2013. SUMMER. PHOTO ESSAY.
I WAS ASKED TO HOST THE WINES OF PORTUGAL TRADE SEMINAR AT THE AGO [A(rt) G(allery) of O(ntario)]. BOY WAS I NERVOUS AND SO VERY UNPREPARED TO MANAGE A STRUCTURED TASTING. MY LOVE FOR THESE WINES CARRIED ME THROUGH AND I THINK and I HOPE I MADE AN IMPRESSION. 2 MONTHS LATER I WAS ON A PLANE TO PORTUGAL FOR A 9 DAY, 21 PRODUCERS, 8 REGION TOUR OF PORTUGAL….AMAZING. I WAS TO RETURN TO TORONTO TO FACILITATE A SERIES OF LCBO PRODUCT CONSULTING TRAINING SESSIONS AND THEN TO HOST A TRADE TASTING FOR INDUSTRY AND MEDIA.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY PORTUGAL IS. THE WINES, THE PEOPLE AND THE FOOD WERE ALL SO COMFORTABLE IN WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM. IT IS ONLY OUR LACK OF PERSPECTIVE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PALATE THAT IS HOLDING US BACK FROM ENJOYING THE VALUE, QUALITY, EXCELLENCE AND GREATNESS OF PORTUGAL.
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM PORTUGAL IS A TREASURE TROVE OF DISCOVERY
