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The media launch event was held again at JOEY Restaurant at Bentall Centre, just 2 short blocks from the home of the Vancouver International Wine Festival. The event kicks off the week of programming and the tasting venues, usually bringing wines from the year’s theme region. For the 46th VIWF the theme region is the…

By Rick VanSickle There’s an old saying in the wine business, build it and they will come. But nothing is further from the truth, especially in Ontario wine country. You can build it, all right, and you can make the finest wines in the world, but if you can’t attract customers to your winery or…

The heavy snowfall this past week has had the same effect as the Covid lockdown. We don’t go out unless we have to and the cold saps our energy. Deborah and I did venture out, though, for a Port Dalhousie Underground event held at Creekside Winery. Took a while to find the place, as the…

Tonight’s red wine review is a delicious Tinta de Toro (aka Tempranillo) from Spain that is a brand new arrival that landed at the LCBO in the recent February 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Bodegas Coral Duero, a winery that was founded in 2003 by Jesús Fernández, a native of…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tinhorn Creek Winery on the Golden Mile Bench is celebrated for its Cabernet Franc. Their Merlot also enjoys a strong reputation among wine enthusiasts. The Merlot is consistently praised for its quality, structure, and expression of the South Okanagan terroir. If you can visit the winery, allow time to dine in…

Applications are now open for Canadian restaurants looking to showcase their exceptional food and wine programs, with winners to be announced in early fall VineRoutes, Canada’s premier online wine lifestyle publication, is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural Restaurant Awards program, celebrating excellence in the Canadian culinary scene. This initiative aims to recognize…

Tonight’s red wine review is a delicious Carmenère from Chile that made its debut at the LCBO as part of last weekend’s LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection on February 15th. Like the 2021 Puente Austral Reserva Privada Cabernet Sauvignon I enjoyed last year, this red wine is produced by Maturana Winery, a family-owned winery that…

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Photo: Clos du Soleil’s Michael Clark In a wine release last fall, Clos du Soleil winemaker Michael Clark updated us on the damage his vineyards had suffered from the recent devastating freezes in the Similkameen Valley. But he also added the assurance that the winery, one of the Similkameen’s top producers, had a good inventory…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest Post by Austin Ross, Account Executive for R&L Packaging.  Are you making the most of your packaging budget? With shifting wine market conditions in BC and Washington, it’s time to rethink your packaging strategy. When it comes to wine packaging, many wineries stick with traditional solutions without realizing they could…