Tag Archives: baco noir

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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Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham Family Estate, Ontario Canada VQA 2009

Posted on August 18, 2011 by waywardwine

A week into my Quebec vacation and I’ve yet to imbibe anything Canadian. The government owned wine-opoly SAQ, as reviewed last week, leaves few reasonably priced options beyond Southern France. So that’s all I’ve bought. Sure a Côtes du Rhône … Continue reading →

Posted in Baco Noir | Tagged ADD, baco noir, Canadian wine, concord, Finger Lakes, Great Lakes, Henry of Pelham Family Estate, lake effect, Lake Ontario, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, Pelham Henry, poutine, wine | 1 Comment

MID.LIFE.CRISIS

Posted on April 23, 2010 by waywardwine

Free. We journey south, purging our palates of Stoutridge with water, on route to Benmarl Winery. A sign guides us past suburbia and onto a gravel road. Knotted, older vines twist along a slope to the left. Unassuming barn buildings … Continue reading →