Wine Tasting members socialize while learning more about wines. Membership is restricted to 14 and has a small waiting list. It meets on the first Thursday of the month between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. To learn more or to be included on the waiting list, contact Pat and Murray Wood at 416-239-9545.
The next meeting of the Wine Tasting Club will be a Christmas Dinner with wine at Linda Hasler’s party room at 1 Lomond Drive (at Islington and Bloor) on December 4th at 5:00 p.m. The hosts for Dinner will be Mary Mulligan, Margaret Markham, Jenny Roberts and Linda Hasler. The cost of this event is $15.00. Members were asked to confirm their attendance with Linda at lhasler@rogers.com by November 26th.
November 2025 Wine Tasting
The meeting of the Wine Tasting Club at Ruth Johnson’s home was on November 6th. As usual, it was a well attended event with a lively discussion.
October 2025 Wine Tasting
The October meeting was at the residence of Ruth Warren on Thursday October 2nd at 3:00 p.m. Pat and Murray Wood and Ruth hosted this wine tasting event. Two people on the waiting list were contacted and decided to attend. To read more about the wines that received the most favourable votes them, Click Here.
September 2025 Wine Tasting
The September meeting was at the residence of Cathy Brett on Thursday September 4th, at 3:00 p.m.
August 2025 Wine Tasting
The August meeting of the Wine Tasting Club was at the home of Elva Edgar on Thursday August 7th. Ten members of the Wine Tasting Club were there. We had a fun afternoon with everyone enjoying the wines, snacks and friendship. Elva entertained the group with stories about her home and her ongoing battle with raccoons this summer.
The wines that received the most favourable votes were both white wines. To read more about them, Click Here.
July 2025 Wine Tasting
The July meeting of the Wine Tasting Club was at the home of Tim and Maggie on Thursday July 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. when 13 members attended.
This Get Together featured samples of four house wines from Tim’s wine rack. Three of the four wines were well liked by the members of the Club. The other wine, a Chardonnay from California, was appreciated only by the host. The three wines approved by the Wine Tasting can be viewed by Clicking Here.
June 2025 Wine Tasting
The June meeting of the Wine Tasting Club was in the party room of Linda Hasler’s residence on Thursday June 5th, with 13 people attending. We were joined by a special guest, the Club President, Victor Fornasier.
There were two clear-cut winners, one white and one red, that were overwhelming favourites. Not only were they pleasing to the palate, they were easy on the pocketbook. The white was from Italy, Veneto, Terre Abruzzo, called Latte Miele (2023). The red was from Argentina, Mendoza, Luigi Bosca Wines, called La Linda (2023). Click here to read more.
May 2025 Wine Tasting
The May Wine Tasting Club meeting was at Jennifer Roberts’ residence on Thursday May 1st to sample and discuss some interesting wines. The two most popular were both white Rieslings from Germany. More than half of the group would buy either of these wines. To learn more, Click Here.
April 2025 Wine Tasting
The Wine Tasting Club meeting for April was at Ruth Warren’s place on Thursday April 3rd. Ruth plus Murray and Pat Wood were the joint hosts for this event. All 4 members on the waitlist were able to attend. We like to extend an invitation to people on the wait list when some of our regular members are unable to attend a particular event.
Considering the political climate, the hosts chose to try only Ontario wines, concentrating on smaller and less known wineries. To read more about the four wines selected and the Wine Tasting Club member’s reaction:
March 2025 Wine Tasting
Our March Wine Tasting meeting was on Thursday March 6th with 11 members visiting the home of James and Joan Rayner. The hosts are regular readers of The Wine column in the Saturday edition of the Toronto Star, written by Carolyn Evans Hammond (CEH). One particrchaular column was titled Six Wonderful Steals under $15.00. The Rayners decided to try four of these wines on the Wine Tasting Club to see how “wonderful” they were. All of these wines were enjoyed by the majority of the wine tasters. To read more about these 4 winners, Click Here
February 2025 Wine Tasting
After taking a break in January, the Wine Tasting meeting was held on Thursday, February 6th at Mary Mulligan’s apartment with all 14 members attending.
The two most popular wines tried were the Bask Vineyard’s Pinot Grigio from Niagara, Ontario, and Tom Gore’s Cabernet Sauvignon from California. At the beginning of March, all wines from the United States were delisted. so the second wine reviewed is no longer available.
To read more about the two wines favoured by the group, Click Here
December 2024 Wine Tasting
The December Wine Tasting meeting was on Thursday, December 5th at 5:30 pm at Elaine Dulmage’s home. This is a special occasion where the wine tasting was combined with a “catered” Christmas dinner. All of the Wine Club members attended it and were very complimentary to the hosts.
November 2024 Wine Tasting
The November wine tasting was at the home of Ruth Johnston on November 7th with 12 people attending. The two wines enjoyed most by the group were an Italian white wine from Tiefenbrunner, a 2023 Pinot Grigio, and a red Californian wine, a 2024 Petite Sirah from the McManis Family Vineyards. To read more about these two wines, Click Here.
October 2024 Wine Tasting
The October wine tasting was on Thursday, October 3rd at Jennifer Robert’s apartment. The wine tasting group met to enjoy some highly rated wines, enjoy tasty Hors D’oeuvers at break time, and share some good company. The initial tasting of white wines involved 11 people, while the tasting of red wines involved 13 people.To see the two best wines tasted and our review of them, Click Here
September 2024 Wine Tasting
The September Wine Tasting was held at Ruth Warren’s apartment. The event was hosted by Ruth Warren, and Murray and Pat Wood. The Club tasted two white wines and two reds. The two most popular were a white 2023 Pinot Grigio from Attems in Italy and a red wine from Australia. The red was a 2021 Shiraz from Sister’s Run. To learn more, read the post below called Through the Grapevine #47.
August 2024 Wine Tasting
The August 1st meeting of the Wine Tasting Club was hosted by Elva Edgar, with 12 Club members attending. The wines served were one Rose, one white, and two reds. The two favourites (a white Ruffino Lumina Pinot Grigio and a Mcguigan Black Label Shiraz) are featured in the blog below called Through the Grapevine #46.
July 2024 Wine Tasting
The July 4th meeting of the Wine Club was a special Wine Tasting event at Leao D’Ouro, a Portuguese restaurant at 920A Dundas Street East, in Mississauga. Twelve people attended to try 4 Portuguese wines supplied by the Restaurant. Attendees were responsible for paying for their own dinner. See photos of thiis event in the Gallery below.
Leão D’ouro says that they serve authentic Norte Portuguese cuisine with a mixture of southern Portuguese, Mediterranean, and Canadian choices. For more than 40 years they have cooked every dish like they are making it for their families— with fresh, high-quality ingredients, all at reasonable price.
To learn more about the restaurant, and get directions, click on the first link.
To see their dinner menu:
A blog of this event is available by Clicking Here.
June 2024 Wine Tasting
The June Wine Tasting meeting was hosted by James and Joan Rayner on June 6th at 3:00 p.m. 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 having gone from $17.00 to $18.00 per bottle. They wanted to see if there were any bargains to be found in Vintages; they did–and they didn’t– find some. To find out more, Click Here.
May 2024 Wine Tasting
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 sampling and reviewing wines from different countries. The two wines preferred by the members of the Club were one white and one red. To learn more about these two interesting wines enjoyed the most by the group: Click Here.
April 2024 Wine Tasting
The April Wine Tasting meeting was on April 4th at Linda Hasler’s condominium, where members were again be able to try wines recommended by the host of the event. 14 members of the Wine Tasting Club attended the Wine Tasting at Linda Hasler’s home. We had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing wines from four different countries. The two wines preferred by the group were both white, and these are reviewed in Through the Grapevine #42.
March 2024 Wine Tasting
The last Wine Tasting meeting was on Thursday, March 7th at 3:00 p.m. at the home of Margaret and Jack Markham. There were 12 members of the Wine Tasting Club who attended the meeting. This event is always special as the Markham’s provide a variety of hors d’oeuvres and cheeses that always exceed expectations. We had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing the three Canadian and one French wine presented.
To learn more about the March meeting and the wine recommendations of the group, see the latest post called Through the Grapevine #41 by:
February 2024 Wine Tasting
On Thursday, February 1st, 2024, The Wine Tasting Club had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing opinions on the four wines presented. There were 11 members attending the event at Elva Edgar’s home.
The white wine preferred by the group was an Italian Pinot Grigio from the Botter winery with the OGGI brand name. It was produced in 2022, and sells for $10.95 per bottle.
The most preferred red wine was a Shiraz from South Australia and the One Pound Per Acre winery. The wine was produced in 2022 and is very reasonably priced at $9.95 per bottle. The Alcohol/Volume is 14%.
To learn more about the February 1st meeting and the wine recommendations of the group, see the latest post called Through the Grapevine #40 by:
To see comments on some of our previous wine selections, read the blog posts below in the section called “Through the Grape Vine”.
Benefits of Belonging to Wine Tasting
When we meet in person at their houses, condominium or apartments of our members, the Wine Tasting group allows its members to try a sample of four different wines along with a variety of appetizers selected by the host. The cost of each meeting is $15.00 per person, and these funds are used to reimburse the host for the wine and the appetizers that were purchased on behalf of the group.
Belonging to the Wine Tasting group is fun activity that allows friendships to develop and its members to enjoy themselves at social gatherings. It also provides its members with a great opportunity to explore and taste many different wines from around the world and to identify ones that are good value, and ones that you really enjoy. It also all its members to learn how to appreciate the different qualities of wine and their pairing with different foods.
From May 2020 to June 2022, the Wine Tasting Club met using Zoom. This caused a change in the format of the meetings. Each member selected a wine that they want to spotlight during that meeting along with his or her favourite snacks.
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming meetings are now being held in person since members feel safe in meeting as a group in people’s homes. All meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month.
Our Members
Membership in the Club is limited to 14. There are a number of couples who belong to the club as well as individual wine lovers. A common trait among the members is that they all love wine, are very social people and are willing to invite people into their homes. The members are very interesting and love food and travel. Many of the members have been on the Club’s Executive and so are strong supporters of Probus. This makes for interesting conversation for the 2 to 3 hours when we meet every month. The Coordinators for the Wine Tasting group are Pat and Murray Wood who can be contacted at 416-239-9545 if you wish to join us.
Below is our Membership List for 2025:
Through the Grape Vine
Through the Grape Vine #1
May 2020 The wine tasting club met on May 7th via Zoom. Since we were not able to host a meeting and taste the same wine as a group, we chose to select our own new or favourite wines and shared our findings with the group. Each wine wasaccompanied by our favourite appetizers and cheese…
Through the Grape Vine #2
Each month the wine club continues to meet via Zoom to discuss our favourite wines and accompanying hors d’oeuvres. Each member selects a new wine each month. We would like to share our comments on a few of our selections with you from our meeting in August. Santa Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2017The wine that…
Through the Grape Vine #3
Wine Making When we think of making our own wine, many have the image of Lucy and Ethyl stomping the grapes in an early I Love Lucy show. We have come a long way since then. When I first started making my own wine many years ago, I would purchase a wine concentrate from a…
Through the Grape Vine #4
The wine tasting club continues to meet on the first Thursday of the month to enjoy our companionship and share our wine findings. We have found since we are not all sampling the same wines together as we would if we physically met, we are now sampling each other’s recommendations. Somehow it works and we…
Through the Grape Vine #5
The wine tasting club continues to meet on the first Thursday afternoon of each month. This month we would like to share our findings on two New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines which we would like to recommend. Eradus Sauvignon Blanc Pat and Murray Wood Our choice for the September Probus Wine Club virtual meeting was…
Through the Grape Vine #6
Our wine tasting club met on December 4th to celebrate the coming season and share our “new” wine discoveries. These are a few of our recommendations. We hope that you enjoy them. With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and brighter days ahead. To your good health…. Tim Sulisz – Circle of Life – South…
Through the Grape Vine #7
The wine club decided at our last meeting that, going forward, we would collectively explore wine from different countries and regions. Since we all choose wines that suit our individual taste, we would gain more knowledge about competitive wines on an international scale and compare quality and price ranges. This month we experimented with Chilean…
Through the Grape Vine #8
At our recent meeting, during the first week of February, we enjoyed and shared our finds on the country of the month, Italy. We thought that it was a fitting choice since Valentine’s day was only a week away and Italy is known for being the country of romance and its Latin lovers (although some…
Through the Grape Vine #9
The wine tasting group continue their search for international wines of interestand select a country to explore every month. Sunny Spain was the country ofchoice at our March meeting. We would like to share our findings with you andhope that you enjoy them: Toro Bravo Tempranillo – Jack MarkhamMerlot, DO Valencia, SpainMedium Bodied & Fruity…
Through the Grape Vine #10
South Africa was our destination on our international wine discovery tour for the month of April. South Africa is renowned for its excellent wines and we were not disappointed. Everyone sampled different wines from a variety of cellars, types, regions and price points. Wines ranged from $9.95 to $17.95 and each had a rave review. …
Through the Grape Vine #11
This month we enjoyed the company of six guests who joined us on our international journey through wine countries. Hopefully our guest list will expand and we will be able to form a second wine tasting club in the fall. After our social get together, we each sampled one of a variety of French wines…
Through the Grape Vine #12
At our June wine tasting meeting, we continued our International journey through wine regions in sunny Portugal. There were no disappointments in our selections. Many members had visited Portugal in the past and shared their memories of wine tours and tastings in various regions. Portugal is not known for its white wine but surprisingly, the…
Through the Grape Vine #13
After 18 months of meeting via Zoom, members of the Wine Tasting Club were very happy to be able to meet in person for their August 5th meeting. Due to loosening of COVID-19 restrictions that allowed outdoor gatherings of more than five people, we were able to get together in the Rayners’ back yard. A…
Through the Grape Vine #14
At our July meeting, we enjoyed a variety of refreshing wines from California. Of course, because we met via Zoom, we all tested different types of wines, some particularly suited for sipping in the California climate. Every member enjoyed their particular selection and most sampled varieties that were not their first choice with remarkable results. We…
Through the Grape Vine #15
At our October Wine Tasting Club meeting, we continued our global search for reasonably priced, tasty wines that we would be happy to enjoy at home or with guests. Our journey took us Down Under. We found that the majority of wines in the Australian wine section at the LCBO were primarily red but half…
Through the Grape Vine #16
At the November 4th, 2021 meeting, the Wine Club travelled to New Zealand to sample their vast array of popular wines. Use the link below to: Discover the Wines of New Zealand Of the nine people on the Zoom call, only two really enjoyed the wines they had chosen for the occasion. It appears that the…
Through the Grape Vine #17
On December 2nd, we travelled throughout Eastern Europe on our wine tasting tour. As a surprise to many of us, Greece is considered to be part of Eastern Europe. We tasted a wide variety of vintages from Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia and Greece but did not uncover any spectacular finds. We discovered that there are few…
Through the Grape Vine #18
Our Club decided to ring in the New Year at our January 6th Wine Tasting meeting with a cheer and hope for a better year ahead. To mark this celebratory occasion, we chose to sample sparkling wines, whether they be champagne, prosecco, crémant, cava or others. We discovered that champagne and crémants are historically made in…
Through the Grape Vine #19
The wine club had planned to present our personal favourite wines for discussion at our February meeting. Although we had an interesting variety of wines on display, we discovered through two of our members that there is a very welcome way to send a gift to those of us who enjoy a glass of wine…
Through the Grape Vine #20
Ontario was the region of choice for our March, 2022 wine tasting venture. The group selected a vast variety of VQA wines which were all delightful. Of the group, two selections stood out because of the stories that led the tasters to choose them. Both selections were from small wineries in the Niagara region and can…
Through the Grape Vine #21
Our destination this month was beautiful British Columbia, renowned for its scenic vistas and its wine growing friendly weather. Our selection of British Columbia wines at the LCBO was very restricted, driving our wine tasting members to many outlets in search of a suitable selection for our wine tasting occasion. Our usual price point is…
Through the Grape Vine #22
The Wine Club met to discuss our latest finds: wines from the Pacific Northwest United States (Washington and Oregon States). We had mixed reviews of these wines – from exceptionally good (a stunner), to very good, to questionable taste. These findings will be shared in this blog. The price point for these wines was around…
Through the Grape Vine #23
Cheap and Cheerful Vintages It appeared that our readers enjoyed receiving the list of wines under $10.00 in our previous newsletter. Based on this feedback, we decided to try various “Cheap and Cheerful” wines under $10.00 from countries around the world at our June meeting. We were delighted with our “finds” and would like to…
Through the Grape Vine #24
Over the summer months, we met in person at Linda Hasler’s home in July and Margaret and Jack Markham’s home in August for two delightful afternoons of sampling new and unexplored vintages. Since we are now meeting in person, we have returned to our original format of tasting two white and two red vintages every…
Through the Grape vine #25
The Wine Tasting Club did not meet in September, due to unforeseen circumstances. However, we do not intend to disappoint you this month, since we have a few cheap and cheerful wines to recommend as well as a little help with those hard to pronounce names of the many wine selections that we all struggle…
Through the Grapevine #26
This month we met at Jennifer Robert’s home to taste her selection of Canadian wines. At our wine tasting events, we sample two white and two red wines and ask the tasters which wine they would either buy, might buy, or would not buy. The wines on our buy list are: The two white wines…
Through the Grapevine #27
This month we met at the home of Tim and Maggie to taste Tim’s selection of four international wines, all of which were rated over 90 by Carolyn Evans Hammond, the Toronto Star’s wine columnist. At our wine tasting events, we sampled two white and two red wines and asked the tasters which wine they…
Through the Grapevine # 28
The Wine Tasting Group met at Ruth Warren’s home on January 5th. The first three wines were recommended by one of the staff at the LCBO store at Royal York and Bloor. Lindeman’s Winery – Pinot Grigio, 2022 The first wine we tasted was an Australian wine from the Lindeman’s Winery. That winery was established…
Through the Grapevine #29
In February, the wine tasting group met at Linda Hasler’s condo to sample an array of vintages from South America. Linda selected these particular wines because of their high ratings by noted wine critics. It’s interesting that of the two red and two white wines rated highly by these critics, our Probus wine tasters did…
Through the Grapevine #30
This month we met at Jack and Marg Markham’s condo for an Italian wine tasting event. The two white wines were from the FOLONARI Winery, one being a Chardonnay, the other a Pinot Grigio. Both were a 2021 vintage. Folonari – Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie, 2021 This wine comes from Veneto, Italy, and is made…
Through the Grapevine #31
This month we met at Mary Milligan’s condo to sample a delightful array of wines from South Africa, Italy, France, and Portugal. There were two selections that were popular with the group, both of such are surprisingly reasonable in price. Country – South Africa – Chenin Blanc 2022 Price $12.00 Alcohol Content 13.5% Taste Profile…
Through the Grapevine #32
On May 4th, we met at the home of Elva Edgar to sample wines from California, New Zealand, Australia, and Ontario. The two most popular selections were surprisingly inexpensive and offered very good value for the money. Canyon Road – Sauvignon Blanc, 2021 Canyon Road’s Sauvignon Blanc is a budget white wine from California that was…
Through the Grapevine #33
The most recent meeting of the Probus Wine Tasting Club took place on June 1, 2023 in James and Joan Rayners’ garden. The hosts’ plan was to compare two white and two red wines of similar varieties but with one of each pair costing significantly more than its partner. The results were rather surprising. The…
Through the Grapevine #34
Wine Tasting on July 6th 2023 was at Jack and Marg Markham’s home. They decided, as summer had started, to acknowledge this fact by changing the types of wines normally chosen by incorporating two bottles of Rosé along with a bottle of white wine and a bottle of red. The white wine chosen was from…
Through the Grapevine #35
Wine Tasting continued during the Summer with a meeting at Tim and Maggie’s home on Thursday August 3rd with two white wines and two red wines being served. Each of the four wines served had something unique about them, and generally all four wines had fans who said that they would buy it. As an…
Through the Grapevine #36
This month we met at the home of Elaine Dulmage for a delightful afternoon of tasting some new vintages. Elaine followed the advice of Carol Evans Hammond, the wine expert who writes a column in the Saturday edition of the Toronto Star. She selected the wines of interest and ordered them online. They were ready…
Through the Grapevine # 37
At the Wine Club tasting of October 5, 2023 at Ruth Johnson’s home, there were two wines sipped that appealed the most to the group. The first was a white wine, while the second was a red wine. Chile, Cono Sur Vineyards – Viognier, 2022 Cono Sur is a white wine produced and bottled in…
Through the Grapevine # 38
The Wine Club tasting of November 2, 2023 was held at Jennifer Roberts’ apartment. There were two wines featured that appealed to the majority of the group. The first was a white wine, while the second was a red wine. South Australia, One Pound Per Acre – Chardonnay, 2022 The winery is called One Pound…
Through the Grapevine # 39
The Wine Tasting Club’s December meeting was held at Ruth Warren’s apartment and was hosted by Ruth, and Pat and Murray Wood. As always it was a very enjoyable and social event with all 14 members attending. Sicily, Italy, Doppio Passo Winery – Grillo, 2022 Of the two white wine tested, by far the favourite was…
Through the Grapevine # 40
On Thursday, February 1st, 2024, The Wine Tasting Club had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing opinions on the four wines presented. There were 11 members attending the event at Elva Edgar’s home. The two wines preferred by the group are described below. Northern Italy, Oggi Botter, Pinot Grigio DOC This white wine is an…
Through the Grapevine # 41
On Thursday, March 7th, 2024, The 12 members of the Wine Tasting Club who attended the meeting at Jack and Marg Markham’s home. This event is always special as the Markham’s provide a variety of hors d’oeuvres and cheeses that always exceed expectations. We had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing the three Canadian and…
Through the Grapevine # 42
On Thursday, April 4th, 2024, 14 members of the Wine Tasting Club attended the Wine Tasting at Linda Hasler’s home. We had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing wines from four different countries. The two wines preferred by the group were both white, and these are reviewed below. Only 13 votes for these two wines were…
Through the Grapevine #43
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, Latte…
Through the Grapevine #44
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 having…
Through the Grapevine #45
The meeting of the Wine Club on July 4th, 2024 was a special Wine Tasting event held at Leao D’Ouro, a Portuguese restaurant at 920A Dundas Street East, in Mississauga. Twelve people attended to try 4 curiated Portuguese wines supplied by the Restaurant. Attendees were responsible for paying for their own dinner. Everyone enjoyed the meals…
Through the Grapevine #46
The August 1, 2024 meeting of the Wine Tasting Club was held at Elva Edgar’s home with 12 Club members attending. The wines served were one Rose, one white, and two reds. The two favourites are featured below. Italy, Ruffino Lumina, Pinot Grigio, 2023. The white Ruffino Lumina Pinot Grigio is a wine from the…
Through the Grapevine #47
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 long…
Through the Grapevine #48
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 chenin…
Through the Grapevine #49
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,…
Through the Grapevine #50
After taking a break in January, the February 2025 Wine Tasting meeting was on Thursday, February 6th at Mary Mulligan’s apartment with all 14 members attending. The two most popular wines tried were the Bask Vineyard’s Pinot Grigio from Niagara, Ontario and Tom Gore’s Cabernet Sauvignon from California. Niagara, Ontario, Bask Vineyard, Pinot Grigio This is…
Through the Grapevine #51
The Wine Tasting club held its March 2025 monthly meeting at the home of Joan and James Rayner. The hosts are regular readers of The Wine column in the Saturday edition of the Toronto Star, written by Carolyn Evans Hammond (CEH). One particular column was titled Six Wonderful Steals under $15.00. We decided to try…
Through the Grapevine #52
The April Wine Tasting meeting was held at the home of Ruth Warren and was co-hosted by Ruth and Murray and Pat Wood. We were pleased to have all four members who are on our waitlist in attendance for this session. We like to extend an invitation to people on the wait list when some of…
Through the Grapevine #53
By Jennifer Roberts On Thursday, May 1 the wine tasting group met with Jennifer Roberts being the host to sample and discuss some interesting wines. The two most popular were both white Rieslings from Germany. More than half of the group would buy either of these wines. Germany (Pfalz), Sankt Annaberg, 355 NN Riesling, 2022 The…
Through the Grapevine #54
By Linda Hasler This month we met at Linda Hasler’s condo party room where fourteen of our club members sampled two white and two red wines. We would like to share out findings on two vintages, one white and one red, that were overwhelming winners. Not only were they pleasing to the palate, they were…
Through the Grapevine #55
By Timothy Sulisz The Wine Tasting Club met on July 3, 2025 at the home of Tim and Maggie. This Get Together featured samples of four house wines from Tim’s wine rack. Three of the four wines were well liked by the members of the Club. The other wine, a Chardonnay from California, was appreciated…
Through the Grapevine #57
The Kingsway/Islington Wine Tasters’ group were hosted by Ruth Warren and Pat and Murray Wood in the month of October. As usual we sampled two red and two white wines. South Eastern Australia, Jacob’s Creek – Cabernet / Sauvignon 2022 The most popular of the afternoon was Jacob’s Creek Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon This medium-bodied blend boasts flavours of…
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Wine Tasting Club Meeting of July 4, 2023
Wine Tasting Club Meeting of August 3, 2023
Wine Tasting Club Meeting on June 1, 2023
Wine Tasting Club Meeting on May 4, 2023
Spanish Wine Tasting Event on April 14, 2023
Probus Club of Kingsway-Islington 