Category: Wine
Wine Review: cough syrup or Portuguese red? YOU DECIDE
As we hunkered down on the couch last night to watch an old episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the 17th time, my husband and I decided to have a glass of red wine. […]
Wine Review: extremely mediocre tawny port from Croft in Douro
Without fail, as soon as the nighttime temperatures start edging below zero, I get a hankering for port. Tawny port, that is – this wine is absolutely synonymous with fall and winter: warming and savoury, […]
Wine Review: sultry red from Coto de Imaz in Rioja that is quickly becoming a new fave
Rioja wines are awesome and this one is no exception. Rioja ranks at the top of my fave wine regions, alongside Chianti Classico and Bordeaux. It’s one of the wines wines I reach for out […]
Wine review: I can’t stop drinking this delicious red from Gabbiano in Chianti
Let me show you what I’ve been drinking for the past eight months: I discovered this wine shortly after the COVID pandemic ramped up in March 2020. Since then, I have drank dozens of bottles […]
Wine review: stinky Portuguese red from Luis Pato in Bairrada
Luís Pato – or “The Duck Guy” as I’ve come to think of him – is a solid Portuguese producer from Bairrada. He has been on the forefront of championing Portugal’s native grapes, like Baga, […]
Edmonton wine lists in the COVID era
My latest wine story in the newly-minted Edify Magazine talks about the changes that local restaurants are making in light of the massive disruption caused by the COVID-19 lockdown/shutdown and subsequent restrictive re-opening. Scroll down […]
My bubbly is red: Lambrusco wine story in Avenue
I remember the first time I tried bubbly red wine: I was super weirded out. It was a sparkling Australian Shiraz and while I can’t remember the producer (this was over 15 years ago), I […]
No more chugging at intermission: the Citadel sippy cup
I had a story in Avenue Edmonton magazine recently that I’ve been meaning to share here: an inside look at the Citadel sippy! I took a break from seeing theatre for most of 2018 and […]
Food, Fringe 2019, Theatre, Wine
Food and drink pairings at the 2019 Edmonton Fringe
Finding the best food and drink pairings at the Fringe is a finely honed skill that I’ve developed over the past 12 years of spending way too much time on the Fringe grounds during marathon […]
Vinitaly 2017 Edmonton roadshow: Italy North to South
There’s a sea change happening in Italian wine: more and more producers are returning to the 500+ native grape varieties found in Italy alone. No other country can claim such a sheer diversity of grapes. […]
Alberta wine goes international
Spirit Hills just put Alberta’s cottage wine industry on the world stage. Or on the Japanese stage, at least. The southern Alberta honey winery just became the province’s first cottage winery to export its products […]
If I have to write another rosé wine article I’m going to scream
I’ve written about a dozen articles on rosé wine. For years it was one of the most dependable signs of spring. Forget robins or daffodils: when I found myself sitting down to write yet another […]
