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  • Exploring Côtes-du-Rhône: France’s most versatile wine region

    Expressive, food-friendly, and packed with personality— here’s how to navigate one of France’s most versatile wine regions The Rhône Valley is one of France’s most well-known wine regions, often associated with towering, world-famous Crus like Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Hermitage. However, beyond these prestigious appellations, the broader Côtes-du-Rhône classifications offer exciting, food-friendly, and accessible wines. Côtes-du-Rhône wines…

  • Ettore Capri: Championing Sustainable Innovation in Wine Production

    At the upcoming 4th Science & Wine World Congress, Professor Ettore Capri will share his insights on sustainability and digital innovation in the wine and olive oil industries. As a renowned expert in agricultural chemistry and director of OPERA, Capri has led numerous international projects focused on risk assessment, environmental protection, and sustainable food systems.…

  • From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

    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…

  • Aganis Di Flabe Ribolla Gialla 2023 (Friuli) – Wine Review

    With the first day of Spring arriving a couple of days ago, tonight’s white wine review is a lovely Ribolla Gialla, a brand-new wine that arrived at LCBO outlets last weekend in the March 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Aganis Wine Company, a new winery project formed in 2022 by…

  • Summer Weed Control Starts Now!

    Wayne Mitchem- Small Fruits Weed Specialist If you have not already applied herbicides in your vineyard it is definitely time to get started.  I know many grape growers control weeds with multiple applications of postemergence herbicides, leaning heavily on glyphosate. This is not something I recommend as it can lead to several issues and requires…

  • Which wine to choose for a raclette?

    What’s better when the cold days arrive than enjoying a feast of cold cuts and cheese in a raclette! Terry Pomerantz suggests a few red wines, a few white wines, and some beverages that pair well with a raclette. You can get most wines to accompany a raclette at the SAQ. Origins of raclette Created…

  • MW research paper award goes to study on RV in Stellenbosch

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  • Soil health management support tool

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  • Merlin Sheldrake on fungi in vineyards

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  • The science of heat stress in grapevines

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