Grand Cru Burgundy with our glazed salmon and sweet potato curry fries!
Read MoreHere we go again with another blind tasting over Zoom. In this one, four couples have each contributed two wines. So I know my own two, of course, but the other six will be blind to me. In the pre-tasting, before our Zoom meeting, I have recorded my guesses in advance for those six wines […]
Read MoreWell we have just concluded a blind wind tasting via Zoom. Our host sanitized and dropped off three wine samples to each of four participants, and then we all got together on Zoom to taste and make our guesses. Before the Zoom session started I recorded my guesses on video and these are posted below. […]
Read MoreThis is an Opimian wine: C245-8901, purchased in 2017.
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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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November 29, 2018
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, USA
I spent a lot more time at this year’s wine show chatting with fellow tasters about the wines and old times than usual! As a result, I ended up tasting a smaller selection than normal for this year’s report. No doubt I have missed out on some great wines and you will therefore not see […]
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October 7, 2018
Canada, France, Germany, Opimian Society, South Africa, Spain
Vancouver Island Visit This was my fourth visit to Vancouver Island and its wineries, but there were still a couple of new places to try out. And not just for wine as we will see. Near Duncan we found Enrico Winery which has been in operation for a dozen years and produces about 3500 cases […]
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Steve Delaney
April 17, 2020
France
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