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It’s a sweet, fortified wine that’s perfect alongside dessert. The post Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. first appeared on My VanCity.

Toronto’s landmark steakhouse has strengthened its Canadian wine representation, earning an upgrade to ‘Best in Distinction’ while continuing to build one of the country’s most substantial restaurant cellars A Toronto institution since 1999, Harbour Sixty has built its reputation on a classic steakhouse experience within the historic Harbour Commission Building at 60 Harbour Street. Its…

  2024 Chardonnay (Here and There Series) Fort Berens Lillooet, BC $24.99 Golden straw with medium-minus intensity.  Banana, lemon zest, yellow apple, some tree fruit, tropical fruit, almond, minerality and salinity on the nose.  Good balance with a creamy texture.  Bright and crisp on the palate with the flavours following the nose, especially banana and…

After enjoying the excellent 2019 Altanza Reserva over the weekend, for tonight’s red wine review we go back in time to revisit an earlier vintage of this wine – the 2005, which I purchased from the May 26, 2012 LCBO VINTAGES Release, where it was featured on the cover and known as Lealtanza Reserva. The…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery in Okanagan Falls has plenty to celebrate. After the devastating January 2024 winter freeze, the winery’s vineyards have recovered impressively, with the 2025 harvest delivering encouraging yields and exceptional fruit quality. Our latest tasting features three distinctive Noble Ridge wines: the elegant 2022 The Pink One…

If you venture down Sallows Road in East Kelowna, you’ll find a gravel driveway on your left, just before the road dead-ends. Drive up, and you’ll find an unassuming winery built for function. There’s no grand architecture or sweeping lake view here. The tasting room is small and practical, and occasionally you might find yourself…

At a dinner in Toronto, a diverse collection of wines from Australia’s Victoria state offered a reminder that the country’s wine story extends well beyond its most familiar regions Australian wine has come a long way since the 1990s, when bottles of Lindeman’s, Wolf Blass and Hardys were familiar sights at family dinner gatherings. Those…

Monday, October 12th: Tasted the following wines from Le Vieux Pin and LaStella in the Okanagan. Le Vieux Pin Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Pale straw in colour; grassy, gooseberry nose with lively acidity; medium-bodied, crisply dry; lemony, grapefruit and green plum flavours. Well-balanced and lingering. (91) Le Vieux Pin Roussanne 2025 Light gold colour; honeyed peach…

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…

Just a small amount of background information tends to enhance the overall experience. The post Pure Chablis Masterclass in Victoria first appeared on My VanCity.