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Tasting
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
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For my money, wine and cheese outpace even peanut butter and jelly as the classic combination in the world of gastronomy. Both wine and cheese can be consumed while fresh, simple and young or in their more complex forms when they are aged and mature. But let’s not forget beer! Beer and cheese are both traditionally farmhouse products. They are both fermented and aged. They both balance sweetness and acidity with fruitiness. Many cheese often have strong nutty or caramelized flavours which link up perfectly with similarly characteristics in beer. |
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Tasting
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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Competitors from the world wine stage will gather for one night only to determine which country shall take home the gold. Guild Directors David Skinner and Robert White will lead this tasting event where wine styles and varietals from around the world go head to head in a blind tasting challenge. Participants will be the judges and the medal count at the end of the evening will determine the top wine country for the 2010 taste-off. |
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Tasting
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
SOLD OUT!
Guild Director Robert White has spent two years collecting these wines, virtually all from the Classics Collections with some from as early as 2003. This tasting cannot be repeated as a full eight of the wines have been rated by the experts as 96 or above—including the very hard to get Glaetzer Amon-Ra, with microscopic yields of 0.5 tons per acre this wine was rated 97-100 by Jay Miller.
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Industry News
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Monday, 02 November 2009 |
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I was fortunate enough to be in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on business and, having a day to kill, I ventured an hour and a half out of town to Markland, home of the Rodrigues family winery, which many of us know for their blueberry wine. They have specialized in wild berry and fruit wines since they opened in 1993, and since 2001 they also produce a line of liqueurs and brandies from their own distillery! A story not unlike our John Hall here in Niagara Peninsula at Kittling Ridge/Forty Mile Creek. |
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Passing Scene
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
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More than one hundred delighted guests from the Australian High Commission, Australia Trade Commission, Victorian Government, the Australian Wine Society and the National Capital Sommelier Guild enjoyed this wine tasting seminar and a delicious Australian meal at Restaurant International. Winemaker Chris Pfeiffer from Pfeiffer Winery led the (speed) tasting with assistance from winemakers/owners of nine wineries. It was a special treat to meet and mingle with the winemakers—a rare opportunity here in Ottawa. |
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Passing Scene
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Monday, 07 September 2009 |
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Guild governor and Ottawa Citizen food writer Gay Cook opened up the magnificent Bayne-Morrison House to her fellow wineaux for a late-summer feast, on Tuesday, August 25. For once, the weather held up long enough for guests to enjoy the luxury of an evening al fresco, in the company of good friends, great wine and fabulous food. |
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