Are you interested in a Food and Wine Tour of Croatia’s Dalmatian coast in September 2020? ** UPDATE ** Click HERE for a detailed description! Harvey’s Travel organized our custom tour this year, and have asked me to lead a similar excursion next year. The itinerary will be very similar in terms of wineries, locations, […]
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A small group of Opimian members, all of us retired directors, recently engaged in a custom wine tour of the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The tour combined the usual historical, cultural, and natural activities with a concentration on local wine and food. It was a wonderful time by every measure, but this report will focus […]
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I visited Ascoli Piceno, the southern province of the Marche region of Italy, back in 2010 and fell in love with the wines and place. This September I had the chance to return to Marche in conjunction with other wine travel. That first trip concentrated on the wines of Ascoli Piceno based mainly on Passerina […]
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San Marino is one of the smallest European countries, consisting of just 61 square kilometers. I had never linked wine and San Marino together, but since the place is completely surrounded by Italy, squeezed between Emilia-Romagna and Marche, I guess it shouldn’t have been a surprise to find some on my recent stop there. Although […]
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After completing my quick exploration of new locations (for me) in Naramata, I fanned out across the Valley over the next couple of days, north to Kelowna, and south as far as Oliver. Once again, I was concentrating on wineries that were new to me, with the lone exception of an old favourite. Oliver Fairview […]
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I was recently able to package a few days of wine tasting in the Okanagan Valley around some meetings I attended in Kelowna. I’ve been to the Valley many times, so this trip I wanted to focus on places I had never visited before, especially hidden gems or up-and-comers. I was centred in Penticton, which […]
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This year’s NLC spring wine event was a show with mostly modest wines from Canada, United States, Argentina, and Chile. The show was sold out, but the floor was not crowded and it was easy enough to get around and taste. The lines in the show store moved quickly enough. If there was one issue, […]
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One of my favourite quotes involving wine is displayed at one of our usual locations for wine-tasting dinners: Wine is the pleasantest subject in the world to discuss. All its associations are with occasions when people are at their best; with relaxation, contentment, leisurely meals and the free flow of ideas. Hugh Johnson I’ve recently […]
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The Christmas season is often a preferred time to indulge in fine food and fine wine – our home included. Three considerations shaped my wine choices during the holidays. An old wine friend of mine once presented me with a home-crafted sign which currently hangs over my fine wine cellar. It reads “Avant Partir” which […]
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A small group of local Bordeaux wine lovers has established an annual tradition of tasting the most recently available vintage of red Bordeaux to find value purchases for regular drinking. The tasting leader examines the new (local) releases each year with two criteria in mind: the wines must be less than $40 (with some lee-way) […]
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Steve Delaney
November 18, 2019
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