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Reading Time: 8 minutes Introduction One of the first wines I drank in my early twenties was Sauvignon Blanc.  The Mateus Rosé we started our wine adventure with was becoming too sweet for the palate. We needed a value dry wine to pair with Aussie Garlic Prawns.  Out jumped an inexpensive bottle of Entre-Deux-Mers! The name…

Growing high quality white winegrapes The conversations I have about quality tend to focus on red wine. This is especially true in California, where Napa Cabs have historically garnered high prices, followed up by Coastal Pinot noirs and red Rhones. Honestly, in most places I’ve been where the climate allows for ripening red grapes, the…

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Tonight’s white wine review is a refreshingly delicious Sauvignon Blanc from Margaret River. It made its debut at the LCBO earlier this month in the July 5 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Like the 2018 Evans & Tate Hullabaloo Cabernet Sauvignon I enjoyed earlier this year, this white wine is produced by Evans & Tate,…

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Faced with historic winter damage and reduced crop yields in BC, Quails’ Gate responds with its most ambitious Plume Collection yet—sourcing from the Pacific Northwest while preserving quality and house style British Columbia’s wine industry has been tested in recent years—by wildfires, heat domes, and especially by brutal winter events in both 2023 and 2024.…

These wines featured here are standout wines from the 2022 vintage. The post Hester Creek EPIC 22 Series of Wines featuring The Judge and Garland first appeared on My VanCity. Read Hester Creek EPIC 22 Series of Wines featuring The Judge and Garland at MyVanCity

Tonight’s wine review is a lovely and highly-acclaimed orange wine (i.e. skin-fermented white) that arrived at the LCBO earlier this month and was featured on the back cover of the July 5th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Maturana Winery, a family-owned wine producer that was founded in 2010, after the great…

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With tools that monitor ripeness, predict yields, and fine-tune fermentations, A.I. is gaining ground—but not without questions about craftsmanship and control Companies that use AI technologies to enhance their business are now the norm. In fact, anyone who hasn’t incorporated any kind of A.I. into their work, especially in farming, is missing out on extreme…