The recent hot days are turning my attention to changing up what is typically stocked on my wine rack. Can you recommend a few summer wines that would be appropriate to have on hand? Should red wines in general be reserved for the cooler days being too heavy?
Sheila
Brampton, Ontario
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Set that dial to The Jewel Radio Network at 88.5 FM in Toronto, 98.5 in Ottawa and 107.7 in Hawkesbury every Sunday morning at 8:30a.m. to connect with The Wine Ladies radio show. The concept of “Terroir”, an esoteric wine term, as well as the name of a delicious wine festival “Terroir Wine Celebration” in Prince Edward County, Ontario coming up May 29th, will be our focus this week. Join us as three award winning wineries share their passion, their know-how, their wines and the perfect picnic basket stocked with fabulous wine and food pairings. In studio with us representing three wineries from Ontario`s newest wine region, Paul Battilana, Winemaker Casa-Dea Estate Winery , John Squair of Sandbanks Estate Winery and Maggie Belcastro, Marketing Manager The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards and Estate Winery Please see details on two wonderful wine events coming up not to be missed.
Terroir Wine Celebration in Prince Edward County May 29th,2010 This year 5 new county wineries will open their doors, bringing the total number of wineries in the county to over 20. Come taste their wines first at Terroir, Sat. May 29, 2010 from Noon – 5:00pm.Wineries will be serving their own unique county-produced wines, featuring the new spring releases. Crystal Palace Fairgrounds, Picton, ON $20.00 pre-purchased ~ $25.00 at the door (cash only) Please note that attendance is restricted to those 19 years and over. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets: http://www.thecountywines.com/terroir/index.html ARTE VINO — Saturday, June 19th 2010 The 6th annual Arte Vino art and wine festival takes place on Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at the Crystal Palace in Picton. The afternoon event showcases local artists and art organizations, wine sampling from regional wineries and fabulous food from local chefs and restaurateurs. Entrance Fee and 10 Tasting Tickets $35.00 each Tickets:
Watch The Wine Ladies TV “live” on every Wednesday at 2:30pm. If you missed last week’s TV show not a problem, watch The Wine Ladies TV podcasts and archived shows on www.thatchannel.com/TheWineLadies from anywhere and anytime. Also, don’t forget to set that radio dial to The Jewel Radio Network at 88.5 FM in Toronto, 98.5 in Ottawa and 107.7 in Hawkesbury on line at http://www.jewelradio.com every Sunday morning at 8:30a.m. to connect with The Wine Ladies radio show.
Set that dial to The Jewel Radio Network at 88.5 FM in Toronto, 98.5 in Ottawa and 107.7 in Hawkesbury on line at http://www.jewelradio.com every Sunday morning at 8:30a.m. to connect with The Wine Ladies radio show.
Living in Vancouver I often visit Washington State for short holidays and bring back some duty-free. Over the years I have noticed that the duty free scotch whiskey does not taste as good as the regular scotch in the BC liquor stores. The alcohol content of the duty-free scotch is usually slightly higher than the BC bought product; but this can be mostly discounted by adding a little more water to the duty-free product. So doing a taste test of both products side by side, there’s no doubt there is a big difference. One of the brands I am talking about is Glenfiddich. I have asked the manufacturers of these brands about this, but they claim there is no difference. Thanks for your columns: I read them in every issue of 24!
Robert, Vancouver
Watch The Wine Ladies TV “live” TODAY on www.thatchannel.com Wednesday at 2:30pm. The concept of “Terroir”, an esoteric wine term, as well as the name of a delicious wine festival “Terroir Wine Celebration” in Prince Edward County, Ontario coming up May 29th, will be our focus this week. Join us as three award winning wineries share their passion, their know-how, their wines and the perfect picnic basket stocked with fabulous wine and food pairings. In studio with us representing three wineries from Ontario`s newest wine region, Paul Battilana, Winemaker Casa-Dea Estate Winery www.casadeaestates.com , Catherine Langlois, Proprietor and Winemaker Sandbanks Estate Winery www.sandbankswinery.com and Maggie Belcastro, Marketing Manager The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards and Estate Winery www.grangeofprinceedward.com . Please see details on two wonderful wine events coming up not to be missed.
Two Prince Edward County events not to be missed! Terroir Wine Celebration in Prince Edward County May 29th, 2010 This year 5 new county wineries will open their doors, bringing the total number of wineries in the county to over 20. Come taste their wines first at Terroir, Sat. May 29, 2010 from Noon – 5:00pm.Wineries will be serving their own unique county-produced wines, featuring the new spring releases. Crystal Palace Fairgrounds, Picton, ON $20.00 pre-purchased ~ $25.00 at the door (cash only) Please note that attendance is restricted to those 19 years and over. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets: http://www.thecountywines.com/terroir/index.html
ARTE VINO — SATURDAY JUNE 19, 2010 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm The 6th annual Arte Vino www.artevino.ca art and wine festival takes place on Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at the Crystal Palace in Picton. The afternoon event showcases local artists and art organizations, wine sampling from regional wineries and fabulous food from local chefs and restaurateurs. Entrance Fee and 10 Tasting Tickets $35.00 each Tickets: https://artevino.ca/tickets/buy/
If you missed last week’s TV show not a problem, watch The Wine Ladies TV podcasts and archived shows on www.thatchannel.com/TheWineLadies from anywhere and anytime. Also, don’t forget to set that radio dial to The Jewel Radio Network at 88.5 FM in Toronto, 98.5 in Ottawa and 107.7 in Hawkesbury on line at www.jewelradio.com
. every Sunday morning at 8:30a.m. to connect with The Wine Ladies radio show
Austrian wines are receiving accolades from experts around the world and winning international competitions for producing excellent quality, superb value wines. Join us this week as we welcome Export Director Ludwig Holzer of Winzer Krems www.winzerkrems.att to learn more. Winzer Krems is one of the most important producer of quality wines in Austria, located in the famous single-vineyard Kremser Sandgrube Why not venture out and try something a little different and try wines from Austria, like a delicious crisp white wine with flavours of spice, light herbs and minerals Winzer Krems Gruner Veltliner http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/details.do?language=EN&itemNumber=589002 or perhaps an elegant and smooth Austrian red wine Winzer Krems Blauer Zweigelt 2008 http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/details.do?language=EN&itemNumber=143073 perfect for the traditional schnitzel or stew. We will! Also in studio all the way from the Kitchener campus of Liaison College www.liaisoncollege.com three up and coming soon to be graduates bring their version of Austrian cuisine to the table. Come Les Skibinski of Liaison College Kitchener campus!and see what these soon to be new chefs come up with! Vilkomen! Erica Bowes, John Michael Creaser.
Watch The Wine Ladies TV “live” TODAY on www.thatchannel.com Wednesday at 2:30pm.
Set that dial to The Jewel Radio Network at 88.5 FM in Toronto, 98.5 in Ottawa and 107.7 in Hawkesbury on line at http://www.jewelradio.com every Sunday morning at 8:30a.m. to connect with The Wine Ladies radio show.
The last several visits to my local wine store has ended in great satisfaction with respect to the taste, quality and price point of the wines that ended up in my shopping cart.
Why is it that most of the wines from New Zealand all seem to have screw caps, whether white or red? Do the red wines not need the cork closure so they can breathe and age properly?