Young Blood Sommelier : Jordan Alessi
In the third of a second (and very popular) series we interview some of the most talented...
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Alvaro Palacios: An Iconic Spanish Wine Producer
Alvaro Palacios has become one of Spain’s legendary winemakers in just over 20 years. His father Jose Palacios Remondo was a pre-eminent Rioja winemaker at the family’s Palacios Remondo winery. He sent Alvaro, the seventh of his nine children, to study winemaking in France at famed Chateau Petrus on the Right Bank of the Bordeaux region and in California at Stag’s Leap in Napa Valley. His hope was that Alvaro would succeed him at their Rioja winery. Instead, Alvaro struck out in 1989 at the age of 25 to find a way to emulate Chateau Petrus wines in Spain, creating a rift between them for almost a decade.
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Serious Red from a 95 Point Vintage – Under $25!
I want to give you a heads-up about an exciting new release coming to LCBO Vintages shops this...
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Young Blood Sommeliers: Christopher Sealy
For this second series we sit down with a fellow who is undoubtedly one of the most professional, mannered, and well-dressed Sommeliers in the city, Christopher Sealy. When we first sat down to record this interview, over a year ago methinks, I had no idea that it would take me so long to publish. With Chris on the cusp of opening his own place on Dundas West (at Gladstone) we felt that the time was right to get him up on Good Food Revolution…
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Jamie Drummond on Food and Wine #53B Roberto Vincente Miguel (Bodegas Campo Viejo)
Just last night Rioja house Bodegas Campo Viejo hosted a marvelous dinner at The Chef’s House with guest Chef Carles Abellan (of Comerc 24, Barcelona fame) and Winemaker Roberto Vicente Miguel (Campo Viejo).
Earlier that day Good Food Revolution sat down with Roberto at Toronto’s Luma Restaurant for a quick chat… and trust me, this lunch was the calm before the storm in a teacup… full of Rioja.
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