Uncorked in Calgary

Michel Rolland on Argentina, the next trendy grape and climate change on Nov 7, 2009 Ever since the movie Mondovino came out, Michel Rolland has become a bit of a legend.Not that he wasn't before, at least amongst international winemakers. But nowadays, Rolland is right up there along with, say, Wolf Blass, Robert Mondavi a...

Tonight only-big wine sale at Teatro on Nov 5, 2009 in Teatro wine sale Tonight only, Teatro is offering 25 per cent off its entire (award-winning, I might add) wine list. Apparently, the restaurant staff had a last-minute corporate cancellation -- leaving them with lots of room AND, as always, lots of terrific wines. So...

Fundraiser festival week on now on Nov 4, 2009 in wine willow park auction Poppy Fund charity Flames Alumni Oh Canada Veterans Food Bank SAIT Willow Park Wines & Spirits annually throws one of the biggest wine-related fundraisers in town. And not only is it big, but it's fun -- winemakers and winery-owners from all around the world attend, along with some of the who's who of th...

H1N1 vaccine lineups and another pandemic on Nov 2, 2009 in wine panemic H1N1 I -- like so many Calgarians -- spent almost four hours in line with my kids last week to get H1N1 vaccinations. I was pretty cranky about it all -- especially at the woman who felt it was OK to butt in front of us after we'd been in line fo...

Discounts at 3 local wine shops on Oct 29, 2009 in metrovino Cochrane Wine Cellar South Neon Cactus Two great wine shops are offering sales on wine this weekend -- and another is offering a discount for people who sign up online to receive their newsletters. All very good deals, all worth checking out. Neon Cactus Wines in Cochrane is offering a di...

Sausages and Syrah on Oct 21, 2009 in metrovino Olivier Reynaud Rouge Syrah Kidney Cancer Canada Sausages Cookbook Co. The combination of Spolumbo's sausage and a good Syrah must be one of my favourite weekday meals. Apparently, I'm not alone in thinking that -- on Thursday night (Oct. 22), the folks at Cookbook Co. Cooks and Metrovino will host Sausages and...

Jarome Iginla, the Calgary Flames and an Australian storyteller on Oct 16, 2009 in australia Calgary Flames Signature Jane Ferrari Virgilius Yalumba Jarome Iginla Menzies The Calgary Flames don't come up in conversation a lot at the wine tastings I attend. Not because wine-lovers aren't hockey fans. Just that, well, there's a lot of other, more immediate stuff to talk about: the wines at hand, for instance...