While I am always a bit annoyed that there is suddenly a chill in the air I do love fall for at least one thing: pumpkin. Everything pumpkin flavoured comes out now and I live in flavour heaven (at least until Eggnog flavoured stuff starts showing up. Shawna on the other hand HATES pumpkin, so… Read More
It was recently announced that Habits Nano Brewery will be changing their name and focus. Instead of being a gastropub they will focus more on becoming a brew pub. You can read about it here. Upon hearing this we decided to make the trek down to College West and give the place a try. As… Read More
While fighting waves of summer heat the past few days we have taken the time to delve into the world of white wines. While we generally prefer a robust red, the whites seem very appealing when it’s too hot to move. With this in mind we grabbed a bottle of Homegrown Riesling by Megalomaniac from… Read More
Cappadocia, Turkey is well known for out-of-this world geological rock formations, cave churches used by the early Christians, and luxurious cave hotels. This is what originally enticed me to include Cappadocia on my recent trip to Turkey – but further research lead me to a number of vineyards in the region that apparently have increasingly… Read More
I was recently in Turkey for work, and I extended my trip by a few days in order to explore Istanbul and Cappadocia on my own. Despite being a predominantly Muslim country beer, wine and spirits are widely available in restaurants and grocery stores (come on already, Ontario!) – but the selection is not great. There… Read More