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Category Archives: Quebec
SAQ goes into Olympic mode: a showcase for Okanagan wines in Quebec (and a podcast of sorts)
The world of sports may contrast the thrill of victory with the agony of defeat, but as far as the Vancouver Olympics are concerned, there are some situations where everybody’s a winner. At least as far as BC wines and Quebec wine lovers are concerned.
This Thursday, February 11, some 28 wines from the Okanagan will [...]
Also posted in British Columbia, Canada, wine Tagged Joie Farm, Le Vieux Pin, Mission Hill, Oculus, Okanagan, Olympics, SAQ, Township 7, Vancouver 2010 3 Comments
EnRoute in the vineyards of Canada
Since last spring, I had been impatiently waiting for the publication of an article on Canadian wines in EnRoute, Air Canada’s on-board magazine. I had reason enough to be impatient, since I started working on that project all the way back in January.
The article showcases six Canadian winemakers (plus five tasting notes of wines from [...]
Also posted in British Columbia, Canada, Canadian wine, Nova Scotia, Ontario, wine Tagged Canadian wine, EnRoute, Niagara, Okanagan Valley, Prince Edward County 2 Comments
Dan Aykroyd is coming to Montreal. Does his wine taste funny?
If I was in Montreal, I’d be tempted to go. Dan Aykroyd, the famous Canadian actor of Saturday Night Live fame will be touring Montreal, today and tomorrow (June 25 and 26), to present the line of wines that bear his name. He’ll be visiting three SAQ stores (see the list here) over the two [...]
Also posted in Canada, Ontario, tasting, wine Tagged Celebrity Cellars, Creekside Wines, Dan Aykroyd, Diamond Estates Wines and Spirits, Ex Nihilo Vineyards, Francis Ford Coppola, Gérard Depardieu, Il Palagio, Madonna, Mike Weir, Montréal, Rolling Stones, Sam Neill, SAQ, Sting, Wayne Gretzky 2 Comments
Canadian Icewine: Quality and Diversity from Coast to Coast
I used to love Canadian Icewine and its less expensive, but often quite as tasty counterpart, the late harvest. And then, for some odd reason, I practically stopped having it.
Over the last few months, however, I drank icewines from Ontario, British Columbia, Québec and Nova Scotia. And baby, I’m back.
Those were fine, fine wines, with [...]
Also posted in British Columbia, Canadian wine, Niagara, Ontario, dessert wines, tasting, wine Tagged Benjamin Bridge, Borealis, icewine, Inniskillin, Mission Hill, Niagara Peninsula, Nova Scotia, Okanagan Valley, Riesling, Vidal, Vignoble du Marathonien 3 Comments
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Another Laurentian, Gary: a maple-flavored tribute to The Big Lebowski