Sommelier
Monday February 20, 2012
Wine Guy: Chocolate and Coffee?
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
While it is highly unlikely that anyone would want to mix coffee or hot chocolate with their red wine, there is a big trend in South Africa to make so called "coffee and chocolate" wines. Craig Pinhey sips a few, and chooses a wine of the week -- Cafe Culture at $15.99 a bottle.
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Friday February 10, 2012
Wine Guy: Calorie-Conscious Drinking?
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Craig Pinhey couldn't drink while recovering from strep throat, and he lost a bunch of weight. That got him thinking about just how many calories are in his favourite cocktails. His wine of the week is Inniskillin Riesling, 750 ml retails for $14.49.
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Monday January 30, 2012
Wine Guy: Sustainable California
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Craig Pinhey's in California where many wineries are using sustainable techniques in order to give themselves an edge in the increasing popular market. His wine of the week is Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay at $19.99 a bottle. (pictured is the Wente Vineyard in Livermore with an onsite sustainable golf course)
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- February 2012
- Mon., 20 – Wine Guy: Chocolate and Coffee?
- Fri., 10 – Wine Guy: Calorie-Conscious Drinking?
- January 2012
- Mon., 30 – Wine Guy: Sustainable California
- Mon., 23 – Wine Guy: Cask Ale
- Mon., 16 – Wine Guy: Tempranillo
- Mon., 9 – Wine Guy: Future of ANBL
- Tue., 3 – Wine Guy: Bubbly
- December 2011
- Mon., 19 – Wine Guy: Consumable Gifts
- Mon., 12 – Wine Guy: Eggnog
- November 2011
- Mon., 28 – Wine Guy: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
- Mon., 21 – Wine Guy: New Zealand Pinot Noir
- Mon., 7 – Wine Guy: World Wine and Food Expo
- October 2011
- Mon., 31 – Wine Guy: Something Dark, and a Little Scary
- Mon., 24 – Wine Guy: World Wine Expo Preview
- Mon., 17 – Wine Guy: Defending the Much Maligned Merlot
- Tue., 11 – Wine Guy: Richibucto River Estates
- Mon., 3 – Wine Guy: Port of Wines
- September 2011
- Mon., 26 – Wine Guy: Sipping Rum in NYC
- Tue., 20 – Wine Guy: Craft Beer!
- Mon., 12 – Wine Guy: On Bubblies
- Tue., 6 – Wine Guy: Pinot Noir
- August 2011
- Mon., 29 – Wine Guy: Canadian Wine Awards in NS
