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Journey to Bordeaux: Part I

History is everywhere in this charming medieval village built from the limestone that has been harvested from over 200 kms of underground caverns. Limestone is omnipresent in St. Emilion and accounts for the wonderful soil that makes wines from this appellation so coveted.

A first visit to the County: Part II

“It’s all about the dirt and the weather, baby,” he says with a wry smile. “Niagara has the looks but we have the dirt.”

A first visit to The County (Part I)

My feeling is that pretty much all the energy in the County goes into making wine. Which is exactly what a relatively new wine region needs to do — make great wines and the crowds will come. Establish a reputation, and the people will knock down your door no...

A merlot from Niagara worth shouting about

When you experience that you want to shout it from the rooftops. Having a blog as your soapbox is the modern-day equivalent of the megaphones of old. So, now I'm shouting.

In response to Jancis Robinson’s response

The entire point of my letter to Robinson was simple. Why back into a wonderful story on Canadian Chardonnays by leading with a diatribe on Cellared In Canada wines that dominated the entire article? I am not alone in questioning the juxtaposition of a Cellared In Canada rant with...