Let’s come together to experience wine in all it’s fruity, oaky, toasty splender. Hopefully through this journey we will learn about wine and gain a fuller appreciation for it, whether it is red, white, rose and/or my personal favourite, bubbly. There is a wine out there for everyone, so let’s find your inner wino!
This is a bit of a divergent from my other posts, but this time last year I was working on the website and deciding who I was going to be as The Prairie Wino and I have been reflecting on
No, definitely not. But I am not going to lie, that is kind of what I thought before I got to drinking more and more Cabernet Francs and was able to really appreciate what this grape had to offer. In fact, based
I may have French blood running through my veins, but my French pronunciations are pretty horrific, so every time I say the word viognier it comes out slightly different. But according to google it is pronounced vee·aa·nyei. So now that we
Que Syrah, Syrah. What style will it be, for me. Ok, so enough of my horrible singing (lucky for you this is not a video post). It is time to talk about the Syrah or Shiraz grape. Shiraz was the first red wine
Oh Chenin Blanc, how I have grown to really love thee. My natural tendency is to lean more towards red wines. But Chenins have renewed my love of white wine. It is a versatile grape and is made into a variety of different
The Zinfindel grape is in my opinion one of the most misunderstood grapes. Many of you when you read the words Zinfindel immediately imagined a blush not dry (I hate to say sweeter wine) wine. Yes, those blush wines are available
…And really to all things bubbly. What is the difference between a Champagne, a Prosecco and general Sparkling wine? Well, the one thing they all have in common is bubbles. Oh, so delicious bubbles. That is really where the likeness may end. There is five
The thick black skin on the Cabernet Sauvignon grape packs a punch, with deep colours, lots of tannins and scrumptious aromas in the resulting wines. Cab Sav grapes do best in moderate to hot climates with dryer soils (they don’t like
Rieslings the lone wolf of wine. It like the Pinot Noir isn’t often blended and Rieslings don’t often see oak so what you taste is the grape itself and the subtleties of the terrior (climate, soil, aspect, slope, etc.). An expressive
Pinot Noir grapes stand on their own. What do I mean, other than in Champagne, Pinot Noir grapes aren’t often blended with other grapes. When you are drinking a Pinot you are drinking a Pinot. Pinot Noir grapes themselves have thin skins which
Chardonnay is one of the most popular grapes in the world. It is a versatile grape that can grow in many different climates, soils and elevations. It can taste vastly different even though it is the same grape depending on
Do you dread when you buy a bottle of wine at a restaurant and they pour a bit and give it to you to taste? What do they want from you? It tastes like wine, right? Well sometimes not. A