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Monday, May 13th: Arrived in London fresh from our tour of the Rhone. Deborah and I are staying at an old friend’s house in Kentish Town for a couple of nights. Tuesday, May 14th: To Canada House in Trafalgar Square for the annual promotional tasting of Canadian wines from Ontario, BC and Nova Scotia. Twenty-one…

By Rick VanSickle The sophomore vintage at Niagara’s Dobbin Estate winery brings the portfolio of luxury wines into clearer focus. With most of the Twenty Mile Bench estate’s vineyards meticulously planted from scratch to the exacting standards of consulting winemakers and viticulturists, Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble (below), the goal of producing 100% estate wines…

The International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (or i4C as it is nicknamed, and now branded) taking place this summer, has established itself as a premier event dedicated to the appreciation and advancement of cool-climate chardonnay. Since its inception in 2011, the i4C has brought together 271 wineries from 85 cool climate wine regions, pouring over…

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Reading Time: 9 minutes Here is our compilation of the 21 BC Rosé wines. Relax as you read these reviews and plan your summer sipping adventures! BC Rosés are great standalone thirst quenchers or with light meals like salads, charcuterie boards, light pasta and rice dishes, especially with seafood, raw and lightly cooked shellfish and grilled fish. Perfect…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Vasanti Estate Winery in Oliver, BC, recently joined the South Okanagan wine scene. Known for its picturesque vineyards and a blend of tradition and innovation, Vasanti is helmed by the renowned winemaker Jason Parkes. The winery focuses on crafting memorable wines that highlight the region’s unique terroir. Vasanti’s vineyards are in…

Tickets for Symphony in the Gardens and new Sunset Concerts entertainment programs at Toronto’s iconic castle now on sale  Two event programs designed to ignite Toronto’s summer pulse are about to get under way at Casa Loma – one of the city’s top tourist attractions and hospitality venues. First, the return of its perennial crowd-pleaser,…

Some of the most refreshingly crisp and vital French wines can be found in Savoie which sits in the northwest corner of France. It is bounded by Switzerland and Italy to the east and is nestled against the Alps – where you will find the famous Mont Blanc. To the west is Champagne. As a…

By Rick VanSickle Most Niagara wineries don’t do enough big, showy wine releases, especially when promoting their top expressions from benchmark estate vineyards. But that’s not the case with Flat Rock Cellars and the larger-than-life owner Ed Madronich, below. He just has that joie de vivre, that flair for the dramatic that’s always contagious, even…