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Report from - Annual Austrian Tasting ... April 15, 2008

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There’s much to know about Austria and it’s wines, but here in the Great White North we call Ontario we see very little of them (wines, not Austrians).  Visitors to the LCBO will notice that the stores don’t have an Austrian section, is it because the demand just isn’t there?  It certainly isn’t because there isn’t enough choice.

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Report from - Made in Italy (2 of 4) ... April 14, 2008

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Missed Part 1 – click here.

Tonight’s event was a little more publicized, although a little less organized.  The theme was “Italian Wine for Sushi”, a seemingly oddball combination for sure.  This time the Italian Trade Commission took over InQuattro on Hazelton Avenue in Yorkville, a clothing store housed in an architecturally interesting building; surrounded by plenty of Versace we sipped on wine and nibbled on fresh Sushi made by the staff from Sushi Inn (120 Cumberland). 

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