I’m overjoyed to have the Internet working today. For some reason the darn Internet hasn’t worked for me all week!
Wine School has been keeping me busy. In Vinification, we received our first test back. The highest mark in the class was 47/50 – which sounds high, but seeing as how the class [...]
Archive for January, 2009
wine school updates
Posted in wine school, tagged grape varieties, pinot noir, vinification on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
wine terroirs
Posted in favourite wine sites, musings, wine school, tagged French wine, vinification, wine blogs, wine school on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m completely obsessed with a blog. It’s called Wine Terroirs and it’s by a man named Bertrand Celce who is a French photographer and writer. I can browse through it for hours.
He basically shares his travels around the French wine world. Tastings, wine bars, vineyards, wineries… you name it, he includes it. [...]
the tragedy of Wednesday
Posted in musings, tagged california wine, exams, grape varieties, ontario wine, wine fair, wine school on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My absolute favourite wine event (ever) is coming up. It’s the California Wine Fair.
I discovered this event in the Calgary Round-up Centre (on the Stampede Grounds, for the uninitiated). It was a giant room full of delicious wines. I went with a big group of people from my old job [...]
wine school starts again…
Posted in wine school, tagged Algonquin College Sommelier Program, grape varieties, vinification, wine school on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, wine school has started up again. Wednesday evening was “Grape Varieties” while today, Saturday, was a full day of “Vinification”. It should be noted that when I say full day I mean it – class started at 8:30am and went until 4:30pm. Our first wine was poured before 10am!
Grape Varieties
The point [...]
visiting home
Posted in nova scotia, wines, tagged nslc, wine, wine shopping on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been visiting my parents in rural Nova Scotia for Christmas. It definitely makes the pursuit of wine a bit more challenging! It also doesn’t help that my parents aren’t really wine people – nor are any other family members beyond an aunt and uncle who are fortunate enough to reside approximately five [...]
