Understanding Vegan Wines | From Vineyard to Glass with Querciabella

Understanding Vegan Wines | From Vineyard to Glass with Querciabella While wine is essentially fermented grapes and yeast it might be a shock to learn that not all wines a vegan. The years of wine just being about fermented grapes changed long ago. There are so many steps in the process of creating the wines […]

From Then Till Now | Chablis Across Vintages

From Then Till Now | Chablis Across Vintages What Does Vintage Have To Do With It? Wine is a time capsule in a bottle. Year after year, people worldwide are bottling up fermented grape juice and creating a unique snapshot of the year in the process. There is no other man-made product on this earth […]

Classic And Unconventional Pairings with Chablis

Classic And Unconventional Pairings with Chablis With a stellar 2020 vintage, why not get into more of what Chablis has to offer in terms of wine pairings. The 2020 vintage of Chablis has turned out to be a stand-out year. While winegrowers might have woke in the middle of the night to protect their vines […]

By the Glass at Home

By the Glass at Home Peruse any restaurant wine list, and I am sure you will notice the By The Glass selections. These are wines that restaurants choose to inspire new tastes, incorporate some tried and true wines into your evening, and provide choices that won’t break the bank. When I started collecting more wine, […]

Break Out of the ABC Rule – Chablis is a Different Side of Chardonnay

Break Out of the ABC Rule – Chablis is a Different Side of Chardonnay “I’m not a big fan of Chardonnay.” “I would love a glass of wine, as long as it’s not Chardonnay.” “Oh, all you have is Chardonnay?” “Anything BUT Chardonnay, please.” “Oh, you have Chablis? I’ll take a glass!” Don’t be fooled […]

Decoding Blind Tasting

Decoding Blind Tasting Blind tasting wine is one of those skills that seems to leave people speechless. With the dawn of the Somm documentary series by Jason Wise released in 2012, the general public got a look into what it takes to pass one of the most challenging tests in the wine industry – The […]

Celebrating Black Voices in Ontario Food and Wine

Celebrating Black Voices in Ontario Food and Wine Food and wine are both vehicles of culture and expression. They both deliver the human aspect of terroir, that sense of place, on the plate and in the glass. So let’s experience every narrative we can! This past year has seen a great push for inclusivity in […]