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  • A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 965: Leaning Post Wines

    Leaning Post whites Monday, March 3rd: Nadia and Ilya Senchuck sent me six of their wines that will be offered to members of the wine club My Wine Canada. Leaning Post Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (Niagara Lakeshore) Pale straw in colour with a lime tint; grassy, green plum and grapefruit bouquet; medium-bodied, crisply dry, gooseberry and…

  • Ontario rushes to fill empty LCBO shelves with local VQA wine, plus Vintage picks

    By Rick VanSickle As the LCBO acted swiftly to remove all U.S. booze from its store shelves last week, Ontario wineries scrambled to fill the suddenly vast empty spaces. Note, also in this Niagara Wine Report: Our picks from the Vintages release Saturday, including, Peninsula Ridge, Domaine Le Clos Jordanne, Bachelder Wines, Hidden Bench, Liebling…

  • Vancouver Internatonal Wine Festival Trade Seminar Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC and Cicchetti

    Creative Pairings with Italy’s Most Popular White Wine The post Vancouver Internatonal Wine Festival Trade Seminar Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC and Cicchetti first appeared on My VanCity. Read Vancouver Internatonal Wine Festival Trade Seminar Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC and Cicchetti at MyVanCity

  • Why Now Is the Time to Support Local Wineries

    For decades, Canada has been producing exceptional wines, earning praise from critics and enthusiasts alike. Yet many of these outstanding bottles never reach Canadian consumers, often overshadowed by more widely available options. Now, with shifting tariffs and economic uncertainty, local wineries face even greater challenges. So how do we ensure these winemakers continue to thrive…

  • Brazil’s Miolo winery shows well at Vancouver International Wine Festival

    Photo: Miolo export manager Lucio Motta For at least the second year, Brazil’s Miolo Wine Group was among the wineries at the recent Vancouver International Wine Festival. Consumers are more likely to look for Argentina and Chile when searching for wines from South America since producers from those countries have been marketing their wines in…

  • Kir-Yianni Cuvée Villages Xinomavro 2021 (Greece) – Wine Review

    Tonight’s red wine review is an excellent, vegan-certified Xinomavro that is featured as a Food & Drink Discovery and was part of the Women in Wine theme in last weekend’s March 1st LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Like the excellent 2023 Kir-Yianni Le Nord Assyrtiko I enjoyed last year, this red wine is produced by…

  • Three women leading the charge for equity in wine

    Through Vinequity and beyond, Nabilah Rawji, Carrie Rau, and Beverly Crandon are ensuring that the wine industry welcomes all The wine world has changed dramatically over the past decade. From an industry perspective, wine events are now a much more accurate representation of the larger community and on the consumer side, it’s more and more…

  • Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC 2023 Perfect Pairings at The Vancouver International Wine Festival

    The luncheon began with an overview of “pee-no-gree-jo”. The post Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC 2023 Perfect Pairings at The Vancouver International Wine Festival first appeared on My VanCity. Read Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC 2023 Perfect Pairings at The Vancouver International Wine Festival at MyVanCity

  • The Courtney Room Retains Platinum at Vancouver International Wine Festival 2025 Wine Program Excellence Awards

    The wine list includes up to 30 wines available by the glass. The post The Courtney Room Retains Platinum at Vancouver International Wine Festival 2025 Wine Program Excellence Awards first appeared on My VanCity. Read The Courtney Room Retains Platinum at Vancouver International Wine Festival 2025 Wine Program Excellence Awards at MyVanCity

  • One Block Challenge

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