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Photo: Bordertown’s Mohan Gill Judging from the excellent 2023 wines which Bordertown Estate Winery is just releasing, the 2023 Okanagan vintage is terrific. That is the good news. The bad news is that it is the smallest vintage in several decades, to be followed by an even smaller vintage in 2024, the result of two…

Grapevine flower development is a complex and fascinating process that spans over two growing seasons. Understanding grapevine flower development and structure is key to adjuting vineyard management practices to optimise grapevine growth, fruitfulness, and yield. Grapevine flowers development Similar to many other perennial crops, the formation of grapevine flowers in temperate regions extends over two…

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Reading Time: 9 minutes BC Syrah or Shiraz?  That is the question.  Born in Melbourne, my go-to red wine was a big, bold Shiraz with steak on the Barbie.  Now living in the Okanagan, my palate has also expanded to enjoy the Northern Rhône style Syrahs. BC is small potatoes compared to the major Syrah/Shiraz…

Writer BJ Oudman at the 45th Vancouver International Wine Festival — Theme Region: “Italy” I love wine. I especially love weird, wonderful, unique and well, different wines. I recently discovered my new favourite white that fits this category at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. While the masses swarmed the booths pouring famous Brunello, Amarone and…

Emma Smalley, assistant winemaker at Niagara College Teaching Winery, and Allison Findlay, head winemaker Monday, March 25th: Allison Findlay, winemaker at Niagara College Teaching Winery, came by with a selection of wines for me to taste to get the Dean’s List designation. (Wine scoring 90 or above make the list.) Niagara College Dean’s List Pinot…

The 25th edition of the festival ran from February 29 through March 10 and highlighted the gastronomic diversity that Montreal is renowned for, with a full menu of food and wine events While it may be a bit cliché to say that Montreal, and Montrealers, know how to ‘winter’, you realize that it’s also a…