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By Rick VanSickle No wine before its time is a credo that Niagara’s 16 Mile Cellar winemaker Morgan Juniper lives by. Note, also in this Niagara Wine Report: A small LCBO release on Jan. 4 features a lovely red blend from Black Bank Hill. The small, boutique winery, which making a clear statement for the…

Photo: Mark Hopley in Hester Creek cellar with Brooke Jesus Hester Creek Estate Winery is, in my judgement, one of the leading wineries in the Okanagan. The quartet of current releases simply confirms that for me. Why is Hester Creek so good? Wine quality always begins in the vineyard. The Hester Creek site was established…

Happy New Year! For tonight’s red wine review, I’m starting off the new year with this terrific Smart Buy from Greece that is a brand-new arrival in this Saturday’s LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection on January 4th – and already widely available for purchase across Ontario. Like the excellent 2023 Skouras Wild Ferment Assyrtiko that…

We all know that Terry Pomerantz is a great enthusiast of good wine. However, his passion for Bordeaux, Italian reds, and Californian wines doesn’t prevent him from enjoying a well-chilled rosé, whether it’s pure or in sangria. Hence, Terry offers you a range of tips to store your bottles of rosé wine, even when one…

Happy New Year! Here’s my top wine picks from the first release of the year, which is always the annual Smart Buys Release, where most of the wines are priced at under $20. In this release, 52 of the 74 wines are less than $20. Interestingly, the average price of a bottle is just north…

As you may have noticed, I don’t buy a lot of Shirazs … A lot of them are just too jammy … I’ve had this one, a long time ago, and liked it, so I went off my usual script and bought this one … Inky dark in color with a nice mild black berry…

What were the wine features that trended the most with our readers? Revisit some of our biggest stories of the past year The past year in wine has been a celebration of resilience, innovation, and evolution. Across Canada and beyond, we’ve witnessed stories of heritage wineries finding new life, hybrid grapes stepping into the spotlight…

The family with Santa Sunday, December 22nd: Deborah and I drove to Waterloo to take our grandchildren, Isla and Max, and their parents, on Waterloo Central Railway’s “Santa’s Jolly Journey” – an hour-long train ride with Santa and his elves. The carriages were decorated with candy canes and fir tree boughs. There was singing and…

Just in time for year-end celebrations, tonight’s sparkling wine review is a beautiful, non-vintage Champagne that is brand-new to the LCBO, arriving as part of the recent December 14th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection as an Online & Flagship Exclusive. It is produced by Palmer & Co., a prestigious Champagne house that was established in…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Haywire Lunar Red 2022 with Gingerbeef, Prawns & Snowpeas and Singapore noodles In celebration of the Year of the Snake, Haywire Winery is releasing its limited-edition wine, Haywire Lunar Red. We are excited to give you an exclusive look and taste! This release continues a beloved tradition that began in 2014…