That's Life Gourmet Ltd - Alberta

Beautiful bottle, beautiful rice shochu from . it’s time to visit Alberta again! Last time was a tad cold ❄️!! Posted • New product! Everyone had something to say about the beautiful packaging on this Hakkaisan Shōchū when it arrived on Wednesday. Shōchū is distilled from rice mash (moromi) meaning it has the same relationship with saké (nihonshu) that whiskey has with beer!

Marchesi Di Gresy

Who said that Dolcetto cannot age?! 39yrs old for this vintage bottle of our Monte Aribaldo Dolcetto d’Alba!
Thanks for the nice pic!

A Dinner with Marchesi di Gresy "Terroir Wines of Piedmont"

A Special Evening with Jeff Chilcott & Marchesi di Gresy
Join us for a unique dinner experience, celebrating one of Barbaresco’s finest producers. Since 1973, Marchesi di Gresy has been dedicated to creating terroir driven domaine wines. On Tuesday, January 22nd, celebrate tradition and terroir with Jeff Chilcott, Master Cellar at Marchesi di Gresy, while he showcases his range of ‘Farm to Bottle’ wines including two single vineyard Barbaresco wines.
Date: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
Location: Cucina Market Bistro, 515 8th Avenue SW (located in Eighth Avenue Place)
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eventbrite.ca A Special Evening with Jeff Chilcott & Marchesi di Gresy Join us for a unique dinner experience, celebrating one of Barbaresco’s finest producers. Since 1973, Marchesi di Gresy has been dedicated to creating terroir driven domaine wines. On Tuesday, January 22nd, celebrate tradition and terroir wi...

We will be joining our friends Sherbrooke Liquor at the ATB Arts Barn tonight. In support of the Old Strathcona Youth Society we will be sharing our favourite biodynamic Priorat wines from Saó del Coster - it is looking like there will be a lot of delicious wines for those smart enough to attend! See you tonight 🍇 🍷

Saó del Coster

We are happy to welcome what is one of the most elegant wines of Priorat DOQa. Not a word normally associated with the region, these wines focus on fruit and judicious use of oak to best take advantage of the extremely high quality fruit material found on the old vines of Priorat.

Production centres on two plots of land, the beautiful and extreme Planassos and La Pujada, both located in Gratallops. From Planassos come the grapes for “S”, and all of the Terram and Planassos. In La Pujada, a small plot of old Carignan vines provide the grapes for the single-variety, single-vineyard La Pujada.
Saó del Coster works with the minimum intervention philosophy, without chemical products and carrying out all the necessary biodynamic treatments with the assistance of Alvaro Palacios retired donkeys Morena and her younger pal Pepe.

S de Saó del Coster
Blend of Grenache and Carignan
Granitic and slate soils
Autochthonous yeasts, partially fermented with stems, aged 12 months in stainless steel tanks
Unfiltered
SKU: 806334

La Pujada
100% Carignane old vines
Slopes of 380m elevation
Granitic and slate soils
Manual harvest and grape by grape selection at cellar
Autochthonous yeasts
Aged 18 months in French oak barrels
Only 850 bottles produced from 1000 vines
Unfiltered
SKU: 806329

X de Saó del Coster
Galicia Project
100% Albariño
Granitic and alluvial soils
Selected yeasts and partial malolactic fermentation
Aged 6 months on lees in stainless steel tanks
SKU: 806332
6-Pack $21.81

Campbell Liquor

Ahhh Sherry, you say.

Well, Richard has a couple of surprises for you. Yes there is some Sherry to enjoy. In addition, he is making Sherry cocktails. Whaaat???? Yes you read that correctly. Who knew, right!!! Apparently, Richard knew 😉😆

ooooh that Furmint is even showing up at Roger's - among some other stars from around the world.....

Couple pictures from a great tasting at Campbell Liquor last week. Furmint makes such a diverse and approachable table white, yet it is unknown to so many! Glad we were able to make some new fans of the variety :-)

Campbell Liquor

Furmint, Fiano, Touriga Nacional and Mencia… these are not the most common baby names for 2018.

They are, in fact, the names of unusual grape varieties that Richard will be sampling this weekend They are from Hungary, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

It is always fun to try something new. You never know when you are going to find your new favourite.

Sake Institute of Alberta

YYC SAKE FEST 2018
Aug 11 (Sat)
Max Bell Centre, Calgary, AB

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Campbell Liquor loves - an expanded section with a great variety of premium sake there are now lots of goodies to be found there! Visit Richard and check it out the next time you’re in

Champagne Geoffroy

Better get going....

Seven of the best Champagne houses to visit - Thank you Decanter for this superb article. Enjoy the lecture !

Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-travel/best-champagne-houses-visit-379106/ .99
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Alberta now has Dry Szamorodni!

What on earth is Dry Szamorodni?

It is botrytized grapes aged under flor! Like Sherry - but Tokaji!

http://mailchi.mp/68767884d9d9/alberta-now-has-dry-szamorodni

mailchi.mp Bunches were harvested with the aszú berries. from the end of October till the begining of November and the wine was placed in Szerednyei oak barrels for flor development and additional aging

First Cava 'grand cru' sites are chosen - Decanter

The Cava DO has announced a series of Grand Cru designations for quality vineyards. Recaredo, who we recently began importing into Canada, has achieved Grand Cru status for two of their sites!

www.decanter.com/wine-news/first-cava-grand-cru-sites-chosen-372692

decanter.com Vineyard sites for top Cava wines are approved...