Home Schooling

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. 

Henry Ford, American industrialist (1863-1947)

Learning should always be this much fun! The 3 Winos participated enthusiastically in a webinar produced by Context Travel called, "French Wine: From Bordeaux to Burgundy". Our sommelier took us on a tasty virtual tour from Champagne to Alsace, to Burgundy, to Bordeaux and on to the Loire. 

Preparing for the class required a trek around the city to four of our local LCBOs to find representative wines for the regions on the course syllabus. COVID and a longshoreman's strike in Quebec have reduced the stock on the shelves. Nevertheless, we nosed, swished and otherwise imbibed some great wines: Gardet Cuvee Saint Flavy (CHAMPAGNE); Baron de Hoen's Gewurztraminer (ALSACE); Louis Jadot Chardonnay (BOURGOGNE); Famille Bougrier Vouvray (LOIRE); Larose Trintaudon Cru Bourgeois (BORDEAUX) and Famille Perrin Cote du Rhone Villages (RHONE VALLEY). 

Our local cheese shop, Mikey Macquire's, provided a selection of six French cheeses to pair with the wines. All were exceptional and a couple rank as 'swoon-worthy'. Only a few small bits remain for the mice to enjoy later this week.

Thanks to a little home schooling, our grape horizons have widened. And we look forward to further exploration!