Well 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. […]
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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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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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July 12, 2018
Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand, Newfoundland, Opimian Society, South Africa, USA
Summer seems to have finally arrived in these parts, and we can tell because we are finally able to BBQ comfortably, and eat supper outside. Leisurely meals in the backyard, with some music, have to be enjoyed (at least at our home) with a glass or two of good wine. Here are a few wines […]
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May 2, 2018
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Opimian Society, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, USA
I recently celebrated entering a new age group for races and surveys by tasting some special wines with some of my wine-loving friends. The selections were designed to highlight many things in my wine “career” – places I have visited, tours I have taken, special tastings, and special occasions – and of course, my 60th […]
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February 12, 2018
Australia, Chile, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, USA
It’s been two weeks of a variety of wines, highlighted by special tasting dinners each weekend! Bordeaux and Italy have been the main features, although it has been a bit of a world tour with most major exporting countries represented. Supper wines have been split between Opimian selections and a couple of Last Chance and […]
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November 17, 2017
Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Other Countries, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, USA
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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Steve Delaney
July 12, 2020
Opimian Society, USA
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