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This year we are pleased to welcome Lakeboat Vineyards and Winery to our list of #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions. The post #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Lakeboat Vineyards and Winery first appeared on My VanCity. Read #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Lakeboat Vineyards and Winery at MyVanCity

Reading Time: 3 minutes Here are some more fine wines from Hester Creek Estate Winery. The 2023 vintage wines include Chardonnay, Merlot, and Pinot Bianco. The fabulous 2022 vintage is a luscious Syrah. These previous articles have Hester Creek harvest information for the 2023 and 2022 vintages. Hester Creek Chardonnay 2023 Hester Creek Chardonnay with…

By Rick VanSickle Ilya and Nadia Senchuk, owners of Niagara’s Leaning Post Wines, have never been comfortable with being comfortable. Together the couple has built their wine business — literally — from the ground up, slowly and methodically, thinking outside the box while establishing a unique terroir in the far west of Niagara that few…

League of Farmers Cabernet Franc 2020 Tuesday, November 12th: I tasted a bottle of League of Farmers Cabernet Franc 2020, a wine made by four growers – Marty Werner (who made the wine), Trevor Falk, Shawn Spiewak and Mark Lepp. (For the full story of these talented farmers, see Rick Van Sickle’s column at https://winesinniagara.com/2023/11/league-of-farmers-back-for-more-with-release-of-two-new-wines/.)…

While there are still a lot of questions surrounding spotted lanternfly in Georgia, I wanted to give everyone a brief update on what we do know. What is a spotted lanternfly? Where are spotted lanternflies from? What do spotted lanternflies eat? How do the spotted lanternflies feed? Can the spotted lanternfly bite or sting? Why are spotted lanternflies…

Toronto’s historic Fairmont Royal York presents a suite of holiday programming with the annual tree lighting ceremony, debut of two new pop-up bars, and more  The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto’s iconic hotel, is pulling out all the stops this festive season as it transforms into a dazzling winter wonderland. With a host of enchanting experiences…

Leave it to the folks at Moon Curser to pull out all the stops for these special holiday offerings. The post #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Moon Curser Estate Winery | 🍷 Wine Advent Calendar with BONUS, 84hr FREE Shipping + more 🎁 from Moon Curser first appeared on My VanCity. Read #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift…

We will be launching our Winter Sale next week from November 21-30. The post Fort Berens Announces…2 New Wines & a Platinum Award first appeared on My VanCity. Read Fort Berens Announces…2 New Wines & a Platinum Award at MyVanCity

e Lavor et al. (2024) examined the relationship between physical behaviors and musculoskeletal pain in viticulture workers, particularly focusing on neck, upper back, and lower back pain. Using accelerometers, they measured workers’ physical activities—lying down, sitting, standing, and walking—during work and non-work hours. The results showed high pain prevalence: 60% had lower back pain, 52%…

Reading Time: 6 minutes When we moved to Arizona in 2000, most of our friends were dedicated Merlot fans.  Unfortunately, we found the wine to be flabby, simple and uninteresting, often due to the overcropping by many California wineries. All that changed on our first visit to Napa Valley when we came across a small…