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Follow Wayward Wine (WSET3) to tour the world's exciting vineyards, breweries, and distilleries, while discovering new drinks.

NEW.SCOTS.AND.WINE?: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #5

Posted on September 7, 2012 by waywardwine

The coastal calm of Charlottetown sinks in. My wife and I forget time or place. We have touristed its top sites: from Province House, to the olive oil chain, to Gahan’s very respectable microbrewery, to the Dirt Shirt company. Now … Continue reading →

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PEI.POTATOES.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #4

Posted on August 31, 2012 by waywardwine

My wife and I end our week in Montreal. Week two of our grand drinking tour begins. Our hosts kindly drop us and our luggage pile at the train station. After an hour of translating Québécois announcements into French and … Continue reading →

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QUEBEC.BEER.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #3

Posted on August 22, 2012 by waywardwine

Last time, Quebec wine showed its terroir cards. Canada’s cold, continental climate stretched even the hardiness of hybrid grapes. Wines were thin, acidic, funky but real. Only a sparkling, hard apple cider shone. We’re halfway through our stay in Montreal. … Continue reading →

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Wide.World.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #1

Posted on August 7, 2012 by waywardwine

Long time no chat, internet. Since we last spoke, I have retired from selling wine at a respectable boutique. Our fling lasted three tumultuous years. She took this lost archaeologist into her inebriating embrace. I returned her love with an … Continue reading →

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Quebec.Quandry.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #2

Posted on August 7, 2012 by waywardwine

Week one: My spouse and I arrive in Montreal. Our year-long drinking journey begins here. Europe will become the core of our trip. But we like Canada, it is close, and we want to see the Maritimes: Canada’s East Coast. … Continue reading →

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