By Jarrod Price on
10/15/2009 11:25 AM
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Napa Valley has a crush on Canada, and in celebration of our other crush, we're bringing ...
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By Jarrod Price on
9/9/2009 9:51 AM
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By Kristin on
6/24/2009 8:15 AM
I’m back! The writing has been put on the back burner for the last few months. Things have been busy…
Food Inc. is growing, as is our portfolio of available food products! We started this venture with the idea of bringing together great food and great wine. It made sense to begin importing the foods that our wineries produce, as well as fantastic products that we just can’t make here in our Northern climate.
With these thoughts in mind, I began sourcing product from afar… Very far. B&W Wines began business in the 90’s by importing fine Australian wine at a time when Australian wine was not believed to be fine at all. How things have changed! Food Inc. has begun in much the same manner. We are working with a group of amazing producers from across Australia to bring their efforts to Canada.
A few things I have learned about Australian food producers:
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By Jarrod Price on
3/24/2009 3:32 PM
 If you would like to try one of the fabulous wines of the Rhone's prized Cornas region, the 2007 Domaine Coulet No Wines Land @ $41.95 in a 12 bottle case is the perfect entry level Cornas at a fabulous price, and the 2006 vintage of the Domaine Coulet Billes Noires mentioned below, is available through Vintages Online Exclusives by the bottle @ $97.00.
To view our current selection of wines from Jean Luc Colombo, click here.
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By Jarrod Price on
3/12/2009 3:45 PM
 It just came to my attention a great article in Wine Spectator Magazine about legendary winemaker Robert Foley. With the fabulous 2006 Robert Foley Wines Pepperland Petite Syrah now available @ $88.95 in 12 bottle cases, as well as the recently released 2006 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon @ $95.00 in a 12 bottle case, I thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention.
Bob Foley's Magic Touch
From Wine Spectator magazine, November 15, 2005 issue
Barrel by barrel, Bob Foley uses a wine thief to siphon sample ...
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By Kristin on
2/13/2009 11:56 AM
There are a few things in life that contribute to my personal happiness: my family, my work, good wine, good food… and cheese. For me, cheese is a food group in and of itself. I have friends who share this need. They are favourite mealtime companions.
I grew up among cheese lovers. My parents lived in Switzerland for a time. I blame that living experience for the beginning of my slide. Cheese fondue was a bi-weekly winter staple in our house and remains our Christmas Eve tradition; good chevre a pantry essential and great blue with port a common weekend treat.
I then spent a year living in Switzerland. This time spent in a tiny village, living among cows and ski bums alike sealed my fate as a cheese addict.
I seem to go through phases with my addiction. Maybe it has to do with the seasons, maybe it has to do with which new wines we are currently importing. I’m not really sure… I ...
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By Kristin on
2/3/2009 12:42 PM
We are smack dab in the middle of winter. Far enough into the cold and snow to forget the glorious crisp days of fall, the smell of falling leaves and the novelty of wearing cosy new sweaters. We are far enough from spring and summer that the idea of ever being warm outside again seems impossible.
Yet I know that the warm days will come, the days will get longer and the sun will melt the snow. In the meantime, I find that a good cozy red wine helps a lot on these cold dark evenings!
Here is a list of my current 5 faves at close to under 25 bucks. These wines are delicious, comforting and gentle on the newly reduced budgets that so many of us are struggling to maintain. Best of all, they can be delivered by the case to your front door.
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By Kristin on
1/8/2009 10:58 AM
I don’t know if it’s because 2008 finished with such a resounding THUD, but I can’t help feeling that things have got to get better all around.
At least the holidays were a wonderful beginning to the New Year, with lots of family time and laughter. I spent a few days on my own with my parents, which I have not done for some time. We enjoyed much good food together, as well as some ‘interesting’ wines of my dad’s.
My father is a very intelligent, learned man. He is an intense professional who is strongly identified by his career. He takes the passions in his life very seriously: his work, his wife, his children, his skiing and those ‘finer things in life’. My dad’s favourite expression when enjoying himself over dinner with the family, or while on the ski lift is “the rest is all bull@!?#!”
About ten years ago, he developed a mild obsession ...
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By Kristin on
12/16/2008 3:01 PM
Fortunately for me, I get to taste (read: drink) a lot of good wine. Most of what I get to taste is wine that the agency is bringing in to the province for sale to restaurant and private clients. It is usually above my everyday drinking snack bracket, so is always a welcome addition to my glass!
A couple of weeks ago, my colleague & buddy Mark Cuff came into the office bearing an incredible gift. Mark gets as excited about good wine as I do… Great wine sparks great discussion. I for one am tough to shut up once I get going…
So, in walks Mark, glint in his eye, bottle under arm. He’s carrying the famed Domaine du Coulet, from Cornas in the Northern Côte du Rhône. I have read of this wine in passing, and have heard Mark speak of it. The winemaker is Matthieu Barret, who is maybe 35 years old. The Domaine holds 4.5 hectares of prime old vines in Cornas. The yields are exceptionally low (approximately 8hl/ ...
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By Kristin on
12/8/2008 10:51 AM
This past week I competed in the 4th Annual Wine Tasting Challenge. This is a crazy contest that attracts all of the local wine talent in the Toronto area. It is put on by CCOVI at Brock University (Cool Climate Oenology & Viticulture Institute) and takes place at the Four Seasons Hotel. Big sponsors include yours truly, B&W Wines.
The way it works:
You have 50 minutes to taste 7 wines blind, 3 VQA wines blind, and 3 spirits blind. At the end of this, you hazard a guess at varietal, country of origin, region, as well as vintage.
Prize values total over 100 grand, plus bragging rights. It goes without saying that all of the city’s top winos show up. During my exam alone, I recognized Zoltan Szabo, Paul Decampo from Henry of Pelham, Marlise Ponzo from Crush, Corey Ladouceur from the Granite Club, as well as three PhD students from CCOVI. That was just in the first hour time slot.
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