Great Lakes Brewery Pompous Ass English Ale

Great Lakes Brewery, located west of Toronto off the QEW, is one of Ontario’s first craft breweries. Founded in 1987, it remains independently owned and operated. This weekend’s cheer is Great Lakes Brewery Pompous Ass English Ale. I love the humour of the off-the-wall label! This is a version of an […]

Wine Review. Old and Gnarly!

Old and gnarly! I love California! I was recently in Lodi, California and it reminded me of the many wonderful visits I have taken to this part of the world when I judged wines for the California State Fair. The Lodi area is south of Sacramento and is famous for […]

Niagara Falls Craft Vodka

I really love authentic brands and especially when they are Canadian. Niagara Falls Craft Distillers fits that bill. It is a hand crafted, small batch distillery in Niagara Falls that was the brainchild of two friends a couple of years ago. It is the first distillery to be built there […]

Jennifer Ratcliffe-Wright

On March 22, I had the pleasure of meeting with Jenny Ratcliffe-Wright at Ricarda’s in Oakville. Jenny’s experience and accomplishments in the wine industry are impressive. She qualified as the youngest Cape Wine Master ever and she was Managing Editor for WineStyle Magazine in South Africa.  Additionally, Jenny was an […]