It was an event filled with great wine, wonderful food and unique but somehow fitting music. The iYellow Harvest Ontario was one of the best events I’ve been to this year. And that’s saying something! When I first entered I was greeted with three stickers and a nice (actual glass) glass. I point out that… 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
Wine by the glass is a glorious feeling. There is nothing better than curling up with a great book and a luxurious glass of wine to pass part of an afternoon, and it’s one of my favourite things to do while I’m on holiday. Ok, substitute the book for people watching on holiday, but you… Read More
Kathleen Wynne has been teasing us with ‘big changes to come’ for the alcohol and liquor laws in our fair province (Ontario.) We were all a little disheartened when she recently declared that alcohol will NOT be sold in convenience stores which is one of the shakeups we were all gunning for. At least today… Read More
Baco Noir grapes are a North American wine industry success story, but as a hybrid grape, it attracts a lot of negative attention. A hybrid of European vitis vinifera Folle Blanche from France and an unknown varietal of indigenous vitis riparia that grows widely in North America, this is a hearty grape that can weather Ontario’s harsh winters. It… Read More