The other bit of shopping I did today, other than my new PC, was to visit the LCBO Vintages store. Vintages brought Rosemount’s remarkable GSM (year 2000) in today. This is a fabulous bottle of wine, albeit a little pricy at C$34.95. I still have nine left from the 1999 vintage which are just starting to drink really well. Stay tuned, I may open a bottle over the next few days.
I also grabbed a bottle of Hogue’s Genesis Merlot (1999), which I am sipping at right now in celebration of my triumphant VoIP experiences today. The 1999 is still a little young and quite tannic. Lovely fruity nose, and plenty of raspberry / currant flavours in the wine, but the tannins need time to settle out. Nice long finish. It would be worth grabbing a half dozen of these and cellaring them for a bit.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
