Tag Archives: Montréal

Dan Aykroyd is coming to Montreal. Does his wine taste funny?

By winecase | Published: June 24, 2009
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 [...]
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The California Wine Fair is back already

By winecase | Published: March 31, 2009
A year can sure go by fast. It’s spring in Canada, and time for the California Wine Fair again. I even missed the Western Canada dates (sorry guys), and barely caught up with it on time for the East Coast part of the tour. It’s no April Fool joke. Ottawa gets its turn this Wednesday, April [...]
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Wine on the air: time for the barbecue

By winecase | Published: May 29, 2008
Last week, I got an invitation from Sharman Yarnell, host of Showtime, a Saturday morning show on Montreal station CJAD, to talk about summer wines and, more specifically good wines for the barbecue. Sharman was charming and fun to work with, and I certainly hope to do it again some time. I have to say [...]
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Matassa meets Montreal and Manhattan

By winecase | Published: April 8, 2008
My good friend and winemaker extraordinaire Tom Lubbe is hopping over the Pond, next week, to showcase his wines in Montreal and New York City. I’m an absolute fan of Matassa Wines, a Domaine I had the chance to visit. A great week walking through the (biodynamic) vineyards, tasting the grapes, packing bottles into cases, [...]
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Wine gatherings for the rest of us

By winecase | Published: February 28, 2008
Just in case, for whatever reason, you can’t make it to Ronda, Andalusia, for the WineCreator extravaganza (see my previous post), here are a couple of places you could head to, over the coming weeks, to discuss wine with professionals and discover what winemakers are up to around the world. Reading Alder Yarrow’s Vinography blog, I [...]
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