I don’t know who is buying for Manitoba Liquor Marts but I suspect we could spend many happy hours drinking wine together. I wandered through the Grant Park store today and saw several (!) Gimblett Gravels reds! I went to New Zealand a couple of years ago in pursuit of the Hawkes Bay reds. I… Continue reading Hawkes Bay Syrah!
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Three Cheers for MLCC
I was researching a column last week for the Spectator and I came across a bottle that made me go weak in the knees – Stonecroft Old Vine Gewurztraminer from Hawkes Bay. Now before you fire up your boozemobile for a midnight run to Manitoba you do need to know a couple of things. Firstly… Continue reading Three Cheers for MLCC
Let the Bells Ring Out and the Banners Fly!
If you’re a fan of Portuguese wines (and who is not?) you are likely mostly in love with the Douro reds: big, plush, seductive wines that make California reds seem trivial. But the Portuguese have always made and enjoyed much lighter reds too. This makes great good sense as such wines are more drinkable in… Continue reading Let the Bells Ring Out and the Banners Fly!
Screwed, Part 2
The screwtop issue is becoming more pressing every day. In the last month I’ve drunk or reviewed at least a couple of dozen wines with screwtop closures. I’d guess about 25 per cent of them – and maybe higher as I haven’t been keeping statistics – have that nasty burnt rubber, metallic fart smell to… Continue reading Screwed, Part 2
To all hackers
Dear Hackers: I lift a glass to you. You are the single largest make-work engine since the Hoover Dam. Hundreds of thousands of workers around the world owe their employment to you. Every government, every corporation, all cater to your nihilistic, destructive urges. Highly specialized companies have developed specifically to deal with your desire to… Continue reading To all hackers