Tag Archives: Sicily
Wine of the Week: New Arrivals
The occasion was the launch of the new SAQ Cellier Facebook page, but at this recent event, I also had the chance to taste several new “Arrivage En Première” products that made their first appearance on SAQ shelves yesterday. Looking … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Sicilians
As I’ve written about before, I’ve developed a bit of a thing for certain Sicilian wines. I recently opened two bottles I’ve been waiting to try. Both were from the Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG (Sicily’s only DOCG) in the southeastern … Continue reading
Is Your Wine Relaxing?
I recently came across this passage in Terry Theise‘s book Reading Between the Wines: It can grow tedious, you know, to encounter a ‘great’ wine that spends the whole evening talking about itself. [...] We risk squandering the capacity to … Continue reading
Filed under Italian, Red Wine, Wine Books
Lucking Out At Lawrence: An Unusual Sicilian Red
A few tears may have been shed in Montreal last year when Sparrow, that much-beloved unmarked hipster joint in Mile End, was rumored to be closing down. Rumors percolated briefly, but finally the real truth emerged: Sparrow wasn’t shutting down … Continue reading
Filed under Italian, Montreal, Red Wine, Restaurants
