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Nestled at the foot of the Alps in northwestern Italy, Piedmont—Piemonte in Italian, meaning “at the foot of the mountains”—is one of the country’s most complex and storied wine regions. Bordered by the Alps to the north and west and the Apennines to the south, its dramatic landscape creates a mosaic of mesoclimates that have…

In a 2026 study by María José Marqués and colleagues, conducted across semiarid vineyards and olive groves in central Spain, decade-long cover cropping significantly improved soil water-holding capacity and overall soil health resilience under Mediterranean dryland farming conditions. Headline Findings: Higher soil water holding capacity after long-term cover cropping. Increased soil organic carbon and better…

Vinescapes has produced four short videos demonstrating some simple field tests that can be used to assess soil health in the vineyard. No specialist equipment needed! These are practical, repeatable, and free to carry out. These are the four visual soil health assessments that are used globally by participants in the One Block Challenge. The…

Tonight’s rosé wine review is the latest vintage of a terrific, dry, and vegan-friendly rosé from Greece that arrived at the LCBO over the weekend in the June 6 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by the well-respected Kir-Yianni, a family-run winery that was established by the late Yiannis Boutaris in 1997. Yiannis…

From chalk-rich soils and Grand Cru villages to prestige cuvées and grower-produced gems, here’s everything you need to know about Champagne—and six exceptional bottles that bring its story to life Champagne is often associated with life’s biggest moments, yet its true greatness lies far beyond the pop of a cork. It is a region shaped…

By Lidija Biro Flat Rock Cellars’ “Capstone Release” for media and trade has quickly become both well received and eagerly anticipated. The third annual event recently featured a vertical tasting that previewed barrel samples of the 2025 vintage wines alongside the 2023 and 2017 vintages of the three single‐vineyard Capstone wines: Gravity Pinot Noir, The…

Albariño Across Rías Baixas Albariño is often introduced as a single Galician white wine: crisp, aromatic, coastal, and useful at the table. That description leaves out the local differences that shape the grape. Rías Baixas is divided into five subzones, and those subzones do not behave alike. Val do Salnés, O Rosal, Condado do Tea,…

Photo: Michael Bartier (photo by Shari Saysosmack) The latest releases from Bartier Bros. Vineyard & Winery reinforce what a spectacular vintage 2025 is turning out to be. “These wines mark our first vintage back following the winter freezes,” the winery’s marketing manager, Lindsey White, writes. “We couldn’t be happier with how the vineyards responded. The…

Monday, June 1st: Opened a bottle of Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2024 from New Zealand – the first from a case. What a great wine. Happy I bought a dozen. Tuesday, June 2nd: Dinner: roast chicken with Peller Estates JEP Red. Wednesday, June 3rd: At A Cappella Niagara chorus rehearsal this evening we had a…

Hello Summer! Here’s my top wine picks from the June 6, 2026 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (digital edition here), where “Glou Glou” is the title of the release. In all, there are 104 products offered in this release, with the ongoing theme throughout being wines for summer drinking, which includes over a dozen rosés.…