To say I have been busy recently would be a huge understatement – I’ve been so busy I haven’t posted here in months!
I’m currently on a hiatus from wine school classes. My most recent course, Food and Wine Matching, had its last class on Tuesday night. I’m also sad to report that I [...]
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food and wine matching: the class
Posted in musings, wine school on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Zuccardi
Posted in musings, tagged argentina wines, familia zuccardi, nslc, sideways on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s Valentine’s Day. I’m kind of ignoring it, and the rest of the world, by sitting and hanging out in my apartment today. I’m also watching a rather ridiculous amount of 30 Rock… but I guess you win some and you lose some.
I finally opened my last bottle of Zuccardi Q Malbec. [...]
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 [...]
