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Pearl Morissette Wines

Posted on June 23, 2011 by sandy

Well, these wines are suppose to be good but from my sources they first vintage might be their last.

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Canadian wine Awards 2011

Posted on May 20, 2011 by sandy

All Canadian Wine Championships 2011 Results Trophy Winners Best Red Wine of the Year Blasted Church Vineyards, BC 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot $25.99 Best White Wine of the Year Mike Weir Wine, ON 2008 Riesling $14.95 Best Sparkling Wine of … Continue reading →

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LCBO Top Paid Employees

Posted on April 1, 2011 by sandy

Here is the yearly release of the LCBO Sunshine list… ie: people making over $100K per year. You can sort on this list by clicking on each column; by default it is sorted by salary highest to lowest. THanks to … Continue reading →

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Riesling wine getting its due eh?

Posted on November 27, 2010 by sandy

“Whoa! You have to smell this!” came out of my mouth immediately. As my tasting companion smelled the wine they pulled their head back in shock. “Ya, do you get that smell of gas?”, I said. “But it tastes amazing, … Continue reading →

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TSO Auction Fun

Posted on November 26, 2010 by sandy

Last night, I attended the Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2010 Wine Auction and it was a blast. There was over 300 lots and the auction ran, at a breakneck pace, from 6:30pm – 10:00pm. This year there was a fantastic selection … Continue reading →

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Niagara Wine Tour Planning

Posted on June 25, 2010 by sandy

When I talked about Niagara wine tours this year, I tell everyone my plan is to only visit new wineries. Trying to pick only new wineries, has turned the simple task of picking wineries for my next Niagara wine tour … Continue reading →

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LCBO Privatization: OPSEU prepares for fight against Privatization

Posted on June 1, 2010 by sandy

Do you remember this same Union holding Ontario hostage last summer? Now they want us to believe that this campaign is about ‘Ontarians’ when really it is about maintaining Union jobs. Nothing more. Note: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union, … Continue reading →

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22 Wine Makers of NOTL Event…fantastic!

Posted on May 28, 2010 by sandy

When you attend a wine tasting do you like to ask lots of questions? I certainly do.. Most wine events are too crowded for much chit-chat with the winery staff. That is what made the recent Niagara-on-the-Lake wine event so … Continue reading →

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Ravine – a great new Niagara winery

Posted on March 21, 2010 by sandy

Last week, I went to the LCBO to pick up a bottle of Ravine 2008 Chardonnay and it was really good. It had a really good blend of fruit and oak throughout…also has a great straw colour. This wine might … Continue reading →

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Wine Tour in Ontario… the season is open…

Posted on March 19, 2010 by sandy

The last two weeks in Toronto have given us fantastic weather. With warmer weather comes the start of ‘wine tour season’ here in Ontario we are luck to have three wine regions. The orginal wine tour area of Niagara, Prince … Continue reading →

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