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Tonight’s red wine review is a delicious, certified sustainable and vegan Merlot from Niagara that arrived at the LCBO as a Smart Buy in the January 10 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Like the 2023 Featherstone Canadian Oak Chardonnay I enjoyed a few months ago, this red wine is produced by Featherstone Estate Winery, an…

This past week I had the pleasure and opportunity to taste the wines from both Blue Grouse Estate Winery and Unsworth Vineyards. The event was billed as Pizza | Pinot | Pinball  and held at Pinhalla (a pinball pizzeria) located in downtown Victoria’s Chinatown. It was indeed a rather intriguing approach and an interesting invitation for…

Photo: Winemaker and General Manager Grant Stanley SpearHead Winery in East Kelowna decided to replant its entire vineyard in 2025 after two hard winters caused major damage to its vines. “Approximately 24,000 vines were planted, with material sourced from top tier nurseries with a continued emphasis on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling,” the winery writes.…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Red wine often steals the spotlight on Valentine’s Day — think Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, or Merlot — classic choices that pair beautifully with candlelit dinners and rich chocolate desserts. But there’s another wine style that feels made for Valentine’s Day: Sparkling Rosé. With its delicate pink hue, lively bubbles, and…

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI! Wishing you great happiness and prosperity during the Year of the Horse!  Haywire Lunar Red Celebrate the Year of the Horse! The official release of the Haywire Lunar Red celebrates the upcoming Year of the Horse. This wine is a continuation of a tradition that began with the winery’s first Lunar…

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 similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines…

After years of debate, policy hurdles, and more than a few false starts, wine has finally arrived on grocery store shelves in the City of Vancouver. On a recent weekend afternoon, Stacey and I made our first visit to the new wine department at the Save-On-Foods at Cambie and West 7th Avenue to see what…

Tonight’s sparkling wine review is a lovely, traditional method sparkling wine from Limoux. It is brand-new to the LCBO, arriving as part of the feature on Special Sparklers in the December 20th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection – with plenty of bottles still available for your next celebratory event. It is produced by Famille Antech…

As Closson Chase looks to the season ahead, the County landmark embraces subtle change—honouring its past while refining the experience for a new era There is a quiet familiarity to driving down Closson Road, a sense of returning to a place that has grown alongside the community for over 25 years. But even the most…

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experiences that bring the two together! In this new weekly blog post, I’ll share my thoughts on wines that I’ve recently purchased from our local independent wine merchants, and I hope you’ll discover a few new…