The Smokin’ Smoking Loon Zin

I’ll make this one short and sweet. It is about Smoking Loon Old Wine Zinfandel. It’s no secret that I love Zinfandel.  I’ve written about some of my happy encounters with various incarnations of this wine already. But many of you love it too. How do I know?  Several years ago, I featured this particular Zin in…

Zin and the Art of Bank Account Balance Maintenance

Not every wine varietal has its name in a website URL and such passionate support behind it. Zinfandel does. Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP) may be behind Zinfandel.org, and how cool is that. Before we get too deep into exploring this Californian wine, I’ll share a tip with you that I hinted at in the…

There Is nothing Petite about Petite Sirah

Several years ago, my family from a couple of European countries came to visit me here in Ottawa. Although we get to see each other regularly if not often, it was a long awaited visit, the first on this side of the Atlantic. Wanting to show them as much of this part of Canada over…