Interesting diverse selection of topics this year that made our Top 10 hits. Pleased that a food article on those outstanding lunches available at Milos restaurant topped the List followed at #2 by an Austro-Hungarian theme dinner.
Surprised that your scribe’s Blog on September 16th about the New York controversial Resy restaurant reservation system and seven dining tips on popular hot spots like Penny didn’t crack your top ten. Check it out if you are New York bound.
Wine articles, often verticals, filled out the remaining eight slots with a nice regional variety of three Bordeaux, two Burgundy, one Italy, one Napa Valley in California, and one Okanagan Valley in British Columbia.
Other special wine tastings I found particularly insightful that didn’t make it included two verticals of Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes from Meo-Camuzet and Sergio Zingarelli Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, plus the 9 vineyard horizontal of Barbaresco Riserva 2009 from Produttori del Barbaresco.
We will try to keep this all going for 2025.
Happy New Year to everyone – especially all my loyal followers on this excellent International Wine & Food Society website.
1. ESTIATORIO MILOS RESTAURANTS DO EXTRAORDINARY QUALITY VALUE
2. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THEME DINNER FOR IWFS VANCOUVER BOTH EDUCATIONAL & DELICIOUS!
3. IMPRESSIVE GAMBERO ROSSO VINI D’ITALIE 2024 AWARDS WINE TASTING HELD IN VANCOUVER
4. DIVERSITY OF LOUIS JADOT TOP WINES SHINE BRIGHTLY!
5. CLOS DE TART RED BURGUNDY MAKES MAJOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS
6. ICONIC WINERIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA LIVE UP TO CONFIDENT NAME WITH OUTSTANDING CLASSY TRADE EVENT
7. CHATEAU RAUZAN-SEGLA TEN YEAR VERTICAL SHOWS VERY MUCH IMPROVED TOP WINES
8. CHÂTEAU FIGEAC VERTICAL WISELY SERVED OLDEST TO YOUNGEST
9. PICHON LALANDE CONSISTENTLY EXCELS WITH BOTH OLDER VINTAGES BY MAY-ELIANE DE LENCQUESAING & NEWER WINES BY NICOLAS GLUMINEAU
10. SIMON FAMILY ESTATE: A NEW TOP QUALITY NAPA VALLEY CULT WINERY