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Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, sustainable Sauvignon Blanc-based blend from Bordeaux that was included as part of the feature story on “Summery White Wines” in the recent June 21 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection a couple of weeks ago. It is produced by the historic Château de Fontenille, a winery whose roots can…

Here are my top wine picks from the July 5, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (flipbook here), which highlights Mediterranean Wines for Summer Sipping as the feature story of the release. The mini-thematic features three wines from Austria’s historic Winzer Krems, while in Local Talent there is a stellar lineup of Cool Chardonnays. In…

Toronto wine importer Nicholas Pearce reflects on the life, spirit, and impact of a winemaking icon gone too soon The global wine community was dealt a heavy blow with the passing of Nicolas Potel, who died unexpectedly on June 27 at the age of 56. One of Burgundy’s most dynamic and forward-thinking winemakers, Potel was…

Renowned UC Davis Professor of Viticulture Mark Kliewer Dies at 91Kliewer trained a generation of viticulturists and winemakers while conducting research which provided the foundation for modern vineyard management practices. 

We think you will love these wines as much as we do. The post Bartier Bros. Pristine the Perfect Summer Wines first appeared on My VanCity. Read Bartier Bros. Pristine the Perfect Summer Wines at MyVanCity

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo Credit Wynnwood Cellars – Sauvignon Blanc block Sirdar vineyard Wynnwood Cellars, nestled above Duck Lake in the Creston Valley of the Upper Columbia Basin, is a boutique winery founded in 2007 by partners Michael Wigen and Dave Basaraba. Wigen, a third-generation member of the Wynndel Box and Lumber family, brings…

After enjoying the excellent 2015 Barón de Ley Gran Reserva a couple of years ago, tonight’s red wine review is the latest vintage of this terrific, vegan-friendly Rioja from Spain that returned to the LCBO last month as part of the June 7 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by the prestigious Barón…

New to British Columbia, Svelte is poised to be the drink of the summer. The post Delight in Light with New Svelte Wine first appeared on My VanCity. Read Delight in Light with New Svelte Wine at MyVanCity

By Rick VanSickle Thirty Bench winemaker Emma Garner just might be the only one standing between the complete obliteration of Riesling in Niagara or its sudden reversal of fortunes. OK, that’s a just a tad dramatic (sorry), but here we are witnessing the slow, painful demise of what was one of Niagara’s superstar grapes to…

Hey, you out there, I am not a lumberjack or a fur trader, and I don’t live in an igloo (well I once lived in wall tent in the Yukon) or eat blubber (that’s not true) or own a dog sled (nope, had one those, too). And I don’t know Jimmy, Sally, or Suzie from…