have recently returned from a European vacation, a few days of which were spent in Paris, drinking wine and eating cheese in the delightful sidewalk cafés...
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You and Me and Pinot Gris
In all of my years as a tippler, Chardonnay has always been the default selection for novice white wine drinkers, with its unassuming flavour and...
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Bock And Roll All Night
Despite a blustery first week with rain and snow across Alberta, May is turning out alright, so I spent the weekend sitting out on the sunny patio, partaking...
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Best Of Burgundy
Without revealing any spoilers to the unwary, I just finished binge-watching the final season of the Star Trek: Picard series, starring Jean-Luc himself as a...
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Men Are From Mars(anne)
I was hosting a dinner party for the usual suspects last week, and was searching the cellar for a nice white wine to pair with the garlic shrimp appetizers...
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Well Blau Me Down
I was browsing the aisles of my friendly neighbourhood booze merchant last week, when I bumped into one of those in-store tastings hosted by a roving wine rep...
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Ehren the Side of Caution
I decided to ring in the New Year by opening up some of those bottles in the wine cellar that had been gathering dust for too long, and found a long-forgotten...
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Let Me Be Franc
It’s time to have a franc discussion. That’s right, I am going to be franc with you. I was spelunking through a dusty and forgotten corner of my wine cellar...
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Marvelous Mezcal
Well-seasoned tipplers may have noticed that as globalization has accelerated over the past few decades, both local and international booze peddlers are upping...
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Yo-ho-ho and a Bottle of Rum
Those of you listening to the radio on September 19 may have been confused by all the Arrrr’s and Avast’s being tossed around by the announcers. Yes, gentle...