Welcome Back

Well, it has been a long winter, even though not a harsh one, and Spring is here relatively early.  I did not write much during the winter months but, all that will change as I hope to get back to my regular schedule of at least one post a week.

Even without regular postings my blog has been receiving about 10 hits a day all from unique visitors and many from as far away as Australia and, of course, my fan base in Russia (no I don't know why).  Hits per day spike when there are new postings and in less than 9 months of blogging I have had almost 5000 page hits for 116 posts. 

I have been doing a lot of reading over the winter and have much material for future posts.  I have also acquired some new Ontario wines that I will be using in tastings and I think these wines will surprise a lot of people and demonstrate Ontario's wine quality.  

The only hope I have for the coming season is more commenting.  Comments are even open to anonymous commenting to protect the meek, and my rules for commenting are pretty simple: don't be a bigot or a bully and you can say pretty much anything you want.  So, if you have been a regular reader, consider posting a comment to encourage the conversation.

Two New Items

Over to  your right I have added two new lists to the blog.  These lists will build over time as I conduct tastings of wine and pantry items.  I have started with the winner of the Pinot Noir tasting.  Hopefully friends and family will help me create a collection of wines, oils, vinegars etc. that will be the envy of the intertubes.

Edit: The list for Pantry Items won't be visible until I actually add the first item.  You can stop looking for it now.