So, where can one expect to find the best Chardonnay in the world? In Canada, of course. In a blind taste test, wine experts chose a wine produced right here in Ontario's Niagara region over bottles from France, California, Australia and New Zealand, using such flattering terms as "well-contained opulence" and "fine spicy finish."
"This proves you can do wonderful things in Canada" said French-born Don-Jean Léandri, who has been a sommelier for 30 years and participated in the taste test organized by Cellier magazine. He said the results should have French winemakers looking over their shoulders.
The Chardonnay judged to be the finest is the 2005 vintage of Claystone Terrace Chardonnay. It sells for $37.50 in Quebec, but unfortunately, is sold out in Ontario. The news item did not mention any other sources.
Saturday 9 May 2009
Tuesday 5 May 2009
On "popular" culture
I wouldn't recognize Beyonce if she fell on me.
I couldn't pick out a single Goo Goo Doll out of a police lineup.
If my life depended on it, I couldn't name even one rap song.
The only desperate housewife I've ever known was my ex-.
Except for Susan Boyle, the name/image of no other Idol contestant resides in my brain.
Reality TV has never occupied my reality.
I consider the above quite an accomplishment.
I couldn't pick out a single Goo Goo Doll out of a police lineup.
If my life depended on it, I couldn't name even one rap song.
The only desperate housewife I've ever known was my ex-.
Except for Susan Boyle, the name/image of no other Idol contestant resides in my brain.
Reality TV has never occupied my reality.
I consider the above quite an accomplishment.
Monday 4 May 2009
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Mine that Bird!
Did you hear about the Kentucky Derby winner? It was won by a Canadian-bred horse (Mine that Bird) that looked like it had no chance at all. I was at Toronto's Woodbine Raceway and before the race, I remarked to the guy beside me that if I could bet for a horse to finish last, that would be my pick. Not only did he win--he went from almost last to first in the slop and finished about seven lengths ahead of the second-place horse. He went off at 50-1. Days before, the horse was racing at a "B" track in New Mexico where he couldn't even beat those nags. I thought for sure that shortly after the race, it would be announced that he was disqualified for being juiced.
If you look at the video, he made champion horses look like they were standing still.The horse was bought (I think as a yearling) by Woodbine trainer David Cotey for (are you ready for this?) $9,500. Compare this to the $million+ paid for other Derby contenders. The horse won three stake races as a two-year-old at Woodbine and was named top two-year-old in the country. Cotey sold the animal for about $450,000 to Americans. He raced only twice before the Derby as a three-year-old at Sunland Park in New Mexico, finishing second and fourth. The connections were dreaming in technicolour when they decided to enter him in the Derby. The new trainer hauled the horse with his pickup truck for 21 hours to Churchill Downs. If you ask me, the race was an unrepeatable miracle.
Let's see what he does in the Preakness and or Belmont. Here's the video. You can hear the announcer say during the backstretch run that Mine that Bird is well back from the rest of them. As the field nears the final turn, watch for a horse coming through along the rail...
If you look at the video, he made champion horses look like they were standing still.The horse was bought (I think as a yearling) by Woodbine trainer David Cotey for (are you ready for this?) $9,500. Compare this to the $million+ paid for other Derby contenders. The horse won three stake races as a two-year-old at Woodbine and was named top two-year-old in the country. Cotey sold the animal for about $450,000 to Americans. He raced only twice before the Derby as a three-year-old at Sunland Park in New Mexico, finishing second and fourth. The connections were dreaming in technicolour when they decided to enter him in the Derby. The new trainer hauled the horse with his pickup truck for 21 hours to Churchill Downs. If you ask me, the race was an unrepeatable miracle.
Let's see what he does in the Preakness and or Belmont. Here's the video. You can hear the announcer say during the backstretch run that Mine that Bird is well back from the rest of them. As the field nears the final turn, watch for a horse coming through along the rail...
Heidi and Spencer's (and Vinny's not so) big adventure
Suddenly, I was hearing reference after reference to Heidi and Spencer's wedding. After about a week of this, I finally decided to try and find out who the heck these "celebrities" that I've never heard of are. After a few searches, reading articles and viewing videos, I learnt who they are. Now, I'm wondering why they are.
In the old days, many very talented people never had the luck to become a household name. It seems to me that these days, the most extraordinarily ordinary people are given (at least) five minutes of fame. If you have any aspirations of greatness at all, don't give up. You will surely get a chance. By the way, it seems to help if you're shallow, annoying and act like you're the greatest thing since the internet.
In the old days, many very talented people never had the luck to become a household name. It seems to me that these days, the most extraordinarily ordinary people are given (at least) five minutes of fame. If you have any aspirations of greatness at all, don't give up. You will surely get a chance. By the way, it seems to help if you're shallow, annoying and act like you're the greatest thing since the internet.
Sunday 3 May 2009
Q & A's from around the web
Ok, Well I am taking AP classes next year, and I always have a fear the teacher will say "Are you in the write class?" This is a more advanced English class. Honest question, to all races. If you saw a Black girl in an AP class, what is the first thing to pop up in your mind?
Wow she must be really smart to be hear.
Editor's note: Who said today's youth have trouble with English?
Wow she must be really smart to be hear.
Editor's note: Who said today's youth have trouble with English?
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