This week I had tickets to a brunch and structured wine tasting at George Restaurant, a lovely historic spot on Toronto’s Queen Street East. The event featured some of the world’s most accomplished women winemakers pouring and talking about their wines. Not only that, the tasting was led by Jennifer Huether, Canada’s first female Master…
Kew Vineyards Barrel Aged Blanc de Blancs
Happy May! Instead of May flowers we’ve had a grey day and a massive downpour, but May brings with it the promise of summer to come, and that deserves some bubbles! Specifically, today we’re talking Kew Vineyards 2014 Barrel Aged Blanc de Blancs! Blanc de blancs is the term used to describe sparkling wine made…
Ontario meets the World: Malbec Edition!
Hi everyone, Alex here – I’m excited to write about one of my favourite varietals, Malbec, as a feature in our first Ontario meets the World post! Ontario meets the World is our way to make blind tastings fun – let’s be honest, the idea of tasting a flight of mystery wines and trying to…
Southbrook Poetica Chardonnay 2007
Hey, Erica here – welcome to our inaugural #winewednesday! We’re going to taste, review, and feature one wine a week. For you Ontario folks, the plan is that all of our selections will be available at LCBO stores – but we’ve already broken that rule because our first pick is not your everyday wine. If…