Monthly Archives: February 2009
Henry of Pelham’s Cuvee Catharine Brut
A sparkling second selection for WineCamp – Henry of Pelham, Cuvée Catharine Brut Non-Vintage Have you tried a nice Ontario sparkling wine recently? No, not talking about the Baby Duck at Grandma’s house over Christmas, nor the Hochtaler that you … Continue reading
First WineCamp Toronto wine announced
Today we are annoucing the first wine we have purchased for WineCamp. Black Prince’s 2007 Cabernet Franc Reserve This wine is produced in Ontario’s Prince Edward County and is a fantastic wine that everyone seems to enjoy. Have you tried … Continue reading
The date is set for WineCamp Toronto One.
The date for WineCamp is Wednesday March 11th (final date). At the Fine Wine Reserve, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. There are only going to be 30 tickets for WineCamp so book early! Look for a post here on Wednesday morning … Continue reading
First Wine Camp Speaker: Tony Aspler
Tony will be speaking about the history of the Ontario wine industry. Both production and consumption have seen huge changes. In 1981, one in five bottles of wine sold at the LCBO was ‘Baby Duck’… how crazy is that? For … Continue reading
Justyn S joins WineCamp organizing team
Justyn Szymczyk, of WineryToHome, has joined the WineCamp team to help organize the event. Justyn is an expert in Ontario wines and a damn nice guy. Look for Justyn to be blogging about the wines to be poured at WineCamp.
WineCamp agenda
For a three hour event, we are planning on three speakers each taking about 15 minutes to talk with 10 minutes for Q/A. It between the speakers people can mingle and taste more of the wines. Here are my thoughts … Continue reading
WineCamp theme…all Ontario wines!
The current WineCamp plan is to have all Ontario wines. I would love to hear everyone’s suggestions. Thanks, Sandy