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The well decorated chief winemaker reflects on the legacy of an iconic brand and one of the world’s most celebrated wines as Penfolds marks the 75th anniversary of Grange Few figures in the world of wine embody both tradition and innovation quite like Peter Gago. As Chief Winemaker of Penfolds and the fourth custodian of…

It’s only now that I can tell this story.  Time has passed.  Therapy has helped. There are moments in a wine lover’s life that test one’s character.  This one of them. It was a year ago, the day before Valentine’s.  We had just got back from a trip to the coast the day before and…

GREEK WINE WEEK RETURNS TO TORONTO APRIL 19 TO 25, 2026 Not for profit festival brings modern Greek wine, culture, and education Greek Wine Week, a Toronto based not for profit festival dedicated to celebrating and promoting Greek wine, culture, and education, returns April 19 to 25, 2026 with approximately twenty events hosted across the…

Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages AOCs: French Wine, But Make It Fun French wine is rooted in tradition, but there is always something new to explore. Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages AOCs are here to show a new generation of drinkers just how dynamic, delicious, and downright versatile these…

Not all data is useful, but some is… Two years ago, I wrote an article on AI in the vineyard for WBM. Feel free to read that article here…if you want. Otherwise, my basic argument was that although AI will eventually play a role in how we farm grapes, it’s a long way off compared…

Photo: Azhadi winemaker Jim Faulkner The talk of the Okanagan this spring will surely be Kelowna’s Azhadi Vineyards, both for its Persian-inspired architecture and for its well-crafted wines. The winery, which opened in February and is owned by Mike Azhadi and his wife, Janet, is perched on a hilltop at the very north end of…

Tonight’s red wine review is a lovely Barossa Shiraz that arrived at the LCBO as part of the feature story about Women in Wine in the recent March 7 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Yalumba, one of Australia’s most historically important wineries. Recognized as Australia’s oldest continuously family-owned winery, Yalumba was…

By Rick VanSickle Ontario winemakers and grape growers are heaping early praise on the 2025 wine vintage, calling it as good or better than many of the best years since the turn of millennium. While it’s rare that all regions in Ontario are reporting “exceptional” results from back-to-back 2024 and 2025 vintages, it’s even rarer…

This was one of Steven Elphick’s iconic images This has been a terrible week so I’m not going to document it, other than to write that a dear friend, who took our wedding photos and shot all the images for my The Wine Atlas of Canada, passed away (MAID). Another friend from my London days…

Toronto-based Dochia Interior Design recognized at the 2025 LIV Hospitality Design Awards for its work on the Niagara-on-the-Lake estate Canadian firm Dochia Interior Design has been named Winner in Interior Design at the LIV Hospitality Design Awards for its work on Stone Eagle Winery, a striking new estate in the heart of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Founded by…