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The trip to Los Angeles from San Diego is best accomplished by train. If you have visited L.A., you know the traffic can demoralize you before you arrive at your destination. A wine director friend and I made that two-hour train journey to attend the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB). An event wherein…

Thursday, July 18th: I attended The School of Cool, 14C’s signature event, held at White Oaks Conference Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s one of my favorite events in the wine calendar. This year we were told by Suzanne Janke, I4C Board of Director, in her welcome address that 97 wineries from four continents were represented –…

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  Established in 2009, Fort Berens was the first winery to set down roots in Lillooet.  The alluvial benches of the Fraser River were deposited thousands of years ago.  The sagebrush-covered soils are made up of silt, sand, and gravel and this gives their wines a distinctive terroir that makes them a hit with so…

With the news that Ready-To-Drink (RTD) beverages are now available at grocery stores across Ontario, tonight’s RTD review is something I’ve had in my possession for some time now and never got around to opening. While it is long sold-out at the LCBO, this RTD may be coming to shelves at your local grocery store…

As harvest approaches, many of you may be wondering about the recent switch to a wetter weather pattern. The previous weather was mostly hot and dry with high pressure over us. The high has moved off and our weather is now being dominated by a weak stationary front over the area with waves of storms…

Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the second batch of Solvero Wines we have enjoyed. You can read about the winery background in an earlier article – Solvero Wines Opens with a Splash. Solvero Wines stands out for several reasons: Sustainable Practices: They emphasize sustainable and environmentally friendly viticulture and winemaking processes. Terroir-Driven Wines: Their…

Tonight’s white wine review is an excellent, single vineyard Chardonnay from Niagara that was featured in the piece on Local Talent in the recent July 6 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It will be available at the LCBO once the strike ends, but can be ordered directly today from the winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake or via…

“Ontario wine consumers should drink Ontario wine; that is my goal,” says Mauro Salvador, head winemaker at Vieni Estates. Salvador is, of course, referring to the fact that in Europe, local wine is the priority. The French mostly drink French wine, Italians predominantly drink Italian wine and so on. So, for him, why Canadians, and…

The Karp Schreiber off-dry Riesling is available at BC Liquor Stores. The post #ThisWineThatDish Karp Schreiber Riesling with Chicken Marbella first appeared on My VanCity. Read #ThisWineThatDish Karp Schreiber Riesling with Chicken Marbella at MyVanCity