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Edmonton Journal
2 days ago
- General
- Edmonton Journal
Last: Riesling – the white for all seasons and all foods (almost)
Article content When I started my career in the wine biz, over 30 years ago now, riesling was the one grape that had eluded me. It was like bebop jazz, I knew it existed, but that didn't mean I had to like it. I eventually came to love both, sometimes together, and now I regard riesling as the Miles Davis of the wine world. The problem, initially, was that, like many, all I had tasted were the cloyingly sweet, mass-produced examples, such as the one with a depressed nun on the label. Cheer up, sister, a little less sugar and a bit more acidity will fix things. The light went on when I was in an Indian restaurant in London and noticed the wine list had an extensive riesling section. They were pouring a good Kabinett by the glass, and my server suggested it would go nicely with the spicy chicken dish I had ordered. It did, of course, and it was one of those aha moments that left me wanting more. Article content Article content Years later, on my first media trip to Germany, I noticed the locals were mostly drinking dry (trocken) rieslings, and many had at least a decade of age behind them (the wines; the patrons were considerably older). The searing acidity found in the younger wines had melded into a basket of peaches and Meyer lemons, and the wet-stone minerality and vibrant acidity seemed to tie it all together. I couldn't help but notice that even the top wines from the very best producers rarely exceeded $75, and that still holds true, whereas the fancy white Burgundies I had come to appreciate were eroding what little disposable income I had. I had found my white grape; affordable, age-worthy, and the perfect foil to exotically flavoured foods. Article content Article content Article content If there's a defining word that appears in riesling descriptors, and numerous other wines, it's minerality, but what does minerality taste like? Many years ago, I was visiting Ernie Loosen, of Dr. Loosen wines, one of the most famous riesling producers in Germany's Mosel region. It was raining lightly as we strolled through his vineyards, and we were discussing that very flavour profile. He told me to pick a piece of the blue slate that proliferates many vineyards in the Mosel and give it a lick. In the back of my mind, I wondered how many journalists he had convinced to do this, if for no other reason than sheer entertainment value. But there it was, the stony, flinty combination of rain, soil, and a hint of salinity. It's almost more of a sensation than a flavour, but when combined with the classic stone fruits, citrus, and piercing acidity inherent to German riesling, you have wine that sates the palate on multiple levels. Article content Article content Riesling is a grape that requires cooler climes to allow its trademark acidity to shine through. As such, places like Germany and Austria are ideal, and here, in Canada, the Okanagan Valley and the Niagara Peninsula can produce some excellent examples. In the Okanagan, Tantalus's Old Vine Riesling is a stellar example, winning scads of awards, and, from Ontario, Cave Spring Vineyard is another solid choice. Their ice wine is always a contender for Canada's best. Article content Article content Article content In Germany, the epicentre for benchmark riesling, the key regions include the Mosel, Rheinghau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, and the Pfalz. At one time, the Rheinhessen took a back seat to the others, but now producers like Keller (considered by many to be Germany's best, and arriving in Alberta soon), Wittmann, St. Antony, and Wagner-Stempel have pushed the region to the forefront. The Rheinhessen is also their largest wine region, both in terms of area and volume, although we tend to see more wines from the Mosel in terms of selection in Canada.
Calgary Herald
3 days ago
- General
- Calgary Herald
Last: Riesling – the white for all seasons and all foods (almost)
When I started my career in the wine biz, over 30 years ago now, riesling was the one grape that had eluded me. It was like bebop jazz, I knew it existed, but that didn't mean I had to like it. I eventually came to love both, sometimes together, and now I regard riesling as the Miles Davis of the wine world. The problem, initially, was that, like many, all I had tasted were the cloyingly sweet, mass-produced examples, such as the one with a depressed nun on the label. Cheer up, sister, a little less sugar and a bit more acidity will fix things. The light went on when I was in an Indian restaurant in London and noticed the wine list had an extensive riesling section. They were pouring a good Kabinett by the glass, and my server suggested it would go nicely with the spicy chicken dish I had ordered. It did, of course, and it was one of those aha moments that left me wanting more. Article content Article content Years later, on my first media trip to Germany, I noticed the locals were mostly drinking dry (trocken) rieslings, and many had at least a decade of age behind them (the wines; the patrons were considerably older). The searing acidity found in the younger wines had melded into a basket of peaches and Meyer lemons, and the wet-stone minerality and vibrant acidity seemed to tie it all together. I couldn't help but notice that even the top wines from the very best producers rarely exceeded $75, and that still holds true, whereas the fancy white Burgundies I had come to appreciate were eroding what little disposable income I had. I had found my white grape; affordable, age-worthy, and the perfect foil to exotically flavoured foods. Article content Article content Article content If there's a defining word that appears in riesling descriptors, and numerous other wines, it's minerality, but what does minerality taste like? Many years ago, I was visiting Ernie Loosen, of Dr. Loosen wines, one of the most famous riesling producers in Germany's Mosel region. It was raining lightly as we strolled through his vineyards, and we were discussing that very flavour profile. He told me to pick a piece of the blue slate that proliferates many vineyards in the Mosel and give it a lick. In the back of my mind, I wondered how many journalists he had convinced to do this, if for no other reason than sheer entertainment value. But there it was, the stony, flinty combination of rain, soil, and a hint of salinity. It's almost more of a sensation than a flavour, but when combined with the classic stone fruits, citrus, and piercing acidity inherent to German riesling, you have wine that sates the palate on multiple levels. Article content Article content Riesling is a grape that requires cooler climes to allow its trademark acidity to shine through. As such, places like Germany and Austria are ideal, and here, in Canada, the Okanagan Valley and the Niagara Peninsula can produce some excellent examples. In the Okanagan, Tantalus's Old Vine Riesling is a stellar example, winning scads of awards, and, from Ontario, Cave Spring Vineyard is another solid choice. Their ice wine is always a contender for Canada's best. Article content Article content Article content In Germany, the epicentre for benchmark riesling, the key regions include the Mosel, Rheinghau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, and the Pfalz. At one time, the Rheinhessen took a back seat to the others, but now producers like Keller (considered by many to be Germany's best, and arriving in Alberta soon), Wittmann, St. Antony, and Wagner-Stempel have pushed the region to the forefront. The Rheinhessen is also their largest wine region, both in terms of area and volume, although we tend to see more wines from the Mosel in terms of selection in Canada.
Globe and Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Tantalus to Report Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on August 6, 2025
Burnaby, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 16, 2025) - Tantalus Systems (TSX: GRID) (OTCQX: TGMPF) (" Tantalus" or the " Company"), a technology company dedicated to helping utilities modernize their distribution grid by harnessing the power of data, is pleased to announce that the Company will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 after the market closes on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The Company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial results on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 10:00 am Eastern Time. Conference Call Participant Dial In (Toll Free): 1-844-854-4410 Participant International Dial In: 1-412-317-5791 Participants, please ask to be joined to the Tantalus Systems call. Webcast Webcast URL: Replay Information A conference call and webcast replay will be available until August 14, 2025. To access the conference call replay, please see details below: US Toll Free: 1-877-344-7529 International Toll: 1-412-317-0088 Canada Toll Free: 1-855-669-9658 Replay Access Code: 5181410 About Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. (TSX: GRID) (OTCQX: TGMPF) Tantalus is a technology company dedicated to helping utilities modernize their distribution grids by harnessing the power of data across all their devices and systems deployed throughout the entire distribution grid. We offer a grid modernization platform across multiple levels: intelligent connected devices, communications networks, data management, enterprise applications and analytics. Our solutions provide utilities with the flexibility they need to get the most value from existing infrastructure investments while leveraging advanced capabilities to plan for future requirements. Learn more at Forward-Looking Statements: This news release includes information, statements, beliefs and opinions which are forward-looking, and which reflect current estimates, expectations and projections about future events, and other statements that contain words such as "believe," "expect," "project," "should," "seek," "anticipate," "will," "intend," "positioned," "risk," "plan," "may," "estimate" or, in each case, their negative and words of similar meaning. By its nature, forward-looking information involves a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described herein. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information, which is based on the information available as of the date of this news release and Tantalus disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information contained in this new release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law. The forward-looking information included in this news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Contact Tantalus: Jacquie Hudson Marketing Communications Manager 613-552-4244 | jhudson@ Deborah Honig Investor Relations 647-203-8793 | deborah@ Website: LinkedIn: LinkedIn/company/tantalus
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tantalus Systems Announces Voting Results for Annual General and Special Meeting
Burnaby, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 10, 2025) - Tantalus Systems (TSX: GRID) (OTCQX: TGMPF) ("Tantalus" or the "Company"), a technology company dedicated to helping utilities modernize their distribution grids by harnessing the power of data, today announced the voting results of the Company's annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on June 10, 2025 (the "Meeting"). Election of Directors The following eight nominees of management were elected as directors at the Meeting. The voting results for the election of each director nominee are as follows: Name of Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Number of Votes Percentage of Votes Number of Votes Percentage of Votes Laura Formusa 35,858,750 99.99% 2,805 0.01% Dr. Francis J. Harvey 35,859,555 99.99% 2,000 0.01% Tom Liston 35,857,812 99.99% 3,743 0.01% Peter Londa 35,859,555 99.99% 2,000 0.01% John McEwen 35,858,700 99.99% 2,855 0.01% Greg Williams 35,840,457 99.94% 21,098 0.06% Kristi Honey 35,840,540 99.94% 21,015 0.06% David McLennan 35,858,667 99.99% 2,888 0.01% Appointment of Auditors At the Meeting, Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors. Approval of Amended and Restated Omnibus Long Term Incentive Plan At the Meeting, the amended and restated omnibus long term incentive plan and all unallocated options, rights, and other entitlements thereunder were approved by an ordinary resolution of disinterested shareholders. About Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. (TSX: GRID) Tantalus is a technology company dedicated to helping utilities modernize their distribution grids by harnessing the power of data across all their devices and systems deployed throughout the entire distribution grid. We offer a grid modernization platform across multiple levels: intelligent connected devices, communications networks, data management, enterprise applications and analytics. Our solutions provide utilities with the flexibility they need to get the most value from existing infrastructure investments while leveraging advanced capabilities to plan for future requirements. Learn more at Contact Tantalus: Deborah HonigInvestor Relations647-203-8793 | deborah@ Website: Linkedin/company/tantalusX (formerly Twitter): @TantalusCorp To view the source version of this press release, please visit Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Man indicted on attempted murder charge after woman refused sex
An Oahu grand jury indicted a 54-year-old man Wednesday for attempted murder in the shooting of a woman May 21 in the Tantalus area for her refusal to have sex. John Harold Garside was indicted with second-degree attempted murder, place to keep a pistol or revolver, carrying a firearm in commission of separate felony and felon in possession of a firearm. The convicted felon, who has nine prior felony convictions and was on probation at the time of his May 24 arrest, is being held without bail. The grand jury bench warrant set no bail for Garside and ordered him to remain 500 feet from the woman's home. Garside is scheduled for arraignment Thursday before Judge Ronald Johnson. A court document to determine probable cause for Garside's arrest says the woman, identified only as K.H., told police in two interviews while hospitalized May 21 that she was at 7-Eleven at Piikoi and Young streets earlier that morning when Garside, an acquaintance, picked her up in his silver Civic. She said they went to an unknown cemetery, where they smoked methamphetamine. She said he drove to the Pali Safeway, where he withdrew cash from an ATM at about 5 a.m., before driving up Tantalus Drive. K.H. told police Garside gave her money, but she gave it back to him. She drove his car up Tantalus Drive and stopped at some point. K.H. said Garside wanted to have sex with her at a different place, she said. When she refused, he shot her at close range with a revolver-type firearm, causing her to lose her hearing momentarily, she said. She got out of the car, ran and hid in some bushes. She waited until Garside left the area, then emerged from the bushes and walked down Tantalus Drive. A passerby spotted her bleeding and brought her to The Queen's Medical Center. The passerby, identified in the court document as T.B., said he was driving up Tantalus Drive when he saw a woman walking down the road with blood on her right side. She told him a man hit her, and he drove her to the Queen's emergency room. T.B. showed police the area in the 2900 block of Tantalus Drive, where he spotted K.H. and picked her up. Police located a parked car, equipped with cameras, in the area. They obtained video footage showing a silver sedan driving up Tantalus Drive at 6 :12 a.m., driving down 6 :22 a.m. The silver sedan then made a U-turn a minute later and drove down the hill in another minute. It then showed a bloodied K.H. walking down the hill, at 6 :30 a.m. K.H. was able to provide a partial license plate number. The detective received a physician's report from Queen's on May 24, showing K.H. received gunshot wounds to her shoulder, neck and head. 'The injuries did not end up being life-threatening, but potentially would have been with even a (n ) inch shift in position, ' the report said. On Saturday the detective instructed officers to find and arrest Garside on the attempted murder and firearm offenses. He was arrested at 5 :24 p.m. May 24 at 369 N. Vineyard Blvd.
