Wine School Reconsideration

by | Sep 18, 2013 | Musings on the Wine Life

I recently completed Wines 2 at George Brown. I passed, but it definitely wasn’t as easy as I had hoped. Not that I didn’t love it – I very much did – but my newbie-ness was on full display. I’m still pretty awful at blind tastings, though I’m getting better...

A Fool and Forty Acres

by | Sep 4, 2013 | Food & Wine

A Fool and Forty Acres by Geoff Heinricks – a book about one writer’s decision to try and grow a vineyard in Prince Edward Country long before such a thing was considered a viable idea.   My lovely friend Ali on Twitter recommended this book and I’m really glad...
The Food and Drink of Ottawa

The Food and Drink of Ottawa

by | Aug 28, 2013 | Food & Wine

For our anniversary this year, Shawn and I decided to visit Ottawa. It’s one of our favourite cities and we’d never been in the summer, so I was excited to get back. Several of my wonderful Twitter friends helped me decide where to go and what to do on our visit and,...
Wine on Tap Part 2

Wine on Tap Part 2

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Food & Wine

Photo provided by Versay Apologies that I’m so far behind with some of these experience posts – seems that between work and wine school there is never enough time to get caught up. I’m hopeful that will change now that I’m taking the fall off school, but no promises...