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Solvero Wines is a boutique producer that began planting a vineyard in Summerland’s Garnet Valley in 2016. In the last several years, the winery has been making a name for itself with superb Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays and rosé wines. Unfortunately, the hard freeze events in both the 2023 and 2024 winters inflicted significant bud damage…

A different kind of dessert (see March 30th) Monday, March 24th: At our bi-monthly Zoom with friends who participate in my annual wine tour to European vineyards, I choose a wine that everyone opens and we do a show-and-tell. This evening the wine choice was Cabernet Franc. I opened a bottle of Domaine Queylus Cabernet…

Tonight’s red wine review is a terrific, vegan-friendly red wine blend from Portugal that returned to the LCBO a couple of weeks ago in the March 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Magnum Wines, a winery that was founded in 2011 by winemaker Carlos Lucas. Originally from Dão, Carlos had a…

By Rick VanSickle Black Bank Hill winemaker Jonathan McLean approaches his wines “like a chef makes a tasting menu — each one has been uniquely created to tell a different story and give tasters an experience when moving from wine to wine.” We are just now beginning to see the full portfolio from this relatively…

A closer look at some memorable meals from the city’s flagship festival—and the people who made them unforgettable While it might sound like a cliché to say Montreal knows how to winter, it remains one of the truer ways to describe what the city does best. And nowhere is that more deliciously evident than at…

A little bit of chaos, a little bit of kitchen cooperation, some effort on everyone’s behalf. The post #ThisWineThatDish | Clos du Soleil Pinot Gris | Coquilles Saint-Jacques à la Parisienne first appeared on My VanCity. Read #ThisWineThatDish | Clos du Soleil Pinot Gris | Coquilles Saint-Jacques à la Parisienne at MyVanCity

Tonight’s red wine review is the emblematic and lovely Xinomavro from Naoussa in Greece that arrived at the LCBO in the recent March 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Boutari, one of Greece’s most historic and influential wineries. Boutari Winery was established in 1879 in Northern Greece in Naoussa, Macedonia, by…

Tonight’s wine review is an excellent fortified wine from Portugal that is brand new to the LCBO, arriving on shelves as part of the recent March 15th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. This fortified wine is produced by Venâncio Costa Lima, a winery that was established in 1914 in the small village of Quinta do…

Here are my top wine picks from the March 29, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection, which is headlined by “Top Old World and New World Grapes”. It is a small-ish release with just 84 wines, surely reduced because U.S. wines are no longer available. On the whole, it is getting more difficult to find…

The congress held in Perelada highlighted the richness and diversity. The post The First Mediterranean Wine Symposium Establishes the Mediterranean as a Unique “Wine-making Region” first appeared on My VanCity. Read The First Mediterranean Wine Symposium Establishes the Mediterranean as a Unique “Wine-making Region” at MyVanCity