On 2018-01-21 11:47 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2018-01-20 5:34 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:32:11 -0700, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2018-01-20 4:04 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> Tacos (crunchy corn tortillas).Â* I used ground pork rather than beef
>>>> for
>>>> the filling.Â* I used Sargento finely shredded four cheese "Mexican
>>>> blend" cheese.Â* Note: if you put the cheese in the bottom of the warmed
>>>> crisp tortillas before adding the other ingredients it is less
>>>> likely to
>>>> break and make a mess.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have tacos very often but I was in the mood for something quick
>>>> and easy.Â* Hit the spot nicely!
>>>>
>>>> You?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> Bacon wrapped scallops to start
>>> Roast loin of pork with roasted vegetables and hasselback potatoes.
>>> Apple pie with crumble topping and custard.
>>> Blue Mountain (B.C.) pinot noir to drink.
>>> Graham
>>
>> I've never seen or heard of Canadian wine. I once tasted Dutch wine.
>> It tasted like a liquefied mouse nest. But it's supposed to be getting
>> better due to global warming.
>>
> Canada produces some really, really good wines and their Icewines are
> fantastic.
> Steven Spurrier, a well-known wine expert and the man who organised the
> infamous "Judgement of Paris" wine tasting, visited BC a couple of years
> ago and was bowled over by the quality.
> He wrote that the gamay produced by the Blue Mountain winery was the
> best he had tasted outside Beaujolais!


I live in the Niagara peninsula, which has developed a significant wine
making reputation over the last 50-60 years. Niagara wines used to be
pretty crappy, but there were a few dedicated vintners who recognized
that we had the soil and weather conditions to make good wine and they
started to import better grape varieties. A friend of ours was into
wine tasting long before it became fashionable and he travels to the
wine regions of the world just to try out their products. He has a small
business organizing wine events. He has commented that anyone who looks
down their noses at Ontario wines doesn't know anything about wine.


We have pretty well captured the market for ice wines. Our climate
pretty well guarantees that the temperature will drop to the -8C
required to freeze the grapes on the vine. Then it is a flurry of
activity to get the grapes in and pressed before it rises again.
Personally, despite the incredible taste of ice wines, the stuff is just
too sweet for my taste.