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Awarded VineRoutes’ 2025 Most Outstanding White Wine of the Year, CheckMate’s 2022 ‘Fool’s Mate’ Chardonnay highlights the winery’s remarkable consistency—marking its second top honour in three years and reinforcing its place among Canada’s benchmark producers There’s something especially satisfying about a wine that lives up to every expectation you’ve built around it. The 2022 ‘Fool’s…

By Lidija Biro Spring has sprung at Black Bank Hill with the release of the wines from the 2023 vintage. Nestled at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment, between Beamsville and Vineland, Black Bank Hill Winery was founded in 2017. This is its 5th vintage release and oh boy, it’s a good one! Winemaker Jonathan…

CANADIAN AND BC WINE INDUSTRY LEADERS HONOURED AT THE  2026 WINE INDUSTRY AWARDS Wine Growers Canada (WGC) and Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Canadian Wine Industry Awards and BC Wine Industry Recognition Awards, which were all presented live at the awards ceremony in Penticton Tuesday evening.…

Photo: The iconic Blue Mountain vineyard The many fans of Blue Mountain Vineyard & Cellars may want to stock up on these wines recently released from the 2023 vintage if only because there is no 2024 vintage from this winery. The hard freeze in 2024 killed most of the buds in the vineyard but, fortunately,…

Spring is springing! As you pull out your sprayers for the year, don’t forget to make sure everything is working properly and as expected! Below are resources to help you ensure you can spray the vineyard effectively. There are many apps and resources to help and different ways to calibrate different machinery, but if you…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Penticton, British Columbia –  Wine Growers Canada (WGC) and Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Canadian Wine Industry Awards and BC Wine Industry Recognition Awards, which were all presented live at the awards ceremony in Penticton on Tuesday evening. This year’s distinguished recipients…

2022 Blanc de Blanc Fort Berens Lillooet, BC $39.99 Are you an ‘any day is a good day for bubbles’ person like I am?   If so, you’ve got to give this one a try.  This traditional method, wine is made from 100% estate grown Chardonnay and was aged ‘sur lie’ for 24 months.  Lees aging,…

Tonight’s red wine review is a lovely blend of mainly Mavrodaphne and Cabernet Sauvignon from Greece that arrived at the LCBO just over a week ago in the March 21st LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Like the lovely 2023 Mega Spileo Assyrtiko I enjoyed last year, this wine is produced by Mega Spileo Estate, a…

ICONIC WINERIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA’S LAKE-TO-ESTATE VOYAGE EXPERIENCE RETURNS The Iconic Lake-to-Estate Voyage offers a custom one-day experience connecting three renowned Okanagan winery estates by land and water Iconic Wineries of British Columbia announces the return of its seasonal Iconic Lake-to-Estate Voyage, an immersive, fully curated luxury experience. Designed for intimate private groups, the one-day…

Featuring over $1 Million in Rare Wines, Dream Lots, and Unforgettable Experiences With wine donations up more than 200%, the April auction will support climate action alongside Grapes for Humanity’s core pillars of health, education, and humanitarian relief Toronto, ON — Grapes for Humanity is pleased to announce its 2026 Fine Wine Auction, taking place…