Intense nose, perfumed. Red flowers and fruits, spices too. Very good intensity and concentration, silky and quite firm. The finish is on the same level, firm and intense, very long. Beautiful.
An excellent example of Piedmont’s classic white variety, Cortese, with lovely green apple, light spiciness and a hint of almond on the nose. Succulent apple flavour shows great intensity with a bracing touch of mineral.
Our worldwide reputation is well known in hockey circles. We’re at the very top. Well, Canadians, take pride that we’re on the top rung of the world’s cheese ladder, too! When people think of cheese, their minds normally drift to France and Switzerland, Italy and Spain. But sitting right at the top of the current [READ MORE]
He is a tall, strapping man, all of 27 years old, and looks more like the star quarterback than a man who tinkers with high-octane booze all day long. But that’s the path master distiller Geoff Dillon, with degrees in biochemistry and economics, has taken in the heart of Niagara wine country. Dillon is on [...]
Oh, the signs were there all along: The extravagant apple cider-themed dinners at his tony restaurant on the waterfront in Burlington, Ontario. The British heritage and the fact that he was raised on the myriad ciders offered in the pubs of London. And his name on Twitter, of course: @ciderseeker. It would appear that it [...]
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So there we were, hubby and I, sadly staring out at our backyard ten years after promising we’d do something about the expanse of asphalt that posed as a patio. It was truly hideous – now more than ever. Years of cycling from frozen winters to sweltering summers have caused the asphalt to heave, crack [...]
Great news – there’s a new addition to our family! I wasn’t sure if we really should go for it. But, it was a blustery Saturday morning when I laid eyes on it, and the promise of heat and sunshine took over my thoughts. Our new addition is a dwarf lemon tree loaded with blooms [...]
David Stansfield is one happy man. He’s the sommelier and wine buyer at bustling Tap & Barrel, in the heart of Vancouver’s newest neighbourhood that’s sprouted in the former Olympic Village. The restaurant (which opened in summer 2012) is well named: The capacious, two-tier, modern space with sweeping views of False Creek and downtown pours [...]