Glorious spring weather returned on the weekend, and we found ourselves seeking shelter at Tequila Bookworm on Queen West to rehydrate our sunburned selves. I found myself immediately excited at the prospect of trying out a new to me hard cider, Empire Hard Cider. I quite like Empire apples in general – tart and firm apples… Read More
Left Field Brewery is now operating out of their shiny new brewery in Leslieville, currently offering a rotation of tap beers and take out cans during their weekend pop-up shops. We ended up at the brewery for our second visit recently after a sloppy afternoon at the Brewer’s Backyard at the Brickworks. After an great… Read More
Spring finally showed up this weekend, in one glorious burst of warm sunshine. We took advantage by popping into Louis Cifer for some drinks after bottling lots of wine at Fermentations a few blocks away. Louis Cifer finally obtained the paperwork necessary to brew onsite, unlike the first time we went to Louis Cifer. We decided to give… Read More
I feel the need to clarify a misconception about Kosher wines, especially since I perpetuated the stereotype that they are pretty bad. They don’t all suck. There are some great Kosher wines out of Australia, New Zealand, Italy, France, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, and Israel. I just haven’t found a good one made in North America… Read More
With Passover approaching this weekend, I tried really hard to find a Kosher for Passover wine produced in Ontario. I took to Twitter and Facebook, I reached out to Chabad, but I came up empty handed. I heard a rumour about a Kosher wine from B.C., but the LCBO only had a small handful of… Read More