Friday, November 23 2007
Winnipeg, Wine Sense and the Blue and Gold Room
Limited Edition lecture before the tasting, Blue and Gold Room, Winnipeg
Had a really good show last night: 300 people packed into the big event room at Bomber's stadium in Winnipeg. For those not familiar with Manitoba geography, Winnipeg is the largest city, and the capital of the province. Situated on the flood plain of two rivers (the Red and the Assiniboine) at almost the precise geographic centre of North America, it's on the eastern edge of the Canadian prairies, next to central Canada. Because so many rail and ground transportation lines pass through it, we sometimes call it 'The Gateway to the West'. In contrast to what you might expect from a Prairie city, it has a robust ethnic community with great neighbourhoods, a fabulous ballet, some wonderful architecture and parks, and many lakes and streams--each of which produce, in their own time, mosquitos the size of jet airplanes.
But there are no mosquitos today! It's a wee bit chilly, with an inch of crisp snow and bright sunshine. I've got to get ready to see the new Wine Sense store (they're remodeling, and it looks great!) Tonight we're over in the Greenwood Inn (apparently some sort of football-thing has pre-empted us from the Blue and Gold room) and we're looking forward to another 300 folks enjoying wine and food pairings and a bit of chit-chat to go with.
Next week: Colorado and Missouri!
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