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Photo: Hester Creek winemaker Mark Hopley (courtesy of Hester Creek) Hester Creek has nicknamed the Okanagan’s 2022 vintage as Epic 22, underlining the splendid quality of one of the best growing seasons ever in the valley. Most wineries and most commentators agree with that ranking. 2022 “will go down in history as one of the…

Wednesday, August 6th: A tasting at home with Jill Troyer, author of the upcoming biography of Paul Bosc Sr., founder of Château des Charmes, The Winemaker’s Gamble (to be published by Mosaic Press). Palatine Hills Skin Fermented Orange Viognier 2024 (Niagara Lakeshore) Lemon colour; earth, lightly floral, peach pit bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, orange peel flavour…

Tonight’s red wine review is a delicious, certified sustainable, and vegan-friendly blend of Cab Franc and Merlot from Niagara that made its debut at the LCBO last month in the July 19th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by the eco-friendly Featherstone Estate Winery that is situated in the Twenty Mile Bench sub-appellation…

Nice dark berry nose, on the mid palate the wine packs a punch firm firm black cherries, along with some earthy notes. On the medium length finish the wine displays some black peppery notes that stick to the tongue along with some lively acidity, and tannins … nice and dry. This is definitely not a…

By Rick VanSickle The most coveted wine party of year has come and gone at Niagara’s The Farm but we’ve got a surprise. You can still get the wines! Note, also in the Niagara Wine Report, we have new wines from MW Cellars and Wending Home, plus Niagara wines coming to Vintages stores Saturday, including…

Why colour no longer matters, tradition needs a rethink, and Champagne still wins the night Maybe I’m getting impatient or maybe I’m just too bored with wading through all the literature on the intricacies of matching food and wine — a minor portion of which, I confess, I have contributed over the years in several books and many articles. But I…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winemaker Manpreet Dhaliwal Leads with Historic Double Gold and Adds Platinum Oliver, B.C. – Kismet Estate Winery is proud to announce national recognition at the 2025 All Canadian Wine Championships and the WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada, where Head Winemaker Manpreet Dhaliwal earned top honours, including her second consecutive Double…

For most of us, we are well past the timing for the veraison tissue sampling, but the newest extension publication C1164- Vineyard Nutrition: Tissue Sampling for Nutrient Analysis has officially been released! We hope this publication will be a valuable addition to your vineyard toolbox, even if it waits until next season to be useful.…

As we move through the growing season, I’ve been getting more questions about vine training. So, I wanted to share a quick refresher and include slides I’ve used before (with more visuals) to support these conversations. At this point in the season, our main focus is maintaining healthy tissue that supports root development and future…

A Quick Word on Pierce’s Disease (and Where to Get Help) As we move through the tail end of summer, it’s a good time to be keeping an eye out for signs of Pierce’s Disease (PD) in your vineyard. It is a disease that is on a lot of our minds and it is more…