Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Tasting Video

SONY DSCCabernet sauvignon is the focus of the short wine tasting video below. Discover why cabernet sauvignon is the world’s best known red wine, what sauvignon means and terrific cabernet sauvignon and food pairings.

Bordeaux is the benchmark for cabernet sauvignon…

Wine Tasting Dinner with Canada’s Best Sommelier Veronique Rivest

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Join celebrity-sommelier, Véronique Rivest, for a unique tutored wine tasting and small-plates dinner on April 10 at 7 pm. Véronique is the winner of Canada’s Best Sommelier and of The Best Sommelier of the America’s in 2012, as well as a…

Wine Terms: Learning the Liquid Lingo

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By: The Drink Wine and Giggle Gals

“To have a second language is to have a second soul.” Charlemagne

For some time, it has been the collective goal of the Drink Wine and Giggle Gals to be able to order wine in…

Chicken, Vegetable, Gouda Couscous Recipe with Pinotage

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Welcome the warmer weather with a cold dish. Celebrate the longer days by inviting a few friends over for some good food and wine. Don’t know what to make? Fret not, I found the…

Shiraz Syrah Wine Tasting Video

Shiraz and Syrah wines are the focus of the video tasting above. Both come from the same grape clone, but different regions around the world have chosen one name or the other and produce different styles of this robust red wine.

The wines tasted in this video include:

Famille Perrin…

January Active Adult

Active Adult cover Jan 2013For this issue of Active Adult Magazine, I focused on the best value wines from around the world. I’m always looking for those wines that taste twice as a expensive as they cost. Here are my top picks and wine reviews.

What’s…

Wine Wednesday’s Bargain Bottle: Apothic Red

Sale March 18, 2013As a thirsty Scot, I developed a nose for a bargain early in life. It’s not by chance that the sub-title of my second book, Unquenchable, was “A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Bottles.”

That journey has continued on my site…

Best Sauvignon Blanc Wines Tasting Video

Celebrate SpringMouth-watering sauvignon blanc wines are the focus of the wine tasting video below. Sauvignon blanc is a zesty white wine that pairs well with vegetables, quiche and seafood.

It’s often described as having “green aromas” such as canned peas and asparagus. I think of it…

Wine + Seafood Pairing Video: Food Network Star Michael Smith

Michael Smith seasideIn our second video chat below, Food Network star Michael Smith talks about his take on food and wine pairing, especially with seafood.

Michael’s laid-back approach to all things wine and food is part of his success. You’ll note his conversational tone in this…

Wine & Vegetable Pairing Tips

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When it comes to the task of pairing vegetables with wine, an award-winning sommelier and wine writer is up to the challenge.

“A lot of us are eating a lot more than meat these days, and even if you haven’t gone…