Organic beer, ribs, poutine at Mill Street Brewpub. Distillery.
Just arrived! Andert Grüner Veltliner 2009. Austrian cutie. Candied pear, apricot, grapefruit, honeycomb, spice and sensuous Summer!
At Walkers Fish Market, Burlington.
Royal Combier predates Grand Marnier. More charm and character. Not in LCBO. Available directly from the agency.
Deguste White Wine: Medium light gold, notes of honeycomb, hint of citrus, apricot. From Extremadura Spain. Quite nice, good price, around $8.
With Krystle of Viewpointe winery. She keeps the orders straight!
On the patio at Viewpointe winery on Lake Erie. BBQ, wine, view! Lush life.
Viewpointe Colchester Cuvée. Sustainable red varietals. Charmingly earthy w red, blk berry notes. Avail only at winery.
Sitting at the lake in Niagara looking across to Toronto, contemplating which wine to pick for dinner.
Best Sauvignon region in the world? I think so! South Styria, Austria. Experiencing its fresh aromas right now in the back yard. Elegant expressions of pear, citrus, hint of gooseberry & spice in near
What IS it about the nose of a Grüner Veltliner that makes it 1 of the most fascinating whites in the world?
Cafe Central on rainy day in Vienna. Then to Kunsthistorisches Art Museum. Top art museum in world (along w Louvre)
Great to finally meet Winemaker Josef Andert. Have worked with his wines almost a year, meeting him confirms he's a super guy too.
Mokka Swarzwer Kaffe mit Brioche at Cafe Central, Vienna. Nice Sunny day!
Heartfelt welcome by Felix Callejo & daughter Beatrice. He cooked 4 us as we tasted 5 wines rated fr 90 to 96.  Will blog details soon.
Taking in Madrid. A dynamic city. Full of life.
Vizana Temranillo Crianza 2007. Dark beauty with blackberry and currant notes with serious tannins. Big powerful wine!
VB Rosé Syrah 2009. Spanish rosé from the new Ribera del Guadiana. Dynamic rosé! Amazing, balanced, fresh experience.  Red fruit aromas & strawberry notes. Live a little, try it.
Emperador de Barros 2009: fr the Cayetana grape, unique to Extremadura.  Refreshing fruit, honeycomb, herbal notes and grapefruit. Characterful and gorgeous.
Emperador de Barros 2009: fr the Macabeo grape. A charming white wine from Spain (Ribera del Guadiana). Peach, honeycomb, citrus notes in a fresh, nicely acidic well-rounded package.
Castelar Crianza 2006 Ribera del Guadiana. Lovely caramel red fruit notes. Enjoying it a few kms from where it was produced.
Just flew into Extremadura Spain to visit with wine & olive oil producers.
I decided on the wine for tonite: Viewpointe 08 Pinot Grigio.

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