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VineRoutes Restaurant Awards to be revealed October 2nd
Save the Date as Canada’s top food and wine destinations are set to be recognized for their excellence The inaugural VineRoutes Restaurant Awards are almost here! On October 2nd, we’ll reveal which restaurants across Canada will be recognized for delivering outstanding food and wine experiences, as well as their commitment to exceptional wine programs. From…
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 989: Evenings to Remember, Remembered
Sunday, August 24th: Dropped into MW Cellars to buy some wine. Ran into a couple we had met with a mutual friend – Nora and Mark, who told me they had visited all 159 wineries in Ontario. Their next visit will be Cape Cairo in Niagara. Monday, August 25th: Cleaning out some old files, I…
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Old Vintages with Winemaker Matt Dumayne
As I was about to leave the Rosé Rodeo at Haywire’s Garnet Valley Ranch Winery recently, I had the chance to catch up with winemaker Matt Dumayne, who was eager for me to try some odds and sods he found lurking around at the back of the winery. First up was the 2015 XC…
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August 30, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Big Scores
Here are my top wine picks from the August 30, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (click here for digital edition). Wines with Big Scores is the feature story of the release, while the Styles of Sake is the mini-thematic. It is a small-ish release with 86 products offered, with Greece and Italy notably shining…
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Restaurant 1
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Restaurant 2
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Restaurant 3
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Restaurant 4
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Restaurant 5
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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Let’s look at some maps Last week I was in the middle of writing a post about how great this year was turning out. I thought, just as long as growers can avoid something disastrous, this could be a great vintage. Within 24 hours, the Pickett fire grew from a small blaze north of Calistoga…