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  1. Rounded off #ChardDay with Rosewood Reserve 2010: warm-year rich ripe white fruit, tropical hints, butterscotch. Full, creamy, smooth. 9:59 PM May 24th via web
  2. It's i#ChardDay @coolchardonnay #i4C2012. My reco: Angels Gate Mtnview Chard 2010. Hot yr fullness w. hint of tropics yet gr8 acidity. $19 11:57 AM May 24th via web
  3. Check out the new City Bites - Wine Issue. Read my wine bar and Best Ont Sommelier summaries & a few counterintuitive wine recos 9:29 AM May 23rd via web
  4. You can't buy 05 Coudoulet but do buy gr8 2010 & cellar. Turn $35 into $135, for real. It'll be amazing in 2017 twitpic.com/9n0vm3 7:16 PM May 19th via Tweetpic for iPhone
  5. Glorious 2nd wine: 05 Coudoulet de Beaucastel (way cheaper than Chateau de...) is just gr8! Animal aged notes, amazing fruit, super smooth 7:12 PM May 19th via Twitter for iPhone
  6. Another music legend gone! RIP Donna Summer - I (still) Feel Love 9:56 AM May 17th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. Santorini, home of Assyrtiko delivers fine examples by Sigalas. Also good: Mercouri Kallisto - fresh, crisp, $15 twitpic.com/9lg1pn 12:34 PM May 15th via Tweetpic for iPhone
  8. Checking out Assyrtiko at New Wines of Greece show. Fruity but dry white, slight bitterness, then fresh finish twitpic.com/9lfek9 11:12 AM May 15th via Tweetpic for iPhone
  9. Ruffino olive oil- lighter, grassy style with sharp finish. Not avail here "so you must come to Italy" sez Adolf… twitpic.com/9l2dt2 9:35 AM May 14th via Tweetpic for iPhone
  10. Adolfo Folonari of Tuscany producers Ruffino leads a tasting at Bravi. Looking fwd to Modus, their Super Tuscan twitpic.com/9l1vzi 8:48 AM May 14th via Tweetpic for iPhone
  11. Move over Dollarama- hip menswear @ Haven, Queen&Parl. $79 t-shirts in Moss Park! Now how bout a cool wine bar..… twitpic.com/9kchae 3:03 PM May 12th via Tweetpic for iPhone
  12. NZ Wine Fair on now for the trade @ Design Exchange. Public show tonight is $60... but sold out! NZ still hot!! twitpic.com/9jjpgv 12:32 PM May 10th via Tweetpic for iPhone
  13. Huge new Lickbo for downtown east. 2,000+ products & 600 Vintages wines. Front near Parliament. Opens tomorrow! twitpic.com/9jhqfl 8:53 AM May 10th via Twitpic
  14. @gothicepicures the "tasty" referred to the sauv blanc ;-) 10:21 AM May 4th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to gothicepicures
  15. Other Hobbs news: Tennis champ Nestor joins sports-wino fraternity with a tasty sauv blanc, chard & 07 meritage twitpic.com/9ggbrc 10:29 AM May 2nd via Tweetpic for iPhone
  16. Hobbs Tasting highlight: 1970 Chateau Lyonnat in magnum. funky nose with mint/floral notes also. Smooth palate twitpic.com/9gg9zj 10:23 AM May 2nd via Tweetpic for iPhone
  • Name Alan McGinty
  • Location Toronto
  • Web http://www.alanmc...
  • Bio Writer, editor & oenophile. Based in Toronto, reporting on wines and wine related events.
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