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Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more…

In Conversation with Manpreet Dhaliwal – Head Winemaker Kismet Estate Winery and named to the BCBusiness 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 Canada’s first and only South Asian female head winemaker recognized for leadership shaping Kismet’s next chapter in the South Okanagan Dhaliwal leads winemaking at Kismet, the family-run, BC VQA-certified winery in Oliver, B.C.,…

Photo: Cover of the Heiss memoir The most entertaining wine book I have read in some time is George and Trudy Heiss’s memoir: Decanting Memories: Our Life in the Vineyard, the Cellar & Beyond. Pioneers in the Okanagan wine industry, they were the founders of Gray Monk Estate Winery which opened in 1982. They ran…

After enjoying the lovely 2022 Maturana Puente Austral Gran Reserva Carmenère earlier this month, tonight’s wine review is another fine and unique white wine crafted with Semillon that arrived at the LCBO earlier this month as an Online & Flagship Exclusive in the March 7th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Maturana Winery is a family-owned…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Petition Launched to Support Okanagan MP Dan Albas’ Bill Allowing Canadians to Buy Canadian Wine Across Provincial Borders MP for Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna Dan Albas rises during question period  Summerland, BC — A national petition supporting legislation that would allow Canadians to order Canadian wine, craft beer and spirits directly…

Inky dark in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some dark cherries, and dark chocolate notes. On the medium length finish the wine displays some firm tannins and acidity, not by any means harsh, but not elegant either, nice and dry. The fruit is bit on the muted side…

By Rick VanSickle Heat, and plenty of if, seems to be the common theme that defines what many are calling a benchmark 2025 wine vintage in all regions of Ontario. In Part II of Wines in Niagara’s annual Harvest Report, we have a range of winemakers/proprietors from Prince Edward County to the Ottawa Valley offering…

The well decorated chief winemaker reflects on the legacy of an iconic brand and one of the world’s most celebrated wines as Penfolds marks the 75th anniversary of Grange Few figures in the world of wine embody both tradition and innovation quite like Peter Gago. As Chief Winemaker of Penfolds and the fourth custodian of…

It’s only now that I can tell this story.  Time has passed.  Therapy has helped. There are moments in a wine lover’s life that test one’s character.  This one of them. It was a year ago, the day before Valentine’s.  We had just got back from a trip to the coast the day before and…

GREEK WINE WEEK RETURNS TO TORONTO APRIL 19 TO 25, 2026 Not for profit festival brings modern Greek wine, culture, and education Greek Wine Week, a Toronto based not for profit festival dedicated to celebrating and promoting Greek wine, culture, and education, returns April 19 to 25, 2026 with approximately twenty events hosted across the…