![]() They got hit so hard by Fiona, my heart is broken for the devastation in this beautiful town. Port aux Basque, Newfoundland is the entryway to Newfoundland, when travelling by ferry. I would like to take a moment to send a prayer to people in the Southwestern Newfoundland. Being on the back of the building, I was sheltered. I was lucky in that the wind was coming down the street, so the front of our building got hit harder. We lost our power for about 19 hours, so I’m grateful, as I sit here sipping a hot coffee. That’s how much I loved it.Īreas of Halifax and Dartmouth got hit harder than I did and people are still struggling without power. I had no intention of going out today, but I’m having friends in today and I want to share this wine. I loved it and it was definitely my wine of the week, so it wouldn’t be fair to the other new wines I have tried recently. This wonderful wine was from the 2017 harvest. The Mo Sisters, are 3 sisters that grew up in a prominent wine family in Australia, and they have only just launched in 2019. It was full-bodied and rich and not oaky like some Australian wines. So run, don’t walk to try this wonderful wine. It was $25 and I got it for $21, and it wasn’t on sale, it said clearance. It was over the moon delicious, but I think our local NSLC may be clearing it out. This red blend from South Australia is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Shiraz and 20% Merlot. It was funny, I was strolling through Port of Wines and was in the New Zealand section, and I didn’t realize I was actually in the Australia section. You know I love an interesting label, and this one caught my attention. After the first 5 weeks, I’ll be scoped and scanned again to see if the tumor has shrunk enough to operate to remove it, or if more chemo is needed. And since fatigue is the #1 side effect I’ll be feeling, I can’t guarantee I’ll be in the mood to write a weekly wine blog. Although they told me I can have a glass of wine if I feel like it, I don’t know how much I’ll be sipping. My first round is 5 weeks, Monday to Friday 5 days a week, both chemo and radiation. On Monday, I start both chemo and radiation at the same time. Since then I have been poked and prodded, LOL, but honestly, lots of tests and scans. On November 25th, I got diagnosed with colon cancer. I thought long and hard about including this in the blog, but I thought I owed it to my regular readers about a potential break in my blog writing (and my wine drinking) Rich with peppery notes, it’s a great Cabernet Sauvignon at a great price. Priced under $20, this Cabernet is on sale in Nova Scotia right now. I think I had this one when I was home in Newfoundland for Christmas. Staying in South America, let’s head to Argentina. Moira, if you’re reading, can you send me a photo? ![]() Stay tuned, I’m searching different wine stores in Halifax, to try and find the name of this wine. Our wonderful server Moira suggested I take a picture, but I left and didn’t get the picture. I tried a new Cabernet Franc, which was amazing, and I just looked and it’s not listed on their wine list on the website. With all our dishes, we were commenting on the delicious sauces, that man can build flavors. My friend Fred and I were saying what a dream it would be to spend an afternoon with Martin in his kitchen learning how to make his sauces. The pasta is made fresh, my group had everything from Seafood Linguine to the Atlantic Salmon. So I took a picture of my friend’s dessert. I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture of my Mushroom Truffle Ravioli, it was so delicious, I couldn’t stop eating long enough to take a photo. This past week my friends and I went to one of our favorite restaurants, Martin’s Kitchen. You are, after all, the one paying for it. My advice has always been, ‘drink the wine at the temperature you like’. These include easy-drinking Pinot Grigios or wines with high sugar content and intense flavors, like a late-harvest Riesling or a dry rosé. “For a wine to taste good when served so cold, it needs a different flavor profile,” says Elizabeth Gabay, Master of Wine and author of Rosé: Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution. I always encourage people to put their wine in the fridge and take it out a while before serving, as opposed to adding ice.Ĭertain wines can handle ice more than others. Keep in mind, ice will dilute the wine and change the composition and taste, especially in red wines. This is not the “room temperature” red wine or any wine should be served at. You tend to see it more for white and rose wines, but with temperatures in the range of 35-degrees in Halifax, I added ice to my red wine last Saturday night. Is it ok to add ice to wine? Absolutely! In Provence France, a rose wine topped over lots of ice cubes is called Piscine.
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