Author: pxlv_adm

Offering wine lovers a new perspective on a storied region. The post Beyond Red: A Fresh Look at the White and Rosé Wines of Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages first appeared on My VanCity. Read Beyond Red: A Fresh Look at the White and Rosé Wines of Côtes du Rhône and Côtes…

There is no better time than now to celebrate and support the Ontario wine and food scene as the 2025 edition of the Cuvée Grand Tasting returns to the Holiday Inn & Suites Conference Centre in St. Catharines on Saturday, May 24th. The Grand Tasting is the largest celebration of its kind, featuring over 100…

Photo: Winemaker Kathy Malone The good news from Kathy Malone, the winemaker at Hillside Winery, is that Hillside’s vines, for the most part, survived the 2024 freeze and should produce a crop in the 2025 season. This is consistent with the experience of most Naramata Bench vineyards. The nearby Okanagan Lake moderated that cold spell…

Ed Madronich leading the tasting Tuesday, May 4th: Invited to Flat Rock Cellars’ 2025 Annual Release, featuring the latest vintage with two previous vintages. Flat Rock Gravity Pinot Noir 2024 Ruby colour; lightly floral, raspberry nose with oak spice; medium-bodied, dry, elegant, firmly structured, with a lick of tannin on the finish. (90–91) Flat Rock…

Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, slightly off-dry, single vineyard, sustainably crafted, and vegan-friendly Pinot Gris from New Zealand. It is a brand-new arrival that landed on LCBO shelves across Ontario as part of the recent April 26 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Spy Valley Wines, a renowned, family-owned winery…

By Rick VanSickle You could say that Southbrook’s Casey Hogan took a crooked path on his way to becoming the estate’s winemaker — just read his bio. “Never one to say ‘no’ to pizza and pints, I am a baker-turned-engineering-physicist-dropout-turned-butcher-turned-sommelier-turned-winemaker,” he proclaims on LinkedIn. And it doesn’t end there. “Since taking a couple of sharp…

Barb Tatarnic has been a champion of Ontario wines for decades, but this year, the organizer of the largest celebration of VQA products is feeling extra patriotic. “Ontario wines are among the best in the world, and we are going all in to prove it,” said Tatarnic, who is overseeing the Cuvée Grand Tasting on Saturday, May…

Ornellaia’s proficient production director discusses the 2022 vintage and how three distinctive wines capture the spirit of determination There’s something inherently refined about sitting down with a man like Marco Balsimelli—especially when the setting is the ultra chic Café Boulud of the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto’s upscale Yorkville. As the recently appointed production director…

Reading Time: 2 minutes K Little Vintners is a wine brand under Bottega Wine Studio, a boutique winery in Cawston, BC, in the Similkameen Valley. The brand pays homage to Kristine Little, the wife of winemaker Daniel Bontorin, reflecting the couple’s transparent, honest, and easy-going nature through its red and white blends. These wines are…

Here are my top wine picks from the May 10, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (link to flipbook). In time for Mother’s Day this weekend, the feature story of this release is titled “Fizz” and looks at sparkling wines for various occasions. It is a compact release with only 77 products offered, and a…