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By Rick VanSickle One long, breathtaking sniff was all I needed to realize that this was much more than a story about one of Canada’s rarest icewines. This is a multi-faceted and fascinating tale about the very beginnings of Canada’s world renowned sweet treat, the race to make the first icewine, the criminal lengths some…

Diverse styles and native grapes redefine Rhône Valley whites for today’s wine drinkers Long known for their structured, fruit-driven red wines, the Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages are gaining fresh attention for another reason: their whites. While still accounting for less than 10 percent of total production, these wines stand out for…

Tonight’s red wine review is an excellent Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Southern Rhône Valley that arrived at the LCBO earlier this month in the August 2nd LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Rémy Ferbras at Les Grandes Serres. Rémy Ferbras is anchored in the Southern Rhône Valley, in the heart of a prestigious…

From grower champagne to unfortified sherry, resurrected indigenous varieties from Corsica to the Canaries, and the many faces of new school Burgundy, contemporary wine culture has changed, forcefully redefined by irreverent outsiders and trailblazing pioneers. Whilst the preponderance of this change has been a great good—there has surely never been a better time to enjoy…

Photo: Blasted Church winemaker Evan Saunders Evan Saunders, the winemaker at Blasted Church Vineyards, was one of the first – if not the first – Okanagan winemaker to begin lining up Washington State grapes after the January 2024 freeze wiped out the Okanagan’s grape crop for that vintage. I vividly recall a conversation with Evan…

Summertime is Rosé time, but if you’re like me, anytime is Rosé time.  Rosé is one of the most versatile wines out there – bright, juicy, food-friendly and endlessly diverse.  It can be made from nearly any red grape, in styles ranging from crisp and bone-dry to lush and fruit-driven.  Fortunately, most people have finally…

DOC Delle Venezie now accounts for 85% of Italy’s Pinot Grigio and 43% of the world’s. The post DOC DELLE VENEZIE: 2025 HARVEST BEGINS first appeared on My VanCity. Read DOC DELLE VENEZIE: 2025 HARVEST BEGINS at MyVanCity

By Rick VanSickle Foreign Affair is a Niagara winery that never stands still as it tweaks its robust portfolio to keep pace with wines consumers want to drink. Note: In this Niagara Wine Report, we also have our pick from the rather tiny (and not even one red wine) collection of local wines being offered…

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