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 [...]
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visiting home
Posted in nova scotia, wines, tagged nslc, wine, wine shopping on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
toronto gourmet food & wine expo
Posted in other education, travels, wine school, tagged catena, toronto, wine, wine fair, wine tasting on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I escaped to Toronto this weekend. My basic plan was to get away, do some shopping, wander the neighbourhoods and be anonymous for a bit. I love Toronto… I probably should have looked for a job there when I was going into public accounting, but I wanted a smaller firm and more advancement [...]
Report from Taste! Celebration
Posted in prince edward county, travels, tagged bergeron estate winery, black prince winery, food and wine pairing, ontario wine, picton, prince edward county, sandbanks estate winery, the grange, waupoos estates, wine, wine fair on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I spent Saturday, September 27 at the seventh annual Taste! Celebration in Picton, Ontario. This was a celebration of regional cuisine and wine, held at the Crystal Palace which is on the Picton fairgrounds. For those of who you are unfamiliar with the area, it’s the main town in Prince Edward County.
Prince Edward County is Ontario’s [...]
Las Vegas
Posted in travels, tagged Aureole, food and wine pairing, Las Vegas on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Las Vegas – this city seems to have a million restaurants and is a wine lover’s dream! Wine cellars that appear to have been built on the backs of gambling profits… I love it.
I was in Vegas for a week but only devoted one night to serious wine enjoyment. I use the term enjoyment here [...]
