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Tonight’s red wine review is a delicious Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon that is a brand new arrival at the LCBO over the weekend as part of the feature story on wines from Australia in the February 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Evans & Tate, a winery whose history began when…

L’Abattoir is thrilled to announce the return of its highly anticipated Sipping Around BC dinner series. The post L’Abattoir launches second year of Sipping Around BC, a Series of Regional Winemaker Dinners first appeared on My VanCity. Read L’Abattoir launches second year of Sipping Around BC, a Series of Regional Winemaker Dinners at MyVanCity

Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a Guest Post by Henry at The Bottle Barn, Santa Rosa, Ca Starting your wine journey can be both exciting and a bit overwhelming. Fortunately, you can easily buy wine to simplify the process. With so many options available, where do you begin your wine for beginners’ journey? Whether…

By Rick VanSickle It’s a grape that’s fallen so far out of favour you can’t even whisper its name anymore — but let us spell it out for you, backwards, so as not to frighten you: GNILSEIR. Also in this Niagara Wine Report: Six Dobbin Estate wines plus 12 other Rieslings from Niagara to go…

From discovering new varieties to tasting Canadian standouts, here’s how to celebrate international wine days in style This year, there’s over 40 internationally recognized wine and grape days vying for your attention, according to lists published by the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and the Wine International Association. As a wine enthusiast, you have likely…

Tonight’s red wine review is a lovely Riserva Chianti Classico from Tuscany. A relatively frequent visitor to Ontario, this latest vintage arrived at the LCBO on Saturday as part of the February 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by San Felice, an estate whose origins date back to Etruscan times, but whose…

Tuesday, February 11th: We invited Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble to dinner (main course: rare filet mignon with mushroom sauce and grilled vegetables). For the apps of coconut shrimp, salami and nuts, I opened a bottle of Big Head Lipinski Chenin Blanc 2022. For the steak I chose a red Burgundy I know they would…

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…

A recent study highlights the untapped potential of grape stems from the Douro region, traditionally considered waste, as rich sources of bioactive compounds like selenium, tryptophan, and polyphenols. Touriga Nacional stood out for its high antioxidant capacity and nutrient content. These compounds have promising applications in cognitive health, mood regulation, and oxidative stress prevention. The…

I last reviewed the Mystere Metlot so when I saw a cab with the same winery’s name on it I grabbed it. What could possibly go wrong Dark in color with a black berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some subtle black cherries almost immediately by some sour firm tannins alogn with…