I have a lot of wine hanging out on various wine racks around my home, all of them waiting for the perfect meal or a special occasion with friends. Sometimes I ask Kole to pick out a bottle to go with dinner, knowing full well I have something specific in mind that I will not… Read More
Please forgive the picture. I tossed my phone at Kole while I was making dinner and asked him to take a picture of the wine, and this was the best shot. I wandered into the LCBO in Liberty Village recently after a massage with the intent of buying a bottle of wine to go with… 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
The Booze Hounds finally tried a guided vineyard tour in the Beamsville Bench and Jordan Valley area, operated by Crush on Niagara Wine Tours. We’ve been a bit quiet over the last month (uncharacteristically quiet!) since we were busy getting married over the Victoria Day long weekend. To celebrate becoming Mr. & Mrs. Toronto Booze… Read More