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Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the second batch of Solvero Wines we have enjoyed. You can read about the winery background in an earlier article – Solvero Wines Opens with a Splash. Solvero Wines stands out for several reasons: Sustainable Practices: They emphasize sustainable and environmentally friendly viticulture and winemaking processes. Terroir-Driven Wines: Their…

Tonight’s white wine review is an excellent, single vineyard Chardonnay from Niagara that was featured in the piece on Local Talent in the recent July 6 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It will be available at the LCBO once the strike ends, but can be ordered directly today from the winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake or via…

“Ontario wine consumers should drink Ontario wine; that is my goal,” says Mauro Salvador, head winemaker at Vieni Estates. Salvador is, of course, referring to the fact that in Europe, local wine is the priority. The French mostly drink French wine, Italians predominantly drink Italian wine and so on. So, for him, why Canadians, and…

The Karp Schreiber off-dry Riesling is available at BC Liquor Stores. The post #ThisWineThatDish Karp Schreiber Riesling with Chicken Marbella first appeared on My VanCity. Read #ThisWineThatDish Karp Schreiber Riesling with Chicken Marbella at MyVanCity

By Rick VanSickle Honsberger Estate Winery has a farming history that dates back more than 200 years, but it’s only been the last 20 that grapes made it into what it is today. The sixth generation of the Honsberger family, led by Barbara Honsberger Condotta and husband Robert Condotta, ripped out the cherry trees in…

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Reading Time: 3 minutes I have been fortunate to enjoy Monte Creek wines since 2016. The winery in the Thompson Valley stands out for many reasons. Thompson Valley Climate: The semi-arid climate of the Thompson Valley features hot, dry summers and cold winters, distinct from other BC wine regions like the Okanagan Valley. This climate…

Photo: Solvero’s Alison Moyes (Jon Adrian photo) On the Canada Day weekend, Solvero Wines opened its tasting room in the Garnet Valley, appealing for visitors not to be deterred by the wine shortage misperception created by the Okanagan’s two recent hard winters. “We are open and we have lots of wine to share,” says Alison…

Regular followers of my blog will have noticed it is several weeks since I last posted. The reason is: hernia surgery. It was a painful and long-drawn out process and the doctor, prescribing Tylenol 2, said “No wine.” Give me a break! Notwithstanding, here is a photographic record of my self-medicated pain-killers – beginning with…