We’ve only been able to trek up to Market Brewing Co two times so far. It’s a bit far for two city slickers with no car. I honestly don’t remember the exact reasons for the first trip but the second was while on our way back from a sugar shack (or cabane sucre as Shawna… Read More
The first wines from the 2017 vintage are starting to trickle in. Instead of starting with a white wine, I went for a 2017 Baco Noir from Henry of Pelham, as they make consistent wine from season to season, despite radical fluctuations in climate. I tend not to over-think Baco Noir. A simple grape with… Read More
We hit our 400th post this week, and it completely slipped under our radar until Wednesday. In celebration of this milestone, I thought I’d go rogue and keep with my Passover theme, only this time I checked out an imported Kosher for Passover wine from O’Dwyers Creek. Based out of the Marlborough region in New… Read More
We had a very successful run this year in sampling local Kosher for Passover VQA wines. I picked up a bottle of Kosher for Passover Tzafona Cellars Cold Climate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 on the same LCBO run as their Chardonnay we reviewed yesterday. It set me back $29.95 – which is a pricepoint that is… Read More
Mazel Tov, it’s a winemaking miracle. This year, you don’t have to drink Manischewitz at your Seder. Locavores can sip and savour a Kosher for Passover Niagara Peninsula VQA wine, courtesy of Tzafona Cellars, based out of their parent winery, Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Last year, we dropped the Kosher for Passover… Read More