I’ve been inactive here for a long while. Just super busy. Today I re-took the last unit exam I need to pass my DipWSET (level 4): D5 Fortified Wines. Now I must wait ~8 weeks for results. Tonight is #Champagne #Cheers
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J-S the Wine Dad 🍷🥂🍶
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J-S the Wine Dad 🍷🥂🍶
@JS_WineDad
Husband, 3 kids, DipWSET student, wine guy at @VineStylesyyc, Author. Alter ego: @jsrioux Read my new #crime #fiction novel: https://t.co/Vw4UkhnSXa
Calgary, Alberta Katılım Nisan 2018
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@jjhorsey10 My experience with wines from Valle de Guadalupe has been excellent! Fresh, acidic, expressive…I’d love to know your thoughts on this Bordeaux-style blend?
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Tasting a Mexican wine tonight. From Quinta Monasterio, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja. I don’t speak Spanish but here is a little information I pulled from the site.
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Sadly, I don’t get my employee discount on #Sassicaia …they’re only for our customers! 😭
Vine Styles@vinestylesyyc
We just received our allocation of #Sassicaia ! It’s the 2022 vintage and we already sold one within a few minutes so there are five (5) left…come and get some! #wine #SuperTuscan
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Please someone explain to me like I’m 5: why can we put a man on the moon and a rover on Mars, but we can’t make a wine glass that does *not* shatter into 3,489,599 pieces when you break one??? (I’m still finding tiny shards 3 days later!)
GIF
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It sure is!!! Happy #InternationalGrenacheDay to those who celebrate! 🍷🍷
Vine Styles@vinestylesyyc
Happy #GrenacheDay ! What’s in your glass on this beautiful Friday? This wonderful Côtes-du-Rhône is 100% Grenache with notes of ripe red fruit, Mediterranean herbs, and baking spices (and is one of J-S’ favorites ;-) #Cheers
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Answer: Alberta Beef Tomahawk steak, medium-rare!!! 🥩🥩🍷
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#SaturdayVibes fun game: I need a little joy tonight and I found this 2015 Jaboulet Crozes-Hermitage. The fun question: what am I having for dinner??!
The answer in 2 hours :-)
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Woot: my novel received another 5-Star review on
@goodreads today! Thank you Lucy, it means a lot. Get it on Amazon: amazon.com/Death-Followed…
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Woah: you can get a paperback copy of my highly acclaimed 4.8-star novel for only $10 on Amazon CA right now!
amazon.ca/Death-Followed…
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@RyanCoetzee It was very good, great representation of Syrah - Winemaker Jean Smit honed his skill with Stéphane Ogier! (It also happened to be the most expensive of the lineup.)
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@JS_WineDad Looks great! How did that Damascene go? But young but a great producer.
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Tonight I am hosting a sold-out tasting titled “Around the World in 7 Syrahs” - how do you like this lineup?! There are 5 countries represented, including Oliver BC’s Le Vieux Pin ;-) #Syrah #winelover
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Update from last night's tasting for those who asked - note that *all* showed fantastically well:
- The Crozes-Hermitage was classic and superb;
- The Dusted Valley from Walla-Walla was amazing and voted as the crowd favourite!
- Langmeil won as the best "Steak Wine" ;-)
J-S the Wine Dad 🍷🥂🍶@JS_WineDad
Tonight I am hosting a sold-out tasting titled “Around the World in 7 Syrahs” - how do you like this lineup?! There are 5 countries represented, including Oliver BC’s Le Vieux Pin ;-) #Syrah #winelover
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@av_bob It was definitely one of the two favourites out of the 7!
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@JS_WineDad Nice to see that Walla Walla representative in there ...
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