Monthly Archives: May 2008

Bordeaux & Gin

May 31, 2008 – 5:41 pm

So I’m writing a column on under $25 Bordeaux (appearing June 9 in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix if you’re curious) and this required drinking a dozen of them.
Left Bank, right bank (Cabernet/Merlot respectively) young, old… send me your poor, your tannic, your wines yearning to be drunk!
Of course this was a wildly different set of [...]

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breathalysers

May 8, 2008 – 4:37 pm

A couple of nights ago, I was zipping down 25th, when I was flagged into the parking lot of the Y for a chat with a polite, young, policeman. Is it just me or are the cops getting younger every year?
Instead of lecturing me on my driving habits - Hurrah! No speeding ticket! [...]

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