Wine All The Time

With less than two weeks to Christmas, the Liquor stores will be getting busier and busier as we try to sort out what to serve, what to give, and what to use to celebrate.

Tucked away on the site of the Vineland Research Station just off the QEW heading towards St. Catharine’s is one of Ontario’s newer and truly distinct exercises, The Foreign Affair Winery.

The weather was cooler, everything a little dreary, and the skies grey, when I visited Niagara-On-The-Lake to speak with Peter Graham, a Sault boy, a Dunn grad, and now Assistant Winemaker at Lailey Vineyards.

I am always interested in trying Award-winning wines, but I try to pay attention to certain details - what competition is it, and what kind of stature does it have, how many wines were entered in the first place, and where was it held.

One of the most esteemed wineries in Australia is Penfolds, and, for years, the greatest of all Australian wines has been their Grange Hermitage.

Under 10 Wine writer John Szabo in his initial take on the next Vintages release ( October 12 ) is highlighting Barolos and Burgundies in the $40 to $55 range, and Napa Valley Cabs retailing for $84 to $138 per bottle – though he does centre ou

Having just returned from a week in Quebec City, I have a few observations about the wine scene in la belle province .

Here we are, at the end of summer – well, it is after Labour Day – and I find myself speculating once again, on what the LCBO is laying out for us in the next week or so.

With the next Vintages release of August 31 focusing on highly-rated wines, it might be worthwhile to reflect on some of the different scoring methods and the people doing the scoring.

Don’t think Florida or Georgia or Alabama. Think Calabria, Puglia, Campagna and Sicily. We are seeing more and more wines these days from the south of Italy.