We know how it feels. You’re out to eat with friends and someone orders a bottle you’ve never heard of before. Or you’re spending a day checking out Nova Scotia’s own wineries and decide to taste a few new styles. Or maybe you’ve decided to attend a tasting event for the first time. No matter the situation, […]
This past June, twenty two wine professionals gathered in Prince Edward County, Ontario to taste, evaluate and score over 1800 wines from across the country for the WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada. The goal of this competition is to recognize and award scores to the best wines being made in Canada- or at least those […]
The hottest new trend in beer since IPA; sour beer is taking over! You’d almost think it is a brand new thing that’s just hit the beer scene in the last couple years, but would you believe that sour beer has been a thing almost has long as beer itself? The style is making a huge […]
A: The short answer to this question is: taste more wine. The longer answer is a bit more complicated and depends, ultimately, on your personal preferences. If you want to keep things informal: -Investigate wine. Listen to wine podcasts, read books and connect with wine professionals you trust in person or on social media. -Practice […]
Quebec not only has one of the oldest brewing scenes in Canada, they also have one of the best. Quebec has always had a very robust and creative beer culture. Brewers don’t tend to rely on any one country for inspiration, like you may find elsewhere. If I had to generalize for a moment though, […]
Years before I worked for Bishop’s Cellar, I wandered into the shop on the Halifax waterfront one sunny Autumn day. I had just come back from a vacation in Italy and I was looking for a wine that I’d had at a wine bar in Florence. I could not remember the name of the wine […]
We’re thrilled to welcome fresh new wines from Austria’s Weingut Sepp Moser to our shop this June! The Moser family is one of Austria’s viticultural dynasties. Sepp Moser founded today’s estate in 1987 with vineyards in the Austrian wine-growing areas Kremstal and Neusiedlersee. He ambitiously dedicated himself to creating exquisite wines full of character from best sites. […]
Pet-What? You’ve likely noticed a lot of talk about Pet-Nat lately and you may be wondering- What is it? What does it mean? And, how is Lucas going to relate it to beer? Well, let’s dive in. Pet Nat is short for Pétillant Naturel, and it’s actually a lot older than most wine styles- including Champagne! There […]
