Wines Tasted at Mad About Malbecs Feb. 24

Thanks to all for making the Mad About Malbecs blind tasting such a success! Here's the key to the wines we tasted:

1. La Puerta Malbec 08 $13.50
2. Trivento Malbec Reserve 07 $13.00
3. Benjamin Nieto Senetiner Malbec 06 $14.00
4. Pascual Toso Malbec Reserve 07 $22.00
5. Santa Ana La Mascota Malbec 07 $23.00
6. Finca Flichman Oak-Aged Malbec 07 $10.00
7. Festivo Malbec 06 $20.25
8. Finca Los Primos Malbec 07 $10.00
9. Jean Bousquet Malbec Reserva 05 $22.40
10. Don Eugenio Malbec Reserva 05 $20.75
11. Croix du Mayne Cahors 07 (France) $19.50
12. Navarro Correas Malbec 07 $14.95
13. Catena Malbec 06 $25.90
14. Luigi Bosca Single Vinyard Malbec 05 $29.00
15. Altos Las Hormigas Malbec 07 $16.00
16. Vina Amalia Malbec 06 $22.00
17. Vina Chocalan Malbec Gran Reserva 06 (Chile) $27.00
18. Terrazas Malbec Reserva 06 $24.00
19. Nieto Senetiner Malbec Reserva 05 $16.00
20. Famiglia Bianchi Malbec 06 $19.50

Feb. 24th---Mad About Malbec!

Where: Sips, 425 Simcoe St
When: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6:30 - 8:00PM
Tickets: $25; advance tickets available at Sips and both Spinnakers Spirit Merchants locations

We'll be blind-tasting 20 Malbecs, festival-style, at Sips this Tuesday! Nibbles by the artists in Sips kitchen; genius provided by you!

Feb. 17th - Love, Beer and Chocolate Night at Sips!

Where: Sips Artisan Bistro, 425 Simcoe St.
When: Tuesday, February 17th, 5:00 pm
Tickets: Advance tickets $20 at Spinnakers (250.384.2739) and James Bay Spiritmerchants (250.590.3515)

10 unique beers will be served, along with our famous chocolates, crafted by Spinnakers own Crystal Duck! Join us for a night of beer, chocolate and love!

Tinhorn Tuesday at Spiritmerchants James Bay!

Where: Sips, 425 Simcoe St
When: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 5:00 - 7:00PM
Tickets: $35; advance tickets available at Sips and both Spinnakers Spirit Merchants locations

Featured among an exhaustive flight of new Tinhorn Creek '06 and '07 releases will be their fabulous Oldfield Merlot '04; their 2-Bench White '06 and the '06 Kerner icewine. All wines will be matched with gourmet offerings from Sips' kitchen.

Tastings every day at James Bay!

....With food pairings provided by Sips!

From 4-6PM every day, Spinnakers Spirit Merchants at James Bay now pops a cork or two on something special, and pours 'till we can't pour no more! Canapes devised to complement whatever's going into the glasses on any given day will be prepared by the culinary superstars next door at Sips!

Looking for something to fill that looming gap between work and supper? Come by and sample something inspiring!

Malt Whiskey Workshops at Sips!

Where: Sips Tasting Bar, 425 Simcoe St.
When: Saturday, January 24th, 2:00PM
Tickets: Sold Out
Euan Mitchell, the Managing Director of Arran Distillers, will be sharing his wares in the first of this afternoon's malt double-header.


Where: Sips Tasting Bar, 425 Simcoe St.
When: Saturday, January 24th, 4:00PM
Tickets: Free Admission, but limited seating
Fred Laing, Director and Master Blender of Douglas Laing & Co. will be hosting a seminar where his Provenance line of custom malt whiskeys will figure, er, provenently. Seven whiskies in all will be featured, the eldest weighing in at 43 years. See you there!

Chaberton Estate Winetasting!

Where: Sips, 425 Simcoe St
When: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 6:00PM
Tickets: Admission is $25; advance tickets available at Sips and both Spinnakers Spirit Merchants locations

An exhaustive selection from the Chaberton portfolio, matched with their appropriate foods. Food will be by Sips; as always, wines will be available for sale next door at Spinnakers in James Bay.