Kate Simpson
Rieslings: Germany vs. Alsace
“the world’s greatest white wine grape” - Jancis Robinson One of the noble grape varietals, Riesling is known for its complexity,...
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Kate Simpson
- Apr 18
Brunello 2010
Tonight we got to taste Brunello di Montalcino from a highly rated vintage. Brunello is considered to be one of the richest and most...
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Kate Simpson
- Mar 21
Red Wines of Spain
Tonight's tasting was a little different: instead of tasting the same vintage across a specific region or type of wine, tonight we...
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Kate Simpson
- Feb 28
2015 Northern Rhône
"Northern Rhône 2015 is surely the vintage of a lifetime." – Marcel Guigal, E. Guigal What a treat this evening to taste such a vintage...
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Kate Simpson
- Jan 17
Bordeaux 2008
What better way to kick off January 2023 than with a tasting of this fine vintage? All eight wines were from the left bank of the Gironde...
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Kate Simpson
- Nov 16, 2022
Bubbles & Sparkles
Our last tasting of the year is a range of eleven old and new world sparkling wines and champagnes (yes, eleven!). A different format for...
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Kate Simpson
- Oct 18, 2022
2012 Châteauneuf-du-Papes
The Southern Rhône is one of the greatest wine regions of the world - or so say I (as you can see from my short Wine Bio on our 'About'...
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Kate Simpson
- Sep 20, 2022
Ontario Pinot Noirs
A word of warning: this will be a fully biased review of the evening at The Faculty Club in Toronto. I am a huge fan of cool climate...
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Kate Simpson
- Jun 21, 2022
New World Shiraz on the Patio!
The Toronto Vintners Club is not just about wine tastings. Every now and then we pull some bottles from the cellar, collaborate with a...
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Kate Simpson
- May 17, 2022
Great Red Varietals - A Double Blind Tasting
The ultimate taste test: with no guide ropes of which country or region the wine might be from, or even whether it might be New World or...
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Kate Simpson
- Apr 19, 2022
2013 Cali Cabs
Two years and two months since we were last here at The Faculty Club in downtown Toronto. Then, we were tasting 2009 Montalcinos; today...
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Kate Simpson
- Mar 22, 2022
Virtual Tasting: Southern Italy Reds
Toronto Vintners Club took a road less travelled this evening to discover the luscious wines produced in the toe and heel of Italy's...
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Kate Simpson
- Feb 15, 2022
Virtual Tasting: The Red Wines of the Douro
Is a wine region capable of jealousy? You probably know that Spain’s famed Ribera del Duero is home to high-quality wines. When the Duero...
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Kate Simpson
- Jan 18, 2022
VIRTUAL TASTING: Bordeaux 2005
What better way to kick off 2022 than with a tasting of Bordeaux from a top-rated vintage?! Tonight we tasted a selection of growth wines...
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Kate Simpson
- Nov 16, 2021
VIRTUAL TASTING: Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2010
And here we are already at the end of our 2021 season of tastings - didn't that come around quickly?! But what better way to leave this...
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Kate Simpson
- Oct 19, 2021
Virtual Tasting: Barolo 2010 & Barbaresco 2012
Who doesn't like a smidge of Nebbiolo on a glorious October evening in Toronto? Tonight we got to taste 4 Barolos from 2010 and 4...
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Kate Simpson
- Sep 26, 2021
Virtual Tasting: Chateau Ste. Michelle Reds
The wonders of holding our virtual wine tastings was evident again at our first tasting after the Summer. We were joined from Washington...
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Toronto Vintners Club
- Jun 15, 2021
Virtual Tasting: Mediterranean whites
To send us off into the arms of Summer, our June tasting treated us to a range of Mediterranean Whites. Wines to sip with tapas, snacks...
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Toronto Vintners Club
- May 18, 2021
VIRTUAL TASTING: HIDDEN BENCH VERTICALS
Tonight we were treated to a tasting of nine Hidden Bench Estate Winery's finest wines. A vertical tasting means we get to taste the same...
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Toronto Vintners Club
- Apr 25, 2021
Virtual Tasting: Classic Burgundies 2017
Tonight's tasting set out to answer an age-old question. And a question I have often asked about Burgundy in particular: when is the...
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