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Vinho Verde
It’s Friday night, around 10pm, and it’s humid outside making it warm inside. There’s not enough breeze. It’s too lovely outside to not sit on the balcony and try to cool off. But that requires a refreshing glass of wine that is not too heavy in alcohol, but still offers a little excitement for my…
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What IS Prosecco?
It may be easy for some to pick a sparkling wine, but for the majority of us it can be a daunting task. Champagne, cremant, it’s not easy! Will they taste the same? Which producer is better? Will it be sweet or dry? And what if you don’t like it! Well, there is that chance,…
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Peruvian food with Spanish wine
If you’ve got a hankering for dinner that offers insight into your next travel destination or you are just craving something different, check out Chicha. It’s a Peruvian Restaurant on Broadway just west of Main Street. A casual room, makes it very easy to show off your sporty summer shorts, but also enjoy dinner with…
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Reinventing Rose!
If there is one favourite style of wine for me, its Rosè. Why you ask? Because it’s different from white and different from red, and it sits in the middle for me when I need a break from the other two! I asked a winemaker once, what her favourite style of wine was to make,…
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Beyond Typical California Wines
When you hear “California Wines“, what is the first wine styles to pop into your mind? Perhaps – Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir or Chardonnay? Well, it’s true that California has established themselves as a quality producer of these styles, however it’s not the only varietals they are growing. Recently, I attended a California Wine…
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This is a Shiraz?!
Let’s be honest, once in your lifetime you probably asked the clerk at the wine store what the difference between Shiraz and Syrah was. Admit it. I’m sure I did! But, of course you know now…they are indeed the same grape. Syrah is considered old world style and Shiraz is new world style. New world,…
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