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Wine Snob
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The Everyman's Take on the Best Wines
- Author: Rajan
- Listed in: Food & Drink Recipes
- Tags: Wine Merlot Chardonnay pinot noir cabernet zin
Recent Posts
Is Vancouver a Great Wine City - Part 1
So, you are on your lunch hour and you pick up the Wine Spectator, it is their value issue. The mag raves about all of these 90+ point wines that are widely available and all under $20.00 USD! You can’t believe it, you buy the issue, go to...
Wine Picks of the Week
At the end of the day, vino is fun. Here is what I tried this weekend that titillated my taste buds: 2005 Qupe Ibarra - Young Viognier - $40.00 CDN from Marquis. This wine is from “Sideways” country. It is beautiful stuff with very lit...
Is Van City A Great Wine Town - A Prelude
The well respected wine writer, Anthony Gismondi, had an interesting tidbit in the paper this weekend. He noted that the government-controlled liquor stores have a rather mundane selection of wines for the consumer to purchase. He was referring to Au...
Wines That Will Impress the Boss
My good friend works for a high flying tech company and his boss is into wine, big time. Recently, after a success in the company, my friend’s boss opened up a bottle of very expensive wine for the management group. Each person had a glass...
Summer White Wines
I know summer is almost over in Vancouver, but here are some lovely summer whites that I have tried this summer that are great. What is great about these types of wines is they tend to be consistent year in and year out. D’Arenberg Hermit Crab...
Back from the wilderness
After a hiatus that was somewhat out of my control, I have decided to return to the world of blogging. The spring was busy with too much going in the world or work which allows me to pay for my growing wine habit. Since my last blog, I have been ta...
