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Reading Time: 4 minutes After the devastating freeze that reshaped British Columbia’s 2024 vintage, Township 7 Vineyards & Winery is once again celebrating the Okanagan’s abundance. The winery’s latest releases include two still wines from the outstanding 2025 harvest alongside two traditional-method sparkling wines, reflecting both the resilience of its vineyards and the continued evolution…

This is the first review of the season featuring two Little Engine Wines that match so well with summer. What goes best with sunshine, mountain views and long, slow days? Light, refreshing, delicious wines. You are going to love these wines as much as I do. Just ideal for enjoying on the beach, by the…

Here are my top wine picks from the July 4, 2026 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (digital edition here). After the last release focused on wines not named Chardonnay, this release’s feature story is titled “Nothing But Chardonnay” and is a Chardonnay wine lover’s delight. Overall, this is a very good release with 99 products…

Noble Ridge’s 2019 The One Named Best Sparkling Wine at the All Canadian Wine Championships The winery earns Canada’s top sparkling wine honour for a second time, highlighting the exceptional quality of Okanagan Falls as a premier sparkling wine region. Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery is proud to announce that its flagship traditional-method sparkling wine,…

The first book of its kind in more than 40 years, Magdalena Kaiser’s Niagara Wine + Food celebrates the wineries, recipes and people that have shaped Canada’s premier cool-climate wine region There may not have been a more fitting place to celebrate the release of Niagara Wine + Food: Signature Recipes from Ontario’s Iconic Terroir…

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more…

The Okanagan’s Original Icons: Decanting Memories Available Now The true story of pioneers Trudy and George Heiss will make you laugh, cry, and – most importantly – sip out loud.   Long before the Okanagan Valley became a global wine destination, it was a blank canvas for those with enough grit to believe in it.…

Photo: Winemaker Benoit Gauthier (photo courtesy Noble Ridge At the recent All Canadian Wine Championships, the flagship sparkling wine from Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery was named Sparkling Wine of the Year — for the second time. The One, as the wine is called, was the sparkling wine of the year at the 2017 competition…

For years I’d been reading about the growing popularity of Greek wines in New York. The unfamiliar grape names and descriptions of their distinctive flavours intrigued me, so when Franco’s Liquor Store advertised a Saturday tasting of Greek wines, I booked us in immediately. When we arrived, Luigi was outside grilling fragrant lamb kebabs to…

Reading Time: 3 minutes The winery earns Canada’s top sparkling wine honour for a second time, highlighting the exceptional quality of Okanagan Falls as a premier sparkling wine region.  Okanagan Falls, BC [July 7, 2026]  Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery is proud to announce that its flagship traditional-method sparkling wine, Noble Ridge 2019 The One,…