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Thursday, 19 March 2009 |
 There is one bright side to living through this unprecedented economic meltdown; it will lend me a much needed gravitas when I become old and decrepit. I am already enjoying some great imaginary conversations with my hypothetical grandchildren.
“Eh? Elroy… ” I will mutter as the door to my cryogenic tank hisses open for my bi-annual visit to the commode, “Elroy, my boy, things got so bad in the Great Depression of Ought-Nine, it became almost impossible to mooch drinks from the partners at my firm. I was one of thousands that turned to blogging about wine just to scrape together a few measly samples. You can’t imagine the hardship!”
Yes, things are tough all over. This is why it brightened my day when I received an e-mail with the subject header “Wine Lover’s Bail-Out” from the downtown Toronto restaurant and wine-bar Reds (77 Adelaide Street West, 416.862.7337). Reds is offering a prix fixe menu for the month of March: five courses and four matching wines from the excellent Tawse Winery, all for $50.
After the jump, read Matthew’s mouth-watering review of Reds.
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
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Wine columnist Matthew Sullivan invites the Precedent team over for a blind wine tasting. Cheap wine bashing ensues. |
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
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 Canada has some strange laws. Being a witch isn’t illegal, but pretending to be a witch can land you two years in jail. Payment in Looney coins is not legal tender if you are purchasing an item that costs more than $25. The Criminal Code outlaws the depiction of crimes in a comic book… even if the crimes are fictitious. Forget the legalization of marijuana; it’s time to decriminalize Spiderman. What does a Bordeaux-style red from BC have in common with the hindquarters of a male ballet dancer? Matthew dishes after the jump... |
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Thursday, 26 February 2009 |
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 This is the third and last installment of the Short Cellar's profile of the excellent wine from 13th Street Winery in Jordan, Ontario. Last week, I described 13th Street’s white wines, which are mainly classic Ontario varieties: Chardonnay and Riesling. These are cool climate grapes that have proved themselves again and again as ideally suited to the Niagara region.
13th Street's red wines are something else entirely. While many Ontario wineries are investing in Pinot Noir as their premium red wine, 13th Street has established its reputation on some grapes that are unusual in Niagara: Gamay Noir and Syrah. After the jump: find out why Matthew wanted to call this post "The Pork Whisperer"... |
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
 You don’t know Ontario wine until you’ve tasted a bottle from the unique 13th Street Winery. Last week, I wrote about how 13th Street used to be tantalizingly difficult to find. It was essentially a “garage-wine”, made in small quantities by precociously talented part-time vintners. Rarity breeds excitement. Awards and praise piled up. But inevitably, such success brings change. Now 13th Street is enlarging production, opening itself up to the public, and selling its wine online.
Can great wine compare to great cleavage? Matthew finds out after the jump... |
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