Phil Lo

Port is one of my favourite wines. People who know me know that I don’t like eating dessert. Yet, I do have a sweet tooth and soft spot for sweet wines, especially Port. Although Port has been identified as “Old Boy” kind of wine, I have been seeing a resurgence of Port being welcomed and enjoyed by the younger generation. With its complexity both in the nose and on the palate, and its pleasant sweetness, Port is easily pleasing a lot of younger drinkers. It is also versatile enough to be...

December is a busy month for dinner party planning for a lot of us. This is the time of the year a lot of us are starting to think about our Christmas dinner and the wine to pair with what we are going to celebrate the season. This piece is by no means exhaustive, but I am hoping to help you start thinking about the wine and food pairing, whether it will be a traditional pairing or are you going to venture a bit outside the ordinary. Turkey Turkey is probably the most common and traditional...

Tasting Chablis at the top of a vineyard overlooking Chablis Grand Crus. My wife, Goretti, and I spent a three-week vacation in France in October 2025.  Two of those weeks were with the Vinfluence Group for a wine tour of Burgundy and Rhone.  Then we spent an extra four days in Provence on our own in a small historical town named Arles.  We finished off in Paris for another two days before returning home to Calgary. My regular readers would have noticed that this is my fourth tour with the...