PAST-PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Ray Todd As I reflect on my time serving as President of Friends of the Vine for the last two years, I am...

Last weekend was Mother’s Day.  Since both daughters-in-law are now mothers and their husbands want to celebrate with them on the actual...

I just realized that I have not written any Wine Ramblings since November of last year.  I have been busy with the renovation of our...

I recently returned from a wine tour in Argentina. I am very excited to report a new age of wines is dawning in Argentina. But let me...

Tasting notes of some of the 38wines we tasted at this years FOV Plates & Palate's event.

List in the order of the tasting. Les Bulles de Caillou, Cremant de Bordeaux Brut NV $44.99 (reg) $35.99 (FOV) This wine was not on our...

For many of us who were around in the seventies and early eighties, you would likely remember the Italian restaurants back then and the...

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, We hope this newsletter reaches you in good health. The impact of the pandemic has been far reaching,...

SPARKLINGS NV ADERNATS CAVA RESERVA BRUT NATURE TARRAGONA, CATALUNYA, SPAIN Straw colour. Nose of green apple, citrus, and a hint of...

Bordeaux, being the benchmark the world uses to measure all things related to wines, has been doing “En Primeur” every year since the...

The AGM this year was held on May 7, 2024 at the Flight Museum on McKnight Blvd just south of the airport. It is an interesting venue...

A few nights ago, I was sitting at a dinner with a couple of FOV directors. Someone asked me how to tell what wines would age and which...

THE IDEAL WINE GLASS FOR TASTING To me the ideal wine glass for tasting has to have a bowl at least 6 to 8 oz in volume with a stem and...

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but we will try to cover some of the more commonn labels you may come across.

This is the time of the year when a lot of wines are bought as gifts or for consumption for the seasons’ festivities. This piece will...

There are two common ways to make sparkling wines. Almost all better quality sparkling wines are made with the so-call Traditional...

In October, Goretti and I went on a tour in Spain. We first spent three days in San Sebastian in the Basque country of Spain by...

Tis is a very enjoyable event. It is not humanly possible to taste 35 wines in the short time prior to dinner. My strategy going into it...

There are two basic approaches for pairing wine with food. One is to pair them such that the wine and food complement each other in a...

I am sure most of the members of FOV know or think they know how to taste wine. Here, I am to summarize and remind people of some obvious...