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2022 Pinot Gris (Vig) Roche Penticton, BC $24.00 Label designed by Marina Billinghurst.  This wine was organically farmed and fermented in stainless steel.  Straw coloured with medium-minus intensity.  Aromas of lime, minerality, melon, apple, pear peel, honeysuckle, and green apple on the nose.  Good balance.  Bright on the palate with integrated flavours that echo the…

Dark in color with a nice red berry nose … On the mid palate the wine smacks with loads of firm tomato notes, they ease a bit as it breathes. On the mid palate the wine is nice and dry with red fruits and tomato like acidity coating the palate. On the medium length finish…

Photo: Painted Rock founder John Skinner Several times last year, I heard the rumour that Painted Rock Estate Winery had been added to Anthony von Mandl’s stable of top-rated wineries. I never believed the rumour, although I am sure that von Mandl would jump at the chance if it ever came his way. But Painted…

As part of UC Davis’s commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching and service that meets the needs of our diverse state and student population, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California announces an Assistant Professor faculty position (9-month) in the Department of Viticulture and…

From peat to poetry: raise your glass with these exceptional single malt Scotch selections for Burns Night It’s not like we ever really need a reason to enjoy a dram (or two) of Scottish single malt whisky. That said, each year, on January 25th, it’s practically a duty for whisky aficionados to pull the stopper,…

By Rick VanSickle Southwestern Ontario’s oldest winery will now be its newest, with the Skye Chase Estate Winery set to open its doors to the public this spring. Also in this Ontario Wine Report: An amazing photo of thousands of birds devouring icewine grapes, plus Niagara wines released at various Vintages stores, including On Seven, Henry…

By Wines in Niagara The Carmens Group, a Hamilton-based hospitality, food-production and development company, said today that they have acquired Beamsville’s Good Earth Food and Wine Company. The acquisition marks the company’s second expansion outside of the Greater Hamilton Area, following its November 2022 acquisition of the Arlington Hotel in Paris, Ontario.  Of the acquisition,…

By Rick VanSickle Southwestern Ontario’s oldest winery will now be its newest, with the Skye Chase Estate Winery set to open its doors to the public this spring. Also in this Ontario Wine Report: An amazing photo of thousands of birds devouring icewine grapes, plus Niagara wines released at Vintages stores. Formerly called the Quai…

Kacaba Cabernet Franc 2021 (Niagara Escarpment) Medium ruby in colour with a tawny rim; cedary, spicy, toasty, slightly smoky, plum and sour cherry nose; medium-bodied, dry, savoury cherry and plum flavours carried on lively acidity; finishes firmly with ripe tannins. Lovely mouth-feel. (90) Kacaba Proprietor’s Block Syrah 2021 Deep ruby in colour; cedary, blackberry nose…

Internationally celebrated wine writer Tony Aspler also joins the team as special contributor VineRoutes is pleased to announce Kate Dingwall as a contributing editor. She joins the online wine publication’s expanding writing team just as VineRoutes Media reports a readership gain of 24 percent in 2024 over the previous year. Dingwall is a seasoned writer…