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Recognized with a 2025 Vine Award for Best in Distinction, the Fairmont Royal York’s signature restaurant delivers a royal experience It’s easy to forget that the rise of the luxury hotel pretty much gave birth to luxury dining. Most of us mere mortals typically inhabit “serviceable” away-from-home accommodations, contenting ourselves with grub from vending machines…

Brock University researchers and grape growers predict an excellent vintage defined by purity, flavour, and strong regional character With harvest underway in Ontario’s wine appellations, experts from Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) say the region is headed for a good crop despite the summer’s extreme heat and lack of rain. “It…

And the beat goes on. There’s a new kid on the block in Osoyoos.  Well, sort of. Adega on 45th, a fixture in the South Okanagan since 2011, was founded by Maria Nunes and Fred Farinha after decades of family experience in tree-fruit farming. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Anarchist Mountain and perched on…

Alsace Rocks! Wine Week makes its grand debut from October 23 to 31. The post Alsace Rocks Wine Week: A Celebration of Alsace’s Finest Wines in Toronto first appeared on My VanCity. Read Alsace Rocks Wine Week: A Celebration of Alsace’s Finest Wines in Toronto at MyVanCity

By Rick VanSickle That broad smile on Michael Vaughan’s face is one of overwhelming joy after discovering his 50-year-old Niagara Gamay Noir had exceeded his wildest expectations. It was a spectacle just watching one of Canada’s foremost wine critics and prolific collectors of the world’s finest bottles gingerly remove the ancient cap on the 1975…

Tennis, anyone? Tuesday, October 7th: Our dinner: two table tennis rackets masquerading as pork chops. Consumed with a bottle of L’Orpeilleur Rosé 2024 from Quebec. Thursday, October 8th: A book launch for Jill Troyer’s biography of Paul Bosc Sr., The Winemaker’s Gamble, held in the new barn of Paul Bosc Jr.’s house on York Road,…

Reading Time: 10 minutes The 2025 BC harvest is shaping up to be one of the most promising in recent memory — a year defined by ideal growing conditions, early ripening, and a renewed sense of optimism across the valley. After the devastating cold events of 2024, vineyards from Oliver to Lillooet are once again…

Frind winemaker Corrie Krehbiel One of the few varietals to survive the Okanagan’s 2024 winter and produce grapes was Maréchal Foch, the winter-hardy French hybrid. In the grape pull-out after the 1988 harvest, most growers pulled out Foch, replacing it with various vinifera varietals deemed to make better wines. Only Quails’ Gate Estate Winery (and…

By Rick VanSickle Scott Woody wants to do for Riesling what Thomas Bachelder has done for the grapes he chooses to champion in Niagara. “I’m looking for high quality Riesling and want to express it that way,” Woody. below, tells Wines in Niagara over a tasting of the first commercial release of the Horseshoe Cellars…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Baco Noir Grapes Baco Noir may be a rare find in BC, but it’s anything but ordinary. This deeply coloured, high-acid red delivers vibrant flavours and a rustic charm that sets it apart from the mainstream. Typically light to medium-bodied with gentle tannins and a subtle herbaceous edge, Baco often shines…