This is a very nice little sparkling wine that sells for around 15 bucks: It tastes like apples and pears. This is good. And this is a very nice sock that I finished knitting while drinking the aforementioned prosecco: It … Continue reading
Yesterday I attended the trade tasting portion of Winefest, a fairly large-scale wine festival that started in 2009. I recently blogged about a similar tasting, the 2010 Rocky Mountain Festival – which, incidentally, also happens to be hosted by Liquor … Continue reading
Last Friday I attended a blind tasting night at Kevin Kossowan‘s house. Kevin usually does a monthly blind tasting evening, though the pre-Christmas edition of this was a little different than previous months: instead of supplying all the bottles himself, … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I did one of these round-ups of newsy bits. I blame it on the barometric pressure. Don’t ask. Jason over at On Beer has had a busy summer hosting a bunch of cask nights at … Continue reading
I recently hosted another one of my regular wine study sessions; this month it was Italian wines. Now, obviously with the mammoth wine industry that Italy has, it wasn’t possible for us to even really scratch the surface of all … Continue reading
The most memorable meal of my recent Winnipeg trip was served at the Tomato Pie Company, a cute little restaurant in trendy Osborne Village. Tomato Pie serves authentic southern Italian food, primarily based around the cuisine of Campagna and Naples. … Continue reading