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On Nov. 7, 2024, the wine tasting group met at Ruth Johnson’s home. The tasting of white wines involved 12 people, while the tasting of red wines involved 11 people. Three of the wines tasted were over $20.00, with one being less than $10.00. Below are the two favourites from this wine tasting: Italy, Tiefenbrunner,ContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine #49”

The most recent outing of the Walking Club took place on Thursday, September 26.  We took the subway to Union Station and the Bay St. bus down to the waterfront.  The aim was to walk along Queen’s Quay East as far as Cherry St., observing the huge developments that have taken place along Queen’s Quay,ContinueContinue reading “October 2024 Walk”

On October 3, the wine tasting group met at Jennifer Robert’s apartment to enjoy some highly rated wines, tasty Hors D’oeuvers at break time. and some good company. The initial tasting of white wines involved 11 people, while the tasting of red wines involved 13 people. South Africa, Tall Horse, Chenin Blanc, 2024 This cheninContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine #48”

On September 12th, the Walking Club took a hike up the Black Creek Valley.  Black Creek has been in the news lately: near Steeles Ave., there is a Black Creek Community Garden, just south of Black Creek Pioneer Village and it was featured in a recent edition of the Toronto Star; during the 100mm downpoursContinueContinue reading “September 2024 Walk”

The September Wine Tasting Club meeting was held at Ruth Warren’s apartment and was hosted by Ruth, along with Pat and Murray Wood. We tasted two white wines and two reds. The two most popular are featured below. Italy, Attems, Pinot Grigio, 2023 Owned by the famed Frescobaldi family, the Attems winery has a longContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine #47”

In June, the Walking Club took the subway to the Lawrence Station on Line 1.  From Lawrence Ave.,  we walked south a couple of blocks to the Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens on the east side of Yonge Street. This park, financed by donations from an appreciative public, is a memorial to Alexander Muir, the composerContinueContinue reading “August 2024 Walk”

For this meeting of the Wine Tasting Club, James and Joan Rayner took a slightly different approach from the usual.  They normally avoid buying wine in the Vintages section because they figure that the wines are mostly too expensive for their budget, with prices ranging up to $150.00, with even the Vintages Essentials wines havingContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine #44”

By James Rayner I find it interesting every once in a while to take a stroll through parts of the downtown area to see what has changed and what has remained in this constantly evolving city.  This walk started at the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge Street, heading south to Queen St. and thenContinueContinue reading “June 2024 Walk”

In late April, we were able to pay a visit to the Sakura cherry trees in High Park  that were blooming early due to the unseasonably warm weather we were experiencing.  It was a beautiful day and several members of the walking group joined in the outing. We took the subway to High Park station,ContinueContinue reading “May 2024 Walk”

On Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, 11 members of the Wine Tasting Club attended the Wine Tasting at Mary Mulligan’s home. We had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing wines from different countries. The two wines preferred by the group were one white and one red. These are reviewed below. Italy (Terre Di Chieti Abruzzo), Pecornio, LatteContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine #43”