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  • #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Meyer Family Vineyards

    The 2018 McLean Creek Road Chardonnay Library 1.5L magnum is a great party starter, cellared to perfection! The post #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Meyer Family Vineyards first appeared on My VanCity. Read #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Meyer Family Vineyards at MyVanCity

  • Zuccardi Serie A Malbec 2021 (Argentina) – Wine Review

    Tonight’s red wine review is a delicious Malbec from Argentina. While this particular vintage was featured as a Food & Drink Discovery wine that arrived in VINTAGES back in June of last year and is long sold-out, the 2022 vintage landed on VINTAGES shelves last month in the October 5 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection…

  • #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Blasted Church

    Blasted Church wines make great gifts and you will be pleased to have the wines grace your holiday table. The post #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Blasted Church first appeared on My VanCity. Read #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Blasted Church at MyVanCity

  • Filarino Sangiovese Rosé 2022

    Pale salmon in color with a mild minerally nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice mild strawberry notes and nice minerality. On the medium length finish the lively acidity sticks nicely to the tongue. This is a nice albeit milder rose, nice and dry. I’d give it a -88 or so ……

  • Light Up the Vines returns to Summerland

    On each Light Up the Vines evening, Bottleneck Drive Association members will open their doors and offer unique seasonal experiences. The post Light Up the Vines returns to Summerland first appeared on My VanCity. Read Light Up the Vines returns to Summerland at MyVanCity

  • “THE GREATEST WINE? THE ONE THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER.”

    “THE GREATEST WINE? THE ONE THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER.”:  WINE IN MODERATION ANNOUNCES THE SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WINE IN MODERATION DAY TO PROMOTE MODERATE & RESPONSIBLE DRINKING Building on the success of last year’s inaugural experience, Wine in Moderation is happy to announce the second annual international Wine in Moderation Day, which will take place…

  • #ThisWineThatDish | Robin Ridge Gamay | Prawn Stir Fry

    Perhaps it’s time that we appreciate what a Gamay wine has to offer. The post #ThisWineThatDish | Robin Ridge Gamay | Prawn Stir Fry first appeared on My VanCity. Read #ThisWineThatDish | Robin Ridge Gamay | Prawn Stir Fry at MyVanCity

  • Christmas comes early for Niagara wine lovers with upcoming LCBO release

    By Rick VanSickle For lovers of top-tier Niagara wines, Christmas is coming to you early at LCBO stores. The release on Nov. 16 features an eye-popping array of some of Niagara’s most sought-after wines spread across the spectrum of red, white and sparkling. And the best news of all? The wines are coming to you…

  • The ‘Berlin Tasting’ at 20: Toasting Eduardo Chadwick’s vision

    Commemorating Chile’s milestone in fine wine with a special Toronto tasting honouring a legacy of excellence – a special contribution from Tony Aspler In October, I was invited to a tasting in Toronto to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin tasting. Reminiscent of the ‘Judgement of Paris’ – when Napa Valley wines outscored Bordeaux and Burgundy in a blind tasting – in Berlin in…

  • Heaphy Pinot Gris 2023 (New Zealand) – Wine Review

    Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, vegan-friendly Pinot Gris from New Zealand that made its debut at the LCBO as a brand new arrival in last month’s October 5 LCBO New Release Collection. It is produced by Heaphy Vineyard, a wine brand that was only established in 2019, but has long roots deep into…