It was a great way to start the day … at breakfast, I opened the Report on Business Magazine and saw that the new mobile wine app was featured. Yay! I am so thrilled that the app has had such a great response from media and wine lovers alike. I think this calls for a [...]

Number of Wines Recommended: 43 Review date: May 29, 2010 The highlights in this Vintages release include:   – 15 wines under $20 – Best value white: A French Sauvignon Blanc for seafood, asparagus $13.95 – Favourite white: A rich, buttery California Chardonnay for roast chicken and corn dishes 93/100 – Best value red (tied): [...]

Here are my top five tips on choosing wine from a restaurant list in the latest issue of Canadian Business magazine. Of course, if you have my handy mobile app, it’s even easier     What’s your top tip to choose wine from a restaurant list? Natalie

I was thrilled to contribute my favourite wine pairings for grilled and barbecue foods in the June issue of Every Day with Rachel Ray Magazine. I’m looking forward to many grilled delights this summer … as long as I also have a great glass of vino in hand! What are your favourite grilled grub wine [...]

In the Annapolis Valley, you can practically feel everything growing around you. Rich green forests border mile upon mile of farmland, orchards, tangled fields and lush vineyards. It’s the type of beauty that makes people invest heavily in picnic baskets. It’s understood that if you’ve never visited, you should call your travel agent immediately, but [...]

Number of Wines Recommended: 51 Review date: May 15, 2010 The highlights in this Vintages release include: – 17 wines under $20 – Best value white (tied): Floral Argentine Torrontes for shellfish and vegetarian dishes $13.95 – Best value white (tied): Tasty Chilean Viognier for cashew-chicken stir-fry $13.95 – Favourite white: Stunningly rich Burgundian Chardonnay [...]

During the spring, summer, and fall Tinhorn Creek Vineyards offers various events from relaxed barbecues to Shakespearean plays in an outdoor amphitheatre set amid the vines.  No event is more anticipated by the locals than the Tinhorn Creek Canadian Concert Series. Every year for the past 10 years, we have brought in bands for both [...]

Just got my June copy of Canadian House & Home Magazine, and was thrilled to see the new wine mobile app featured in this issue! I love the recipes and home decor ideas in this magazine, so it’s such an honor for the new food and wine mobile app to be included in it.   [...]

  Here’s my second profile of a star Ottawa sommelier from the current issue of Ottawa Magazine, the sister publication of Toronto Life. You can read about the first sommelier, Grayson McDermid here.   Janet Fraser Allium Restaurant 87 Holland Avenue 613-792-1313 What made you decide to become a sommelier? I was lucky enough to [...]

Some people collect fine wine. I can certainly appreciate cellaring certain bottles of wine for special occasions – but not everything.     Some wines are made with the intent of them continuing to mature and gain complexity while being cellared.  Most are not!  Most wine is ready to consume as soon as it is bottled.  [...]