Wanna read a little bit about Ruché? goodfoodrevolution.com/ruche-grape/ Thanks Good Food Revolution #NativeGrapesOfItaly #ItalianWine #Ruché

“wine culture has partly brought this on itself with its history of pretension, its equating of wine with connoisseurship, and the absurd vocabulary and rituals that many people assume must be mastered simply to enjoy wine” 👏 Eric Asimov nytimes.com/2018/07/16/din…

According to Grape Growers of Ontario just over 33 million litres of #wine was imported into #Ontario for blending in 2016. Where is this wine going? Why are there not more systems in place to help small growers instead of bringing in bulk? grapegrowersofontario.com/sites/default/…

Remember video stores? They were good times. If you wanted to watch and old movie, you likely could find them there. Where do you go now when you want to watch a movie that is not on Netflix Canada or available on iTunes?

What does authenticity in wine mean to you?

Ok. O.K. Okay. Here's a Vox explanation about where OK came from. youtube.com/watch?v=1UnIDL…

Are there any other #sommeliers who want to make #wine? nytimes.com/2018/10/04/din…

Dishwashers: "The craziest are always going to be in the dish pit" | Dis... youtu.be/wmBL5o1XyMA via YouTube Everyone who works in #restaurants knows that the dishwasher is the lynchpin holding it all together. Thanks CBC for reminding us.

Are white pants before Easter still a thing?

If you ever wanted to know where all the Bob Ross paintings are, here is your chance. youtube.com/watch?v=rDs3o1…

Berlin wall stood for 10316 days, and tomorrow is 10316 days since it is gone.

In your opinion, what are some of the most most iconic Australian wines?

It’s really hard to explain freezing rain to Australians.

And so he says to me, “I can’t Pinot Noir, it makes me deaf. And as we are going to a concert tonight, I’ll just have some Chianti.”

It is truly amazing that in this day and age, all wineries, especially the big ones, don’t have PDF notes for each wine.

It’s 16 degrees Celsius in downtown toronto right now. Hard to believe it’s going to snow tomorrow.

And so she says to the table, after presenting and opening the wine, “who is gonna take the nose?”

I find it difficult to believe that woodchucks don’t chuck wood.

I’m only drinking vinho verde this St. Patrick’s day?