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Château La Gaffelière: History and Portfolio Château La Gaffelière stands immediately south of the medieval village of Saint-Émilion, on the road rising from the Dordogne plain toward the limestone heights of the town. Ausone lies to the west and Pavie to the east, placing La Gaffelière within a small concentration of celebrated vineyards along the…

Chef Alexandre Vachon and beverage director Joanie Métivier bring Québec terroir and a world-reaching cellar together at Le Hatley, recipient of VineRoutes’ Vine Award for Best in Distinction in 2026 At Le Hatley, the sense of place starts close to home. One of its signature dishes begins with something as small as a duck egg.…

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines…

VISA Infinite Wine Country Tour South Okanagan While clouds closed in and the rain began to fall as we neared Liquidity Wines, VISA Infinite participants remained jubilant. No one whined about the liquid asset of moisture in the Okanagan region after the hot, dry, wildfire-punctuated summer.    Through the gates past the tranquil sculpture garden…

Tonight’s sparkling wine reviews are a pair of lovely bubblies that arrived at the LCBO as part of the feature on “Local Wines You’ll Love” from Ontario in last month’s September 12th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Both of these wines are produced by Kew Vineyards, a hidden gem in Niagara’s wine country history situated…

Reading Time: 8 minutes Estate-grown Gamay Noir arrives at VinAmité Cellars in Oliver on September 21, destined for the winery’s 2026 Rosé. Photo: VinAmité Cellars. The 2026 BC wine harvest is well underway, and one thing is already clear: this is not going to be an easy vintage to summarize. Across much of the Okanagan,…

Pecorino has an interesting history. The post Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. first appeared on My VanCity.

Photo: Blue Mountain winemaker Matt Mavety One report on the 2026 vintage in Champagne notes that this is the fourth difficult vintage in a row, with a below average yield. That almost applies to the Okanagan, where frost reduced or eliminated grape crops in the 2023 and 2024 vintages. Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars, for…

27 restaurants across five provinces and 15 cities have earned VineRoutes honours for excellence in food, wine and hospitality When VineRoutes launched its Restaurant Awards in 2025, the goal was to recognize restaurants across Canada that understand great dining is about more than what arrives on the plate. A memorable restaurant experience brings together food,…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Thanksgiving dinner puts a lot on one plate: delicate turkey, savoury stuffing, rich gravy, buttery potatoes and tart cranberry sauce. The best wines bring enough acidity and freshness to handle those competing flavours without overwhelming the turkey. Here are five recently tasted wines we’d happily pour this Thanksgiving, ranging from an…