June 10, 2019

Wine Review : 2015 Domaine La Chapelle St. Joseph Vacquerys

The first of my weekly Friday posts. This week, barbecue season is in full swing. I barbecue a lot and I barbecue everything. There are lots […]
June 19, 2019

Two For Tuesday: Bordeaux Edition

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carl Bird (@carlknowswine) Two outstanding wines in their own ways. Slight colour differences between the two. RB […]
June 19, 2019

2forTuesday – The Rosé Edition

These two wines have been flying off the shelves of the wine store in which I work. So I thought there must be something to these […]
August 7, 2019

2forTuesday: The Meritage Edition – Bordeaux Blends from Canada and Down Under

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August 19, 2019

Wine Discovery Workshop – City of Kirkland

  Carl Knows Wine will be hosting a Wine Discovery workshop through the City of Kirkland. This will be a 3 day workshop and will be […]
September 9, 2019

Wine Discovery and Tasting/Découverte et Dégustation – City of Beaconsfield – October and November

  Carl Knows Wine will be hosting two 3- day Wine Discovery workshops through the City of Beaconsfield. The first will be held on three consecutive […]
April 2, 2020

2forTuesday – the 2010 Bordeaux Edition

2010 was the second consecutive outstanding vintage in Bordeaux. Wine Enthusiast rates both Médoc (99 points) and Saint-Émilion (97 points) as the second best vintage in […]
April 7, 2020

Thoughts from the Grapevine – Vol 1 Issue 1

Let it Breathe or Let it Be A lot of people wonder if there is an optimum period to let a wine breathe before drinking it. […]
April 8, 2020

2forTuesday – Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

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March 4, 2021

Thoughts from the Grapevine – Vol 2 Issue 1

How Cold is too Cold? As a sommelier, I am asked a lot of questions about wine – what type to serve and how to serve […]
April 14, 2021

Thoughts from the Grapevine – Vol 2 Issue 2 – Natural Wine – Part 1