Wine Legs   Every once in a while you will see somebody swirl their glass of wine, raise it towards the light and watch with bated breath for the wine’s legs to appear, a mythical indicator of wine quality. These legs, or splits as the French describe them, are the streaks of wine forming on … Continue reading What are Wine Legs?→

Matching wine and chocolate is a match made in heaven for the food lover and wine lover wrapped in one. Just as with wine, chocolate provides a complexity of tastes and textures, with the potential for subtle changes with each brand-new batch of chocolate. Knowing how to value the subtlety and complexity of flavours that … Continue reading How to Combine Wine and Chocolate→

[image width=”450″ height=”250″ lightbox=”false” src=”https://winebutler.ca/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/5.jpg”] The best wine can boost a meal to perfection. While there are no hard and fast guidelines on matching food and wine because it’s eventually a matter of personal taste, there are fundamental standards on what wine connoisseurs and food enthusiasts think about make good options. In this article, you’ll … Continue reading How to Combine Food and Wine→