Monthly Archives: May 2009
Corkage fees dropping as EI claims rising
Many restaurants across Toronto are slashing their corkage fees to get ‘bums in the seats’. During economic times like this, people need more of an excuse to leave the house. ‘Free, Cheaper or lowered’ corkage fees can definately help get … Continue reading
LCBO strike? Stop your wining…
There was another headline I threw around, “Government granted monopoly threatens strike” but that seemed a bit harsh. Even if it is true…while I am a supported of unions having the LCBO ‘monopoly’ go on strike would be bit annoying … Continue reading
2009 Ontario Wine Awards winner announced…
Here is a quick look at the gold metal winners at this years 2009 Ontario Wine Awards. Once the official list of all the award winners I will update the silver and bronze winners as well. One of the biggest … Continue reading
Ontario chardonnay wins top prize over French wines!
Le Clos Jordanne’s2005 Claystone Terrace top prize at a tasting at the Montreal restaurant La Colombe. The Ontario wine was a ‘pirate wine’ in a tasting where the judges expected to only taste California and French wines. Most of the … Continue reading
Winners of the 2009 Okanagan Wine Awards
Here is a list of the winners in the recently announcemend 2009 Okanagan Wine Awards. There is a lot of new winners this year with Wild Goose Vineyards taking home quite a few awards. List of all the winners at … Continue reading
Ontario Wine Awards – June 16,2009
This is a fantastic event and has become a yearly event that Dave Minogue attend. This year, where we will see lots of the 2007 vintage, should have even better wines than last year. This event sells out every year … Continue reading
2009 All Canadian Wine Championships Results
Will provide some commentary soon but for now I thought everyone would enjoy seeing the list Trophy Winners Best Red Wine of the Year Church and State Wines, BC 2006 Quintessential $50.00 Best White Wine of the Year Lang Vineyards, … Continue reading →