planet Marsala: A Brief Education on a Value-Packed Italian Dessert Wine
Do you like Madeira, vermouth, port or sherry, but haven’t tried Marsala? Then it’s worth the modest expense for Pellegrino’s Marsala Superiore ($13.80, but on...
Beat a Path to these Two Red Wines
Do you speak Spanish? Well Tempranillo and Carmenère sure do. And here are two great—albeit entirely different—examples of wines that those grapes can produce. And...
Three Under-$20 Italian Wines Worth Meeting
There are roughly 350 officially recognized wine grapes in Italy, but more than 500 varieties overall. But don’t worry, I’m only looking at three wines...
Spirits of the Season
Need something stronger than wine to embolden you during this scary month of October? Something more boooozy, perhaps? How about a pair of whiskies—one from...
FALCON CREST: Lungarotti’s Montefalco Rosso
If you check out the label of Lungarotti’s Montefalco Rosso wine, at first glance there’s not much to look at. But there’s actually a lot...
MINT CONDITION: Wakefield’s 2018 Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon
Wakefield Estates (known as Taylors Wines in its native land of Australia) produces nine ranges of wines. With the Jaraman class, the aim is to...
A PAIR OF JACKSONS: Sampling the Goods from Two Award-Winning California Wineries
My sample pack (after the fact) from Jackson Family Winery. I received a tasting kit last week containing four individual servings of California’s Hartford Family...
The Charcuterie Board Workshop at Jackson-Triggs
It seemed like months that our friend Lily had been ardently encouraging my wife and I to attend the Charcuterie Board Workshop at Jackson-Triggs Estate...
Two Reds that Might Grow on You
Many wines are better with food. I think that’s the case with both of these releases at the LCBO—particularly the first offering from Emilia-Romagna at...
