August 4, 2022

Eva Hudson

Ô Saisons! Ô Châteaux …

August 4, 2022

Eva Hudson

When it comes to weather and wine, the Loire Valley region of France reminds us of the challenges of agriculture, especially in an era of wildly unpredictable climate change.

July 6, 2022

Eva Hudson

The Fastest Corkscrew in the West - Chapter II: For a Few Bottles More

July 6, 2022

Eva Hudson

The Fastest Corkscrew in the West - Chapter II: For a Few Bottles More

Frank saddled up Graach and pointed him eastwards, sipping from a bottle of Trittenheimer as they rode under a sprawling sky. They were still a good distance from the badlands when an infernal noise emanated from the wagon, sounding as if it came from the very bowels of Hell.

June 15, 2022

Michelle Paget Salberg

After the Rain

June 15, 2022

Michelle Paget Salberg

There once was a man whose best friend was a dog. As is common in such a relationship, there was an incongruity in regards to the way that the two friends aged. One day, seemingly all of a sudden, the dog had become elderly.

June 1, 2022

Eva Hudson

The Proprietress of a Pool Hall

June 1, 2022

Eva Hudson

There's aromatic confusion out there as blossom season crescendos. I’ve been wandering my neighbourhood, delighting in the olfactory fireworks and thinking about my recent meeting with Esther, the proprietress of Fort McMurray's first pool hall.

May 26, 2022

Eva Hudson

2021 German Riesling - The Drinkle Report

May 26, 2022

Eva Hudson

2021 German Riesling - The Drinkle Report

The best wines have such astounding, breathtaking clarity that one could take effortless inventory of these qualities in a relaxed and unhurried way, and the terroir-transparency of 2021 is often striking. In general, these are wines that encompass the beauty of early mornings.