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Put a Fork in it…!

2014/01/082013/07/01

The American and Canadian way of using fork and knife is inefficient and inelegant. We need a new way.
By Mark Vanhoenacker| Posted on Slate

You have nice table manners. For an American.
A European businessman once paid me that backhanded compliment at a dinner in London. If only I’d had the presence of mind to chomp a few dinner rolls into a doughy mess before turning to reply, wide-eyed and slack-jawed, “Pffffardon me? Fwwwahat did you say?” Instead, I asked what I’d done to deserve such “praise.”

Why the snobbery over corks?

2014/01/082013/06/28

By Tom de Castella
BBC News Magazine

A new wine cork that screws into the bottle is being unveiled. But why is there still so much snobbery in the battle between traditional cork and screw-top?

The sound of a cork being removed from a bottle is unmistakeable.

A scientist might talk about the explosive pop of a wine cork in terms of pressure or elasticity.

But for wine lovers, the distinctive creak and pop means something good is happening. It triggers associations – social intimacy, relaxation, nuanced aromas, celebration – that go far beyond just a slug of alcohol.
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The unveiling this week of a new style of cork raises the question of why the traditional kind continues to dominate much of the wine world.

Wine Tasting as an Art Form

2014/01/082013/03/20

By Bill Whiteacre, Chair Food and Beverage Committee A&LC of Toronto
Twenty five percent of the readers of this essay are supertasters. After reading it you will know whether you are or are not. If you are, you ought to attend as many blind tastings of wine as you can. If you do so you are in for a series of treats unknown to the other 75%.

Marcel’s Post 2013/03/13 Russian River Valley’s Gems

2014/01/082013/03/14

News from the Cellar Master….Marcel Bregstein

New Wines for the Toronto Branch IWFS’s cellar Copain Wines One of Russian River Valley’s Gems

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Marcel’s Posts 2013/03/12 Domaine Philippe Faury

2013/03/282013/03/14

Domaine Philippe Faury, Saint Joseph Rouge 2010 one of Kermit Lynch’s Favorites.

The St. Joseph appellation rarely meets the levels of excellence of Cote Rotie. St, Joseph is located between the appellations of Cote-Rotie to the north and Hermitage to the south, the two most prestigious in the Rhone Valley. As weather patterns are changing St. Joseph wines reach maturity fairly quickly, in some cases the quality and the price tag are much better than their neighbors to the north and south.