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 to see how they scored at the All Canadian Wine […]
#ACWS2017 – Expect Greatness
Been there done that, tasted a whole lot of wine. The Atlantic Wine Symposium 2017 runs from Sunday June 11-13 at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax, It includes wine […]
Winetouring by Westerdam
I discovered this winter, that wines get seasick. We had booked on a 19 day cruise through the Panama Canal on Holland America’s Westerdam and I was almost as excited […]
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 who all need to be poured off the bus after […]
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 spirits business. My cousin Paul has a WSET Diploma Level […]
Autumn Getaway at Elmhirst
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.
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 movies and highly sought after musical acts was a little […]
2015 Wine Touring Highlights
2015 was a year of discovery while wine touring in Prince Edward County and beyond. I emerged from winter cold storage in May for Terroir in the County and my […]
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 tasters’ and only 15% of men but most of us […]
The Wine Tourist 