Jutting into Lake Ontario is a wine-producing region you’ve probably never heard of, unless you’re Canadian. You’re not to blame, though. Chances are Prince Edward County wine isn’t sold in too many American wine stores. No doubt you do know and even purchase wine, especially ice wine, from Ontario’s larger and more well-known Niagara region. […]
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Last time I posted, I was dissecting frogs – that is, I was analyzing wine “frogs” I bought in the state liquor store in the hope I’d find a few princes. Of the three wines I tasted for my previous post, two were keepers. Now onto the three remaining bottles in my wine rack. As
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I’ve been at it again – kissing frogs in the state store. A metaphor, of course, for buying a variety of wine in the hope of discovering new ones to love. Even when I do find a prince, I will continue to search for more. This is wine, after all! Shopping the state store system
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As a wine specialist and outdoor enthusiast, I was pleased to read about the Sonoma County vintners who are committed to sustainable viticulture and winemaking. A story published yesterday (May 30) in the Toronto Star featured a few of these trailblazers. The lead was about Lou Preston, vintner at Preston of Dry Creek in Sonoma
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To me, one of the pleasures of drinking wine is learning about its origins. Did it derive from grapes grown on a chilly and steep mountainside in Argentina, in the salty sea air of Galicia, or on a windy Greek island in the Mediterranean? I recently tasted a Gentil Hugel AOC 2103 produced from grapes
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