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Dec
2007
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Let’s pop in quickly to the Lailey Toronto Open House which they moved from the winery, deep in the bowels of Niagara-on-the-Lake, to the Fine Wine Reserve, deep in the heart of downtown Toronto … essentially bringing the wines to their T.O. clients instead of having them to schlep their way down there when the weather might not be all that inviting. Have no fear Niagara based fans, Lailey’s regular open house at the winery will take place in early December (Saturday the 1st); this was just Lailey’s way of thanking their big city based clientele – and what a nice gesture it was. (Read more with links to wine reviews)
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03
Dec
2007
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The Distillery District was the home to the Foster’s tasting on this cold Thursday night … you might know Foster’s as the beer of Australia, Paul Hogan claiming it’s “Ripper Stuff” (during his Crocodile Dundee fame days) … since then the company has grown to include many Australian as well as U.S.-based wineries under their umbrella. Well known Australian names like Penfold’s, Wolf Blass, Rosemount are found alongside U.S. icon brands like Beringer, Stags’ Leap, Etude and St. Clement … and don’t forget the crossovers like Greg Norman, who has wineries on both continents. All-in-all 77 wines were available for tasting on this night, many of which are available at the LCBO. There was also a tasting of some back vintages by well known producers, a 1998 Grange, a 1957 Wynns Coonawarra Cabernet, a 1993 Wynns Cab Sauv and 1990 Wynns John Riddoch Cab Sauv, right alongside the Beringer Private Reserve from both 1999 and 2001 … anyone who thinks Australians only make drink now wines better thing again, as some of this old timers proved they still had the muscle, while the American wines also possessed plenty of staying power. Here is a list of 11 wines that you should be looking for and enjoying – either now or in the future... (Read more)
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