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Big day of #winetasting Morning study session with fellow #wsetdiplomastudent then afternoon tasting sponsored by #winesofgermany via #germanwinescanada hosted by Moritz Volke head of Deutsches Weininstitute. Thanks for hosting @ramz_eh from #buyersandcellars BTW, If you are one that writes off German wines as too sweet y’all are missing out on some amazing, pure, fresh, intense, single varietal #riesling #pinotnoir (spatburgunder) #pinotgris (Grauburgunder) #silvaner #sekt ...

I’m reading through Canadian wine in my #wsetdiploma text. This text is read by wine students in a global scale. When focusing on #ontariowine they point out #bachelderwines and #normhardiewinery At the end of each region they always point out top quality producers. I know Tom and Mary Bachelder are killing it. I was there this summer and they have amazing #pinotnoir and #chardonnay #gamay in #niagarawinecountry. I haven’t been to see Norm in quite a while. I hear he is focusing on exports. I used to like his #cabernet franc Dispute all he is a pioneer in #pecwinecounty and makes nice wine, but controversial no doubt. Where do people stand on Norm Hardy these days?

Showing local some love today at #vankleekhillvineyard What a beauty day Owners Teresa and Scott took 4 hours out of their busy day to lead me thru their line up and was taken back by their #chardonnay, #pinotnoir. Big ups!Their fresh and fruity young wines were also fun and on point while watching the dogs round up their free range chickens on this warm spring day. I love their passion and style as business owners. Their focus is on making great wine first and foremost. They have great vision and I can’t wait to go back to track the progress of this quaint family run winery.

Winter pruning with friends

#virtualwinetasting #winepairing #vineyard and production consultation #winetourism consultation spreading for small batch wine #wine-education ......DM for all your wine needs

Gettin all geared up to tackle WSET D-3 Wines of f the World. With a name like that you can imagine how in-depth and intense this is going to be. See you all in June after the exam. #nolife #wsetdiploma #winestudies #winegeek

I have to travel to Toronto from Ottawa ever time I write a #wsetdiploma exam and every time now I tack on a side trip to Niagara. I wrote 2 exams in one day, fortified and Sparkling. We hit #hiddenbenchwinery first and was greeted by Joanna. She was full of knowledge and entertaining stories about the origins of the winery. She seamlessly guided us thru a gorgeous 6 flight #winetasting The wines came from their 85 acre lot organically grown on some of the best property on t...he #niagarabench They were pure and very expressive of terroir with distinct notes that typify the grapes that made the wine, coupled with highly skilled yet low intervention winemaking. After lunch at #vinelandestateswinery our next stop #thirtybenchwinery This is my go-to winery for amazing #rieslingwine and incredible hospitality. But this time my goal was to explore the reds of thirty bench and I’m glad I did. If there ask to taste their Pinot noir, Merlot, cab franc and Bordeaux blend. Their Small lot Cabernet Franc 2015 won the Decanter awards 2018 new in show award amongst a slew of other prestigious awards. For this wine the grapes were hand picked and tended from their organic plot on the bench. Let me know if u want tech sheets in this beauty. #wineandtravel #sommlife #winetasting See more

Oh hell ya!! Super smooth. Happy B-day to my buddy Jay.

Did a little socially distanced garage style #winetasting of #portwine. Left to right we have a White Port , Ruby , LBV , Colheita , and a 10year Tawney Like my rating system? Can you tell which one was outstanding? #sommlife #winelover

Fortified and Sparkling #blindtasting prep #wsetdiploma Spit all but the one on the far right Tx MFC