FOOD & DRINK
Originally from South Eastern Ontario, Jackie, her husband and teenage son, moved to PEI in 2016. While taking on a rather ambitious home renovation project, she also started a tour operation. HOP|SIP|SWIRL TASTING TOURS is a private winery, brewery & distillery business focusing on the ever growing local artisan beverage industry. She's a true believer that life doesn't get better by chance. It gets better by choice. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONSIDER FOR YOUR LIST: • Trius Vidal Ice wine 375 ml $30.99-Canada • Rossignol Maple 375 ml $19.98-Canada • Via Vini Cabernet Sauvignon Slamove Vino 200 ml $61.99-Czech Republic • Inniskillin Cab Franc 200 ml $49.99-Canada • Graham’s 30 Year Old Tawny Port 375 ml $69.99-Portugal
Fortified wines like port and sherry are a couple of standout alternatives, especially when paired with cured meats, or strong hard cheeses at the end of a meal. Sherry, made exclusively from white grapes, ranges from bone dry to syrupy and will be clearly labeled for you. Don’t discount a dry sherry slightly chilled after dinner, it may surprise you! For ports, look for a ruby if you prefer
young syrupy sweet wine, and for an aged profile, consider a highly palatable tawny, with more of a nutty, caramel spiced finish. Although it is suggested that dessert or sweet wines are served after a meal, you can easily serve many dessert wines with dessert, before a meal or even while wrapping gifts! Next time you’re invited to a dessert party, bring a bottle of carefully selected dessert
wine instead, the guests will love you for it!
The nice thing about many dessert wines is they remain stable for much longer than a typical wine. So, you won’t feel as though you have to drink it all at once. Your dessert wines will be just as delicious come the new year.
Slainté!
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