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Welcome to our educational trade resource database/website created in 1990 by consumer-advocate Michael Vaughan PhD.
Dedicated to professional buyers, sommeliers, discerning wine & food lovers and all visitors in search of quality.
Includes Vintage Destinations (Dreamscapes Magazine), TimeOut Toronto, Liquid Assets and Sommelier Selects.
See Patricia Noonan's In The Spirits features.
Recent fundraising efforts include Covenant House, York University & Moorelands.
Website stats: 8,949 hits per day (average for 2012-2011)


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May 11 Vintages Assessments

May 11 Vintages Release Summaries
(115 items - 15 Best Buys)

April 29 Vintages Delistings
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Spirits Tasting Note Database
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Liquid Assets
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Sommelier Selects

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A Blast from the Past
Scrutinizing Vintages from Day One
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Toronto Life Magazine


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May 25, 2013 release
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April 29 Vintages Delistings
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Vintage Assessments

April 27 Vintage Assessments

Ratings Summaries
Summary of all April 27 releases
(118 Vintages selections with 8 ISD)
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April 27 Recommended & Best Buys
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April 27 Apassimento Feature (12)
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Special Trade Resources
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AGENT/CASES REPORT

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May 25, 2013 release
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June 8, 2013 release
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previous releases
May 11, 2013 release
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April 27, 2013 release
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April 13, 2013 release
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Overview of Vintages Releases
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