EUREKA California Wine 2024

 

EUREKA! Discovering California Wines

Montreal Industry

April 25, 2024

The EURECA California Wine Tasting event was quite impressive. It was held on Le Grand Quai at the Old Port in the historical Old Montreal, offering an imposing view of the St Laurence river flowing by. A great number of the California wine producers participated in this event, each presenting a number of different types of wines and vintages, a truly impressive selection of wines to taste and to discover by the Quebec wine professionals.

It was quite physically impossible to taste  all the excellent wines offered by the different California vineyards presented at the show. All the wine displays were attractive, and the wine regional differences interesting to experience.  

The California organic wine was also represented at the show. The Bonterra Organic Estate had avery spacious and attractive kiosk that offered healthy and special wines to amuse and delight one's taste buds. It was a real pleasure to try their wines.

Food was also generousely offered at the show to all the attendants with specialty cheeses, cold cuts, fruits, nuts and other delights. The food table was very much appreciated by all the attendees and became even a gathering place to reconnect with others and to exchange their wine tasting experiences.

It was a well organized show that united many wine professionals and offered them new experiences and opportunities to establish new contacts and to find new business partners.

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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Book Launch

 
Closer Together

Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other

By Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

Official launch in Montreal
Monday April 22. 2024

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, the former wife of the Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau, has launched her first book last night at the Hôtel Gault in Old Montreal. Born and raised in Montreal, she has chosen her native city for this very important event in her life. Her book invites readers to a personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance. and empowerment. It is drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, psychiatrists, scientists, and other experts.

The book, which is 204 pages long, was first written in English and then translated into French. The English book is available in the book stores starting today, April 23, 2024. The French edition will be in the stores starting tomorrow, on April 24, 2024.

The publisher of the English version of the book is Random House Of Canada, and the publisher of the French version is KO Éditions. Both publishers were present at the event. On the two photos below, the French publisher is on the left and the English one in the middle. And, of course, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is on the right.

The book draws from the author’s personal experience starting from her childhood and including her position as the First Lady of Canada. It also includes her experiences as a mother of three children, as well as her other life challenges and her various duties.

The book intends to connect the readers to their own life experiences and to help them find joy and balance in their lives.

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Oregon & Washington Wine 2024

OREGON & WASHINGTON WINE 2024

April 10, 2024

This Montreal wine tasting event was held this year at Fabrik8, located east of Jean-Tallon Metro Station. It was was a celebration of specialty wines that featured a great number of producers from the USA Oregon and Washington western states. The event was also attended by the USA Consul General Robert P. Sanders.

It was a unique chance to discover a great number of specialty wines from the two US west regions and also a  perfect opportunity to learn about many dynamic wine regions in those two states and their unique vintages. Many wines were aged and/or produces in limited quantities.

Not only did the event present a unique learning experience as well as the introductions to new wines, it was also a great professional meeting gathering for business contacts and deals to be made, as well as maybe even some long-lasting friendships.

Food was also generously provided and very much appreciated.

The event was a great success.

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Portuguese TEJO Wines 2024

 

PORTUGUESE TEJO WINES' TASTING EVENT

March 26, 2024

Ten Portugues wine makers from Tejo Region presented their best wines at the Entrepôts Dominion located on Saint-Ambroise street n Montreal. It was a wine tasting event that offered an assortment of about 120 wines, all different, each created with a very specific and special process.

Tejo is a Portuguese wine region that covers the same area as the country’s Ribatejo Province. It takes its name from the river Tejo (Tagus). The entire region is entitled to use the Vinho Regional designationTejo VR.

Located in the very heart of Portugal, between The Lisboon and Alentejo VRs, the region is dominated by the influence of the Tagus river that moderates the region's climate, making it more temperate than other areas of Portugal. The rejion is experiencing a wine producing renaissance that affect all the stages of wine production from vine to bottles.

Vineyards are planted on the fertile alluvial plains along the river and are capable to produce great yields, all thanks to the landscape shape, climate, economy and the communities that live their.

Tejo is now producing over 30 million liters of certified wine per year and is the 5th largest of Portugal 14 wine regions. The wine community in Tejo comprises more than 80 wineries and 4 co-operatives. Many wineries have been family-owned by generations.

A special Vitiivinicola wine-makers Commission oversees the Tejo wines certification and laboratory testing, to assure all wines confirm to quality standards and correct labeling. There are also held regular workshops for wine markers to ensure the most current trends in market preferences  as well as the global wine trends.

The food that accompanied this wine tasting even was also generous.

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