January 14th, 2015 By Daryn Nakhuda (originally posted to Flickr as Delicious Cabernet) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Question: Any new tips on letting a wine breathe? Answer: Still just to open the bottle and expose the wine to air. However, not much surface area is aerated and exposed to oxygen unless you pour it into a … Read more
Dear Members, Here are some recent topics featured in the Blog of Sid Cross. Altogether there are 921 posts and Sid continues to add a new one every week. Also, every week Sid will answer a wine and/or food related question sent to him via e-mail in a new feature titled “Ask Sid.” Have a look, … Read more
The Fall 2020 issue of Wine, Food & Friends (WF&F) is at the printers right now! However, the IWFSA Board wants you to be able to read it as soon as possible, so we’re sending you a link to the electronic version in this email. Issue #134 has a number of outstanding articles in it such as … Read more
J. A. William Whiteacre The Toronto Branch of IW&FS has sadly lost one of its champions with the passing of Bill Whiteacre in his 97th year. Bill was a past director in Toronto with a vision to enhance not only the Toronto Branch, but as an advocate for the advancement of Food and Wine, he established … Read more
Dear Members, On behalf of the board, we wanted to share the sad news of the passing of Bill Whiteacre. Bill was known for his passion for life and adventure. His knowledge and love of food and wine shared with friends of IWFS are legendary. We extend our condolences to his family. Thanks very much. … Read more
Dear Members and Friends, I do hope that you are all well and keeping safe from the coronavirus. I am very conscious of the fact that practically all branch events that would have taken place around the world over the past couple of months have been cancelled and it will be some time before most … Read more