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Chablis is renowned for its distinct and highly esteemed white wines. The post Discovering the Essence of Chablis with Mark Shipway at L’Abbatoir first appeared on My VanCity. Read Discovering the Essence of Chablis with Mark Shipway at L’Abbatoir at MyVanCity

Reading Time: 7 minutes Background B.C. wineries were severely impacted by a devastating January 2024 extreme cold event that decimated the 2024 Okanagan and Similkameen Valley wine grape crop. Industry estimates that the January 2024 event caused a 90% crop loss, and 15% of grapevines were destroyed. The province previously announced a $26 million vine…

Tonight’s red wine review is a delicious, vegan-friendly red blend from Portugal that returned to the LCBO as part of the recent September 7th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Magnum Wines, a winery that was born from the dream of Winemaker Carlos Lucas. He created this company in the Dão region…

Student standing: Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior/Graduate etc. 2nd-year graduate student Degree/Focus/interest areas: Viticulture and Enology Where are you from originally? I was born and raised in Sacramento.

Ben Montpetit The Department of Viticulture and Enology had a wonderful, comfortably cool, outdoor in-person graduation celebration for our students receiving their B.

Year and degree of graduation: 1998, B.S. Fermentation Science, UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology  1998, B.A. Spanish, UC Davis College of Letters and Sciences  2010, M.B.A., UC Davis Graduate School of Management

In August, the UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology hosted two immersive events where attendees were able to learn more about viticulture and enology at UC Davis through hands-on experiences. 

The UC Davis Viticulture and Enology (V & E) Department is pleased to welcome Alejandra Hernandez (Corby) as its new Student Recruitment and Communications Coordinator. Alejandra is a UC Davis alumna with a B.A. in International Relations and a M.Ed. in Student Affairs from UCLA. Alejandra is passionate about empowering and equipping students with the…

Grapes before the crush.

At Solvero Wines, “truth in soil” is more than a motto—it’s a philosophy. The post A Gem in the Garnet Valley:  Discover the Essence of Solvero Wines first appeared on My VanCity. Read A Gem in the Garnet Valley:  Discover the Essence of Solvero Wines at MyVanCity