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Armando Fumanelli Monday, October 28th: Took the train into Toronto again, with Deborah, for the launch of a new alcohol-free sparkling wine called frizero. It’s produced by the Amarone producer Fumanelli, in both white and rosé. Armando Fumanelli, the 28th generation of the wine-producing family, was on hand to speak about the products. He informed…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2022 Harvest “The 2022 vintage started very slow, with cool temperatures. Summer delivered our usual glorious Okanagan weather without the extreme heat we had the previous year. The latter half of the season presented great weather for the fruit’s slow and gradual flavour and phenolic development, keeping sugar levels in…

By Rick VanSickle He’s madly jotting down notes in his journal — a wine savant bible of sorts — and today’s ink colour is black as he writes the final thoughts for his La Toussaint release from Bachelder Wines. Thomas Bachelder, who as a young man, quickly switched from a career in journalism to become…

From bright citrus to rich raisin, discover wines that add the perfect start or finish to any meal The pairing of food and wine should be a sensory experience that is not only enjoyable, but also memorable. The choice of wine to match the style of food almost always focuses on the main course, most…

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines…