When your wine importer friend whose company motto is "No shit in my wine" says "Let's have a Champagne and caviar night!" and offers to bring both the natural Champagne and the caviar, you don't say no. Only an idiot would say no. I'm occasionally not an idiot. And only a … [Read more...] about Champagne and Caviar
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The Wine Whisperers, Part 2: Coturri Winery, Sonoma Valley, California
I was on a mission. I was spending a week in Sonoma and Napa in search on natural, biodynamic and organic wines. There were to be no trolley tours, no limo tours, and, as one of my favourite Montreal wine import companies proclaims: "No shit in my wine." My next stop? Coturri. … [Read more...] about The Wine Whisperers, Part 2: Coturri Winery, Sonoma Valley, California
Swiss Wines in Montreal: Chasselas, Petite Arvine, and Pinot Noir Invade
...But the Swiss don't invade, you say. They're neutral. True. So I figured they wouldn't have much to say about wine. But under the cover of strict time-keeping and debate moderating, they like to drink as much as the rest of us. Maybe they even argue a little when they're … [Read more...] about Swiss Wines in Montreal: Chasselas, Petite Arvine, and Pinot Noir Invade