Tasting Notes

Be a Rhone Ranger

There are famous and pricey Rhone wines: Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cornas, Crozes-Hermitage, Condrieu, Cote-Rotie... but also plenty of more affordable ones too.

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BC's Age-Worthy Osoyoos 06

First released back in February, the Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2006 was released again late-October. Some of the older vintages are really coming into their own now, and here's a chance to procure a Canadian collectable.

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Cuvee 2009 Top Picks

The Cuvee Awards celebrate Ontario's wines with a grand ceremony, like the Oscars of wine, every year. I've highlighted the best of the reds, whites and sparklers because, high above King Street, I had a preview of the shortlist...  ** UPDATED**

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Perpetual Indulgence

Mission Hill has released its "newest luxury small lot wines," Perpetua & Quatrain. The good thing is that they're good, the not so good thing is that available quantities are small.

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Cuvee 2007 Top Picks & Winners

The Cuvee Awards - the "Oscars" of Ontario winemaking - was held on Friday, February 29th, and the winners of the different categories (Best Red, Best White, etc.) were announced.

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Ayala
I’d never been to a town with just two letters in its name before, so I was excited about visiting Ay.

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Taittinger

Located near the heart of Reims, Taittinger is built on top of a medieval abbey that was taken down, stone by stone, by the townsfolk in the anti-clerical fervour that followed the French Revolution.

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Lanson

Founded in 1760, Lanson is one of the older grandes maisons in Champagne.

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