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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Spring Beers Tasting - Thursday March 27

Posted on March 28, 2014

With spring in the air (at least metaphorically) and the season changing, it's to to turn our focus to refreshing spring beers. We opened a selection of beers ranging from Lagers and Belgian style ales to IPAs and an oak aged stout. Our resident Nuclear Physicist and Beer Expert Marty Rozon lead our... Continue Reading →



Ancient Malts at Kensington Wine Market

Posted on March 25, 2014

Over two nights, March 20 and March 21 2014 we put on two Ancient Malts whisky tastings at Kensington Wine Market. Our Ancient Malts tastings typically involve a marquee bottle, and a range of complimentary whiskies at least 30 years of age. This time around the Glendronach 1968 Recherche ($4,799.99... Continue Reading →



Irish Whiskey Renaissance Monday March 17 - A Taste of the Irish!

Posted on March 19, 2014

A group of intrepid whiskey tasters met at Kensington Wine Market on St. Patrick's Day 2014, Monday March 17,  to sample through a selection of very tasty Irish whiskies. While some around town were stumbling around blind drunk on cheap beer dyed green, our guests were blindly tasting th... Continue Reading →



Gilles Dumangin Visits Kensington Wine Market!

Posted on March 15, 2014

KWM has been selling Dumangin Champagne for over 13 years, and finally, last week (Friday March 7  and Saturday March 8) we had an opportunity to meet with Gilles. Lunch at Teatro (Gilles declared his meal of Alberta beef superb) and a brief meeting with Josh, Teatro’s somme... Continue Reading →



Perfect Partners – Beer & Cheese March 2014

Posted on March 14, 2014

We tasted six beers,  each of which was carefully paired with a unique cheese by Janice Beaton Fine Cheese. Cheese is in many ways an even better pairing with beer than wine, the effervescence can enliven the cheese while the cheese can highlight some of the beer's more subtle tones. Our bee... Continue Reading →



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