Archive for June, 2010

Wine, Women and Connection

The July issue of Chatelaine has a terrific article by Anne Kingson on how women connect over wine: it brings them together for conversations (and wine-fuelled confessionals) and connection through shared emotions. She says that women, who now account for 80% of wine purchases, tend to browse when buying wine and are more open than [...]

New Wine Reviews

Number of Wines Recommended: 53 Review date: June 26, 2010 The highlights in tomorrow’s Vintages Release include: – 22 wines under $20 – Best value white: A lovely floral white from Spain, great aperitif $12.95 – Favourite white (tied): A zesty Niagara Riesling for shellfish 92/100 – Favourite white (tied): A lime-rich German Riesling for [...]

Yahoo News: New 10-in-1 Wine Mobile App

Yahoo News June 23, 2010 – The free Nat Decants iPhone and BlackBerry app  has dished up more than 7.2 million mouth-watering wine reviews, pairings and recipes since its launch in February. Nat Decants now bundles a suite of 10 wine apps rolled into one, including a cellar journal, articles, blog posts, glossary, newsletter, pairings, [...]

Nat Decants Mobile App featured on Apple iTunes Homepage

We’re thrilled that the free Nat Decants mobile wine app is being featured under two categories on the Apple iTunes App Store Essentials homepage! The app is recommended as one of ten for top "Food & Wine" apps as well as the only wine app for "Date Night."     For an app developer, getting [...]

Great Canadian Chicken BBQ Contest

Every July 1st, Chicken Farmers of Canada hold the “Great Canadian Chicken BBQ” in Ottawa’s Major’s Hill Park. We hold the BBQ each year as part of our sponsorship of Canada Day in the nation’s capital. This is our 18th year as national sponsor. This year is no different, but we wanted to bring you [...]