Icewine has been a blessing and a curse for Canadian wine's international reputation. A blessing, because it allowed Canadian wines to gain recognition - enough so that Inniskillin's Icewine was served at the banquet honoring Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize,-read more-
Break-ups are tough: rampant emotional swings, loss of appetite, dividing up stuff and friends, figuring out how to move on. I’ve been dealing with all of that in the past few weeks, but in my case, the list includes one-read more-
With but one thin page left on the calendar, media of all sorts are chiming in with “Best of 2009” and “The Year in _____” lists. With respect to wine, that means it’s time for Top 100 lists. This year,-read more-
It was the wine of choice at the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II of England. Pope John XXII made it his sacramental wine as well as his every day table wine. Peter the Great drank it before all other-read more-
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You might think sake only works with sushi or other Japanese cuisine -- it's a common misperception. But don't be fooled: Sake is such a diverse beverage that it can pair with almost any dish. Nihonshu wa ryori wo erabanai.-read more-
By a fortuitous quirk of nature an ISO wine glass fits snugly into my 10 ½ sized brogues. It might cause a frisson of comment when extracting said glass from said shoe on the 11:03 TGV from Paris to Irun-read more-
Have you ever tasted a wine with a big buttered popcorn aroma? Have you ever wondered how in the world a product made from grape juice could smell like a movie theater? It turns out that bacteria can be responsible-read more-