Ontario Wine Society – Prince Edward County

Ontario Wine Society – Prince Edward County

I thought it would be fun to join the Ontario Wine Society (OWS), but I wasn’t sure if the Toronto chapter was right for me. So when Paul and Kari Dearborn (whitbywino and whitbyfoodie on Twitter, respectively) announced the formation of the Prince Edward County...
Mosel Valley – St. Urbans-Hof

Mosel Valley – St. Urbans-Hof

  Every year, Shawn flies to Germany to attend the world’s biggest heavy metal festival. It’s one of his favourite things to do and I am more than happy not to join him – camping with 70,000 people at a giant outdoor music festival? Not for me. However, it’s a...

Wines of Portugal

My experience with Portuguese wines has been limited at best. It’s not a wine region that we have covered extensively in my wine classes thus far, and besides Port and Vinho Verde I really haven’t had much opportunity to taste wines from this county. Even The Wine...
U.S.A. Rice Recipe Challenge

U.S.A. Rice Recipe Challenge

One of the fun parts of blogging has been taking on the occasional recipe challenge. I love these. For someone who rarely, if ever, cooks, these challenges are a great opportunity to learn something new and stretch a bit creatively.  Shawn also loves when I do them...