Grenache, Mourvédre, Shiraz, Cinsault, Carignan. That's what I saw on the front of Hewitson Miss Harry Red Blend 2013 while combing the aisles of my wine...
Ernie Els has proven to us time and time again that he is not only a PGA icon, but also a force to be reconned with in the world of wine. I had my first Els...
I cannot sing enough praise for Portuguese reds. It's like a red blend surprise, every bottle you dig into. One thing people don't realize about old plantings...
In looking over my wine posts the other day, I realized that it had been almost a year and a half since I've sat down to a Malbec. Could you imagine?...
McLaren Vale is a wine region located in South Australia, and the first grape vines were planted there in 1838. The area prides itself on sustainable farming...
It is wondrous the number of new and notable wine regions making a name for themselves over the past 20 years. Not that old world is not riveting, it is, but...
It is surprising the answers I get when I ask people if they've tried any wines from Portugal. Most either answer no or give the standard "port" response. Such...
M. Chapoutier, the first house of wine to add braille to their labels and one of my go to wine brands. Their M. Chapoutier Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem 2014 was...
I am not new to the world Trius Red, and seeing it in my neighbourhood LCBO I could not help but to pick up a bottle, to see how this vintage had either...
Despite the warm weather we're having, and the plethora of patio festivities that come along with it, I still like to adorn the sun with a quenching red....
Of late, I have been extremely impressed by what I can find in my local LCBO by way of Portuguese wine. Gone are the days where I was forced to indulge in only...
