In Anglo-Saxon tradition, there is an old nursery rhyme about the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker: Rub a dub dub, Three fools in…
Pascale SchittecatteFebruary 1, 2019
Marcus Ansems is a Master of Wine. He’s the fifth person in Canada to hold this distinguished qualification, and he has a wealth of experience…
Pascale SchittecatteOctober 8, 2018
As I head out the door on a sunny afternoon in June, rushing to my meeting with Alan Dickinson of Synchromesh Wines, I hesitate and…
Pascale SchittecatteSeptember 14, 2018
As Marie Doyard sits down at our window-side table at Mayfair Comptoir, I can’t help but feel a small jolt of surprise. She looks so…
Pascale SchittecatteJune 22, 2018
If you haven’t had the pleasure of trying to conduct a ‘serious’ tasting with a dilettante wino, then I thoroughly recommend that you try it —…
Pascale SchittecatteMay 1, 2018
This week’s wine of choice is the 2015 Riesling from Cave Spring Vineyards in the Niagara Peninsula, Canada. A couple of weeks ago, I went on…
Pascale SchittecatteApril 18, 2018
This week I sampled a pleasantly easy-drinking 2016 Alvarinho from Soalheiro in Monção e Melgaço. Found in northwestern Portugal, Melgaço is home to some of the…
Pascale SchittecatteMarch 25, 2018
This week’s wine choice is the 2008 Grand Cru Hengst Gewürztraminer from Josmeyer. Founded in 1854 by Alsatian restauranteur Aloyse Meyer, this fifth-generation winery is…
Pascale SchittecatteMarch 4, 2018