The Island Pfalz Waltz Prince Edward Islander, and 2017 Best Sommelier of Atlantic Canada, Lesley Quinn, says “my favourite style of German wine is without doubt,...
Classic Prädikät Rieslings with Classic Québécois Fare Of her love of classic German Riesling, Veronique Rivest, one of Canada’s most accomplished and beloved sommeliers say “you could get...
Diving Deep for a Great Pairing Riesling may be Germany’s most prominent and perhaps prestigious grape varietal, but sommeliers are increasingly seeking out Germany’s...
Bordeaux Basics (Grapes) THE CEPAGE & THE ENCEPAGEMENT THE CEPAGE - Cepage literally translates to the “grape”. THE ENCEPAGEMENT –...
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore D.O.C.G Why is Conegliano Valdobbiadene placed in the top of world of Prosecco’s quality pyramid? The highest point of all is the represented by...
Elevated Pairings CAPS sommeliers Matt Landry (member CAPS BC, Runner-up Best Sommelier of Canada 2021), Seema Pal (CAPS Mantioba, WSET Diploma student, CAPSTONE Canada...
Prosecco DOCG Superiore & The Quest for Quality : The key to greatness in Prosecco is in the ‘G’ as in the DOCG. Most of the top tier Prosecco grows high up in the clustered hills of...
Turkish Karniyarik and Late Bottle Vintage Port: An Unlikely Pairing While living in Turkey my favourite dish I learned to make was Karniyarik (stuffed eggplant). Being a country where access to wines was not always...
Porto Vallarta: A Sun Inspired Port Cocktail Heading to colder weather, we dream of warm sunnier places we wish we could be, but with a holiday twist. Hence the name of this drink. Aaron Van...