Spotlight on Mother’s Day Wine Tour
Best Mother’s Day gift ever! My daughters took me on a wine tour with Spotlight Limousine Wine Tours of Prince […]
Can you spare a bottle of wine?
” Can you spare a bottle of red wine?” my neighbour asked, ” Just something cheap, I’ll replace it,” My […]
Go for Cork!
As a wine lover, I’ve always viewed wine corks as simply an obstacle between me and my wine, but a […]
Signal Brewing Co. Open at Last!
Richard Courneyea has been a prominent Belleville, Ontario businessman for years. It used to be a treat to stop in […]
Stanners and Waupoos win Double Gold #ACWC
The first time I visited Stanners Vineyard in 2012, I was told they specialized in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Almost […]
Remembering the Moselle
A year ago, I was wine touring through the Mosel River Valley in Germany with Avalon Waterways on the beautiful Avalon […]
A Tide of Medals for NS Wines at #ACWC
On my recent wine tour in Nova Scotia, I tasted a lot of lovely wines, so this week I wanted […]
#ACWS2017 – Expect Greatness
Been there done that, tasted a whole lot of wine. The Atlantic Wine Symposium 2017 runs from Sunday June 11-13 […]
Winetouring by Westerdam
I discovered this winter, that wines get seasick. We had booked on a 19 day cruise through the Panama Canal […]
Wine Touring on the Mosel River. Part I
There is wine touring by car with a disgruntled designated driver, wine touring by bus with a load of strangers […]
WSET Wine Touring in PEC
What’s WSET you ask? WSET the Wine and Spirits Education Trust offers educational programs for people in the wine and […]
Autumn Getaway with wine!
We had to get away for a few days to heal. It had to somewhere not too far away, on water, quiet and comfortable with food and housekeeping included ...Elmhirst Resort on Rice Lake.
Great Wine Weekends in the County
Please visit my blog on the Bay of Quinte Tourism website on the Great Wine Weekends in Prince Edward County. […]
Quinte Craft Beer by the Bay
Mark Rashotte, realtor, owner of the Empire Theatre, and entrepreneur extraordinaire who has made Belleville a centre for avant garde […]
2015 Wine Touring Highlights
2015 was a year of discovery while wine touring in Prince Edward County and beyond. I emerged from winter cold […]
Tasteful Women of the County
It’s a scientific fact that women have more taste buds than men. In fact 35% of women qualify as ‘super […]
Connect with The Wine Tourist
Can you spare a bottle of wine?
” Can you spare a bottle of red wine?” my neighbour asked, ” Just something cheap, I’ll replace it,” My […]
Spotlight on Mother’s Day Wine Tour
Best Mother’s Day gift ever! My daughters took me on a wine tour with Spotlight Limousine Wine Tours of Prince […]
Pizza at Norman Hardie’s
I visited Norman Hardie’s winery for lunch on July 2, With all the #MeToo focus on the owner/winemaker recently, I […]
Where do wine flavours come from?
Citrus, red stone fruit, chocolate, leather, grass, almonds… “So how do these flavours get into the wine?” my sister asked, […]
County Terroir! Let the wine flow
County Terroir! Every year I arrive at Crystal Palace in Picton as a bright eyed wine blogger checking out the new […]
Welcome in 2014 with NS Bubbly
Welcome the New Year in with Nova Scotia sparkling wine. Forget the French, Californian and other sparklers, Nova Scotia is […]
Roll Out the Barrel
Canadian Oak and other wine barrels have been rolling across Prince Edward County, Ontario, this past year as Pete Bradford moved […]
42 splashes of wine – Terroir 2015
42 splashes of wine in the glass 42 splashes of wine Another splash and I’ll fall on my … “You […]
My wine tastes of chocolate
My last column “Where do wine flavours come from?” paraphrased a lot of information given by Sherry Martin the PR […]