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By Rick VanSickle “He was a real Superman,” Adnan Icel’s widow Elif tells Wines in Niagara. “He did it all.” Elif Adnan is not letting the memory of her husband fade. His presence looms large at Icellars Estate Winery, the winery he built from scratch, the only net energy zero wine production and retail facility…

For more than 20 years (since September 20, 2004), I have been writing this weekly wine diary, and for more than 20 years my friend and technical director, James Harbeck, has been editing and posting it. So I’m dedicating this column to you, James. Take a bow. And this is the wine I’m celebrating with:…

Happy December to everyone! There are a several events upcoming to keep on your radar! I’ve also included some resources to refresh you on your pruning practices below. Meeting Dates with registration links: Date, time Group Location Topic Registration and more information January 8-10th Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Meeting Savannah, GA The muscadine session…

Welcome to the fifth edition of VineRoutes’ 50 Standout Canadian Wines—our annual coast-to-coast celebration of the country’s most compelling bottles and the people who craft them. From the rugged coastlines of Vancouver Island and the slopes of the Okanagan, to the limestone-laced vineyards of Ontario, the rising stars of Quebec, and the maritime expressions of…

This year marked our second-largest harvest ever. The post #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Township 7 seven stars first appeared on My VanCity.

“In this series we bring you our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions which we personally recommend” Your holidays just got a little more exciting. Looks like Township 7 really has you covered for the holidays, Think Pinot Noir with turkey, Chardonnay with oysters and Cabernet Merlot with baked ham. Let your imagineationn by your guide.. Here…

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 much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines…

Photo: Heleen Pannekoek of Fort Berens The 2025 vintage at Fort Berens Estate Winery in Lillooet was a sharp and welcome turnaround from the two previous freeze-limited vintages. “For our 2025 harvest,” writes winery chief executive Heleen Pannekoek, “we ended up with healthy grapes and close to a full crop with 90% of a normal…

Tonight’s red wine review is a lovely, organic Sangiovese from the Chianti Classico DOCG that made its latest arrival at the LCBO in last month’s LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection on November 8th. It is produced by Bacci Wines, a family-owned wine company with deep roots in Tuscany. The company was established by Marco Bacci,…

When the winery gives the okay I will be sharing all about this exciting new wine. The post #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Hester Creek Estate Winery first appeared on My VanCity.