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Photo: Fort Berens CEO Heleen Pannekoek The severe cold snap in January 2024 that devastated the Okanagan vineyards did not spare Lillooet where Fort Berens Estate Winery is based. In the 2024 vintage, the two estate vineyards produced 45 tons of fruit, about 30% of a normal harvest. To supplement the harvest, Fort Berens bought…

Reading Time: 6 minutes Evolve Sparkling House Pops the Cork on a New Chapter in Canadian Bubbly Awarded ‘Best Sparkling Wine in Canada,’ Family-Owned Evolve Sparkling House Is Poised to Showcase the Region’s Beauty and the Country’s Potential Penticton, B.C. – The wait is over. Evolve Sparkling House, the newest dedicated sparkling winery in the…

Three prestigious Okanagan wineries in British Columbia present new luxury wine and culinary yacht adventure  Iconic Wineries of British Columbia is proud to introduce the Iconic Winery Estates Yacht Experience—a first-of-its-kind, all-day luxury wine journey that connects three of the Okanagan Valley’s most prestigious family-owned estates: Mission Hill Family Estate, Martin’s Lane Winery, and CedarCreek…

The attached may make for good bedside reading, but I do think it is worthwhile information for you to review. I am including a research report as well as photos by replication (six reps of each treatment). We conducted a trial looking at low rates of captan, high rates of copper, and a biological control.…

Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, certified sustainable, and vegan-friendly white wine blend that is predominantly Grenache Blanc and Viognier that arrived at the LCBO a couple of weeks ago in the July 5th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Les Dauphins is one of several wine brands produced by Union des Vignerons des Côtes…

Monday, July 14th: A tasting at On Seven winery conducted by winemaker Peter Gamble and owner Vittorio De Stefano. On Seven Pursuit 2023 (not yet bottled; 22% new wood; 31 months in air-dried Damy French oak barrels, $48) Bright straw in colour with a greenish tint; toasty, creamy nose, apple custard with vanilla oak notes;…

The Canadian Wine Library at Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute is a collection of the finest VQA and domestic wines made in Canada. The goal of the library is to provide feedback to winemakers from scheduled tasting sessions regarding a wine’s ageability As the long-standing steward of the Canadian Wine Library (CWL),…

By Lidija Biro While discussing who could be the next ‘Maverick’ to profile, editor Rick VanSickle said, “Check out Ali Oppenlaender, she’s got something to say!” So, I reached out to Ali (Alison) who agreed to the interview and promptly took me on a whirlwind tour of the vineyards that the Oppenlaender family owns or…

Tonight’s white wine review is an excellent, high-altitude Torrontés from the Cafayate Valley in Salta, Argentina, that arrived at the LCBO earlier this month in the July 5 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Established in 2000 by the Romero Marcuzzi family, Bodega El Porvenir de Cafayate is one of the benchmark wineries in the high-altitude…

Photo: Janice Stevens and JAK Meyer: Photo by Noelle Starzynski The latest releases from Meyer Family Vineyards and Mayhem Wines include vintages from the Okanagan as well 2024 wines made with grapes grown in Washington State. The two wineries are linked by family ownership as well as by some shared facilities near Okanagan Falls. Meyer…