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Reading Time: 3 minutes As summer gives way to fall in the Okanagan, rosé doesn’t need to disappear from the wine rack. Its bright fruit, refreshing acidity and versatility at the table make it an excellent choice for everything from late-season patio evenings to Thanksgiving gatherings and fall entertaining. At Summerland’s Dirty Laundry Winery, the…

Raise a Glass to Fall in the Fraser Valley The Fraser Valley Wine Passport Returns for a Month of Tastings from October 1 to 31   As autumn settles in, the Fraser Valley Wine Passport returns this October with local wine, cider and spirits to discover. The popular program brings together producers across Abbotsford, Langley,…

Château Angélus: History and Portfolio Château Angélus lies southwest of the village of Saint-Émilion in a naturally curved area of vineyards overlooked by the churches of Saint-Émilion. For generations, vineyard workers in this part of the appellation could hear the bells ringing in the morning, at midday, and in the evening for the Angelus prayer.…

Monday, September 14th: Lunched at Southbrook with members of the Toronto Hunt Club. It was billed as a “Bordeaux and Burgundy” event, as we tasted Southbrook red Bordeaux varieties before lunch and with the meal prepared by Tony DeLuca and his wife Maria; and afterwards, to Cloudsley Cellars to taste Adam Lowey’s Chardonnays and Pinot…

Reading Time: 7 minutes [Summerland, BC] A recent visit to Lightning Rock Winery offered a fascinating look at a wine program shaped by both the diversity of Okanagan vineyards and the challenges of recent vintages. The current lineup draws on fruit from Summerland, Naramata and the Golden Mile Slopes, alongside carefully selected vineyards in Washington…

A new VQA Ontario category brings together sparkling wine and Icewine in a style designed to offer something distinctly Canadian Ontario’s sparkling wine category has a new addition, and this one comes with a distinctly Canadian point of difference. Fracette, a new VQA Ontario sparkling wine category, officially launches with six wines from three of…

A great reminder that Italy’s sparkling wine story goes well beyond Prosecco. The post Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. first appeared on My VanCity.

Krug Week at Published on Main goes from September 11–20.  The post Krug Week & The Carrot Return to Published on Main first appeared on My VanCity.

Here are my top wine picks from the September 12, 2026 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (digital edition here), where local wines from Ontario are the focus of the feature story. While the release is quite good overall, with a number of high-quality wines, the first word that comes to mind when I think about…

Photo: Karen Yeung Adega on 45th Estate Winery: the name needs a little explanation. Adega is Portuguese for cellar: the winery, which opened in 2011, was established by individuals of Portuguese stock – Alex Nunes, his brother-in-law, Fred Farinha, and their spouses. The winery is on 45th Street which runs along the east side of…