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  • A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 980: Pentâge & Marynissen Meritage and Bubbles

    Pentâge Winery Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2019 (Skaha Bench) A blend of 50% Roussanne, 30% Marsanne, 20% Viognier. Bright, straw colour; minerally, peach bouquet with a light floral note and oak spice notes; full-bodied, dry, richly extracted, peach, pear, pineapple and lemon flavours with well-integrated oak; lovely mouth-feel. (93) Pentâge Winery Pinot Noir 2020 (Okanagan Valley)…

  • Crafted in BC Wines from Township 7

    Whether you’re an indoor person or an outdoor person, or maybe you’re both, one thing for sure you are going to love these new releases from Township 7. The perfect summer sippers to be enjoyed outside on the patio or deck; or inside with your feet up just relaxing the day away. When I said…

  • The best of Canadian wine: Benchmark bottles from top-rated regions

    Carmelo Giardina and Alana Lapierre profile the country’s top performing wine regions and guide you to the wines and wineries leading the way Among Canada’s winegrowing regions and grape varieties beloved by our readers—and explored in depth by our editors and contributors each year—a select few have emerged with consistent track records of excellence, particularly…

  • 2024 Ducks Crossing Pinot Grigo

    While in Nova Scotia I had a chance to try one of their local wines at a restaurant and was impressed. Pale straw in color with a nice citrus nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some vibrant green apple tartness. On the medium length finish the wine displays lovely vibrant acidity that dances…

  • Peninsula Ridge owner Beal appointed chair of Ontario Craft Wineries

    Ontario Craft Wineries (OCW) announced today the appointment of Norm Beal as its incoming Chair of the Board of Directors. As president and founder of Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery, Beal  (below) has taken a leadership role in Ontario’s VQA wine sector for over two decades. OCW extended its sincere thanks to Carolyn Hurst (Westcott Vineyards,…

  • Roots & Resilience Wines Crafted in B.C. | Sandhill Estate Winery

    The opportunity to taste the newly relaunched wines alongside the winemakers themselves. The post Roots & Resilience Wines Crafted in B.C. | Sandhill Estate Winery first appeared on My VanCity. Read Roots & Resilience Wines Crafted in B.C. | Sandhill Estate Winery at MyVanCity

  • June newsletter

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  • Bordertown’s Gill family launches sister winery

    Photo: Mohan Gill The new 2024 releases from Bordertown Cider & Winery in Osoyoos will take consumers by surprise: the three whites coming to market are all VQA wines, meaning they were made with Okanagan fruit, not imported grapes. Most of the vineyards supporting Mohan Gill’s Bordertown are close to Osoyoos Lake. During the January…

  • Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (New Zealand) – Wine Review

    In keeping with the recent trend of sipping only whites and rosés, tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, sustainably crafted Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from the Waipara Valley in North Canterbury, New Zealand. This white wine arrived at the LCBO earlier this month in the June 7 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is…

  • Jancis Robinson OBE ME appointed Patron of the RVF

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