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In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am including a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines that have…

Just a reminder for everyone who can join us to view and taste existing and potential new cultivars of fresh market muscadine grapes.  When and where: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.-Saturday, August 17, 2024, meet at the UGA Tifton Campus Muscadine Vineyard (see picture below). Dr. Conner will be on-hand throughout the morning, and a…

The Spotted Lanternfly Working Group, sponsored by the Southern IPM Center, will be hosting an informational meeting about spotted lanternfly in the Southeast. As this new pests continues is southern expansion, come learn about the current research and extension efforts being done to address this invasive bug. Please consider joining us online September 5, 2024…

Reading Time: 3 minutes [Summerland, BC] The team at Summerland BC winery, Solvero Wines, has unveiled its action plan to source grapes come harvest time, as they are not able to harvest fruit from the winery’s BC vineyards. In late July, Solvero GM and Winemaker Alison Moyes embarked on a wine adventure when she travelled to…

A dramatic revitalization of century-old limestone buildings into exceptional restaurants, art installations, and more The Gaslight District, in Cambridge, Ontario, a vast public square surrounded by gorgeous, century-old limestone buildings, has seen a dramatic transformation. In the 1800s, the town was a manufacturing site of engines, boilers, water wheels and mill equipment, and is believed to…

Tonight’s wine reviews are a trio of wines from Greece that I’ve had in my possession for nearly a couple of years now. While these particular vintages are long sold out, the latest vintage of each wine is widely available at LCBO outlets across Ontario at a about $1+ more than the price noted below.…

Canadians can win a trip for three to New Zealand, courtesy of Kim Crawford. The post Kim Crawford Wines perfect for savouring the remainder of summer first appeared on My VanCity. Read Kim Crawford Wines perfect for savouring the remainder of summer at MyVanCity

Photo: Township 7’s Mary McDermott with sparkling wines After winemaker Mary McDermott joined Township 7 Vineyards & Winery in 2014, she inaugurated a major sparkling wine program that now accounts for six wines in the portfolio’s seven stars label. She started the program because she likes making sparkling wines and she is very good at…

The Solvero team is working on “retrunking” the vines to have them back in production for 2025. The post Solvero Wines shares plans for harvest 2024 first appeared on My VanCity. Read Solvero Wines shares plans for harvest 2024 at MyVanCity

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