The annual NLC Wine Show kicked off yesterday with Special Selections night (the special selections will be covered in my next blog entry). There was a full house in attendance, but the numbers worked well in the Delta ballroom and it was easy to approach a table and get the sips you wanted. There were […]
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Other New Zealand Wine Regions We are blessed with a generous selection of wines from the Marlborough wine region of New Zealand. Or to put it another way, we don’t have much of an opportunity to try anything else! 80% of local selections are from Marlborough, and almost every white wine is from that region. […]
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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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September 30, 2016
Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, USA
I attended the first night, special selections night, of this year’s Wine Show. The attraction was the 35 top-end wines from places such as Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Napa. It was also a great evening to interact with many wine loving friends and debate the qualities of various offerings! Below are some quick reviews of some […]
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August 22, 2016
France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Opimian Society, South Africa
Splitting a bottle of wine with my spouse at dinner is a regular practice at my house. Over the weeks and months we get to enjoy a wide sampling of styles, regions, and grape varietals. But this sort of tasting makes it more difficult to taste the differences. For that, you need to have several […]
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The popularity of Pinot Noir as a red wine grape has been sustained for some time now. In the past decade or so another pinot has been gaining in popularity as well, with plantings increasing around the world. Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigio in Italian) is an alternative to the Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc standards for […]
Read MoreMy earliest wine experiences were with products such as Casel Mendes and Mateus, like many other Canadians. These two rosé wines were of questionable quality, at least in those days, even to unsophisticated palates. The successors to these products in North America were the “blush” wines, or “white Zinfandels” which didn’t raise the quality bar […]
Read MoreWelcome to my first official blog posting of To Your Taste! Even though this site is something new for me, it is really the continuation (in a different style and format) of the columns I had been writing for The Telegram up to April 1st. I am expecting this media to offer more flexibility for […]
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Steve Delaney
November 17, 2017
Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Other Countries, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, USA
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