I tend to favour Old World wine styles, at least based on the contents of my cellar. Even so, you will find a noticeable percentage of New World wines there, and even more in my “everyday drinking” racks. Almost two years ago I spent a month in Australia and New Zealand, including visiting 45 wineries, […]
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July 30, 2017
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Italy, Opimian Society, Other Countries, Portugal, South Africa
July has been a wonderful month for eating outdoors and sipping wines into the evening. We’ve taken maximum advantage, sometimes on our own and sometimes with friends. The barbecue has been busy! I am catching up on my postings on this rare rainy day by documenting some of our recent bottles. Italy has been a […]
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Bordeaux, Bergerac, Beaujolais, & Australia This year at Opimian has seen the introduction of several new suppliers on each Offering as the scope of the offerings has been expanded. C250 has a few new suppliers as well, but is mainly a showcase for some of our oldest and most reliable partners. I have enjoyed many wines […]
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Castilla – La Mancha Wine Region Spain is one of the world’s top three producers of wine. Although many fine wines of good reputation are produced in the country, it lags behind France and Italy (and perhaps others) in the perception of the quality of its products. The region of Castilla – La Mancha has […]
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South Australia is home to most of the better known and important wine regions of Australia. This is where you will find Coonawarra, Padthaway, McLaren Vale, and Barossa to name a few. This is also where you will find the Riverlands, the source of many entry level and boxed wine labels. Between the highs and […]
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March 14, 2017
Australia, France, Germany, Opimian Society, South Africa, Spain
The local chapter of the Opimian Society hosted a wine tasting and education session recently at the NLC’s tasting facility at Howley Estates. Hosts Dave Conway and Courtney Escott welcomed participants with a glass of South African Kloof-en-Berg Chenin Blanc 2015 before we sat down for the event and the wine discovery activities. The offerings […]
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It’s early summer in Australia right now, and daytime highs across most of the continent will be in the 30s or high 20s. By any measure the country is a much warmer place than our province. If Australia was in the North Atlantic, it would be centred on a line between the Bahamas and Western Sahara, […]
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December 20, 2016
Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Opimian Society, Other Countries, South Africa
The Opimian Society’s most recent offering catalog is just out and reaching mailboxes around the country. As a long-time member of Opimian I have had some experience with many of the wines and suppliers, and even visited some of the wineries. Some current (or prospective) members might find my comments helpful in making their own selections […]
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C244 – Australia & New Zealand The 2017 wine delivery season, kicking off with this Offering, marks a major year of transition for the Opimian Society as its investments in new resources, web site, processes, logo and other measures are rolled out for members. The Opimian Society# is “Canada’s wine club” and offers some 500 wines […]
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The local chapter of the Opimian Society hosted one of its wine tasting events this past Saturday night. Area Representatives Dave Conway and Courtney Escott were our hosts for an intimate gathering featuring wines from one of the Society’s long-time Australian suppliers – Wines by Geoff Hardy. Wines by Geoff Hardy has four labels: GMH, […]
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Steve Delaney
November 30, 2017
Australia, New Zealand, Opimian Society
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