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Cocktails | Cranberry Bellini
Festive, gorgeous and sure to put a smile on the faces of your guests. Serves 8. In a pitcher combine ¼ cup (60 ml) Grenadine and 1 cup (250 ml) cranberry juice. Pour mixture evenly among eight champagne glasses. Top each glass with Champagne or sparkling wine. Read More in the Winter 2013…
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Tasting | Herradura Tequila
Taking home cases of wine is old school. Why not buy an entire barrel of tequila instead? Tequila Herradura Barrel Select Experience program gives tequila lovers the chance to order their very own Herradura Double Barrel Reposado. When bottled, each barrel yields approximately 240 bottles of specially crafted tequila that is rested…
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Q & A | Jamie Marfell
Seven Questions with Jamie Marfell: WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY WITH STONELEIGH? My first year being a trainee winemaker, tasting the wines from the fantastic 1989 vintage. I can still remember both the Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. Both were unbelievable. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SUMMER MEAL TO PAIR WITH THE STONELEIGH SAUVIGNON BLANC?…
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Cider | Michel Jodoin
[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/Michel Jodoin 2010/”/] Michel Jodoin was one of CSL’s later stops on our tour around Monteregie and the Eastern townships of Quebec. We were taken for a tour of the facility as well as a cider tasting (one of many that dat. Note: don’t try this at home). We were amazed at the difference…
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Cocktails | Herbal Notes: Abattoir, Vancouver
Herbal Notes 30 ml Zubrowka vodka 15 ml Del Maguey Mezcal 15 ml Fresh lime juice 15 ml Yellow Chartreuse 60 ml Lager 1/2 Birds eye chili Method: Rim a collins glass with salt (a smoked salt preferably). Remove the seeds from the chili and muddle in the bottom of the glass.…