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Crowd-Pleasing Wines and Enthusiasts’ Gems.Seven Generations of Grit. One Exceptional Winemaker. Did you know? We’re not only writers, we’re door openers. If you own a winery, brewery, or distillery, we can help you grow. MORE HERE … What struck me during my visit was how comfortable and unpretentious the winery feels. This isn’t a grand…
Sun, Soil & Shoreline: A Deep Dive Ontario’s most southerly — and sunniest — wine region is earning the recognition it has long deserved. Here’s everything you need to know, plus a closer look at six wineries that make the case for LENS. The Region: Where Canada Gets Its Most Sun There is a persistent…
The video New England style unfiltered hazy pale ale made with Citra, El Dorado, and Columbus hops for a more complex, tropical and citrusy flavor profile. This amazing brew was a Spring 2025 seasonal beer. Full text of the tasting … The Wine Baron Okay, so I’m here with Fariborz at Bicycle Craft Brewery in Ottawa,…
A brewery dedicated to the enjoyment of life, the outdoors, and beautifully crafted beer. I enjoyed some fine beers recently from Bicycle Craft Brewery. Located in Ottawa, you can visit and enjoy several brews at their tap room, or look for them at LCBO. In addition to the many different beers available at the brewery,…
An enticing Single Hop Pale Ale from a talented brewer. Toppling Goliath Brewing Company gets it right. The owners of the Iowa-based craft brewery, Clark and Barbara Lewey, got started in home brewing before taking the plunge to open a brewery. In about a decade, they’ve become famous for their highly rated IPAs and barrel-aged…
What’s the story? Update: May 4, 2026 … It appears Sleeping Giant may be closing its doors, or is for sale. Please check with them before heading over there. I write about wine, beer, and spirits here at TheWineBaron.com. Wine is a wonderful world! In addition, I love the amazing world of craft beer culture. Enjoy…
Wine Regions of Italy, Spain, the U.S., and more Having covered the regions of France in Wine 101 Part 1, this Part 2 now covers additional exciting wine regions to round out your wine experience. ITALY Historic and cultural, Italian wines are to be discovered and savoured. Special wines Barolo The Piedmont region in the…
A quick introduction to wine This is Part One of Two | To Part Two You’ve come to the best place to learn about wine. Begin the process of becoming knowledgeable about wine in minutes. PART ONE (of 2). Begin with the most important wine producing country. France. Once you understand the main French wine…
We’re going to talk mostly about Craft Beer here in The Beer Lounge. There’s a big difference. So let’s leave industrial beer (Anheuser-Busch Inbev/Miller/Labatt, Molson Coors, and the like) to the mainstream consumer. We’re here to talk about small batch, natural, and innovative brewing for beer enthusiasts. So what is craft beer? It’s beer that’s…
Meeting a real deal cigar rep in Miami I was thrilled to have a chance encounter with one of the true cigar people out there recently, Peter Hernandez. To set the tone for perspective, let me back up a tiny bit… I’ve been into cigars since about the time I first met with Marvin Shanken,…