Terroir – muses Jay McInerney in his book, Bacchus and Me – is essentially the Burgundian inspired word for ‘dirt’ and dirt, he argues, is really just a proxy for ‘location, location, location’. Whether it’s the wine we drink or the food we grow – location and dirt are indeed at the root of all…
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Orange Wine is a Must Try – Skin Contact Whites
Portugal has green, France begat pink, and Georgia gave us Orange. Whether that orange spectrum is closer to deep cognac amber, rich pomegranate red or honey blonde straw, multi-hued “skin-contact wine” – AKA Orange wine – is definitely grabbing its share of headlines. Orange wines may be all the rage but they can also be…
Terroir – More Than Wine. Celebrating Canada’s Gastronomic Sense of Place
These blog pages are usually reserved for discussion of all things wine (and the next post will be all about “orange wine”). But today we’re going to talk about terroir, and more specifically, food and drink created by Indigenous chefs and food lovers. The event in Toronto is called Terroir, held at the stunning Art…
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