Blending Wines at the Cinq Cepage Blending Seminar
Posted May 27th, 2010 08:05 by Tom Firth
Blending Chateau Cinq Cepage Seminar St. Jean Tasting
Tasting
Rediscover Burgundy
Posted February 10th, 2010 10:02 by Tom Firth
This past Monday was a day I had been looking forward to for quite a while. The plan was spending a whole day tasting burgundies. From a 10am seminar/tasting, a walk around tasting from 12 till 5 and an interview with a Burgundian expert at 1, what's not to love?
The whole program was put on by Burgundy Wines (http://www.burgundy-wines.fr/ ) which incidentally is a great source for information about the region and its wine.
Burgundy Chablis Chardonnay Drouhin French Pinot Noir Tasting wine
Before you reach for the bottle, take a second to think.
Posted November 3rd, 2009 03:11 by Tom Firth
I spent last weekend at the Fairmont Banff Springs 18th International Festival of Wine and Food, which was a fantastic weekend and one that I look forward to each year. A full post on this will be coming soon. But something came up at it that just drives me crazy. Despite the usual warning that accompanies most technical or formal tastings, several people still chose to wear strong perfumes or colognes at the sit down tastings.
Banff fragrance Old Spice Perfume Scent Springs Tasting wine
Who knew wine tasting was a transferable skill?
Posted October 5th, 2009 02:10 by Tom Firth
While my weeks are normally filled with an assortment of wine tastings, winery lunches and winemakers dinners, sometimes something comes along that is just plain fun. Monday morning on September 28th, I got an email invitation to be a guest judge for the Krups Kup of Excellence http://www.krupskupofexcellence.com/ they had a last minute cancellation from a judge and I was able to clear my Tuesday.
cafe Calgary Coffee espresso evaluation judging Krups Tasting wine
La Posta Delivers
Posted September 25th, 2009 02:09 by Tom Firth
As I grow older, I am still completely surprised at how the "school year" still affects my calendar. I spend most of my summers trying to trim the winter weight and focusing on our two Wine Access wine competitions (the International Value Wine Awards and the Canadian Wine Awards). Once the Labour Day weekend passes, however, it is nothing but wine tastings, winemaker visits, dinners, lunches, and wine shows. Of course, I still have to complete the real work that I do, but a sense of fun trickles into the workday.
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