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By Rick VanSickle It’s been whispered about in Niagara wine circles for years, but now the first sparkling wines from York Vineyards are about to make a very loud debut this August. York Vineyards is the pride and joy of Martin and Rachael Werner (below), a 20-acre site nestled against the Niagara Escarpment in St.…

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am including a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines that have…

After enjoying the excellent 2022 Zacharias Assyrtiko last month, tonight’s white wine review is another lovely wine from the same producer that arrived at the LCBO today as part of the July 6 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. While stores may be closed due to the strike, this can be ordered online from lcbo.com. Like…

Here are my top wine picks from the July 6, 2024 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection, which is titled Fine White Wine for Summer Sunshine as the theme of the release. All the wines are already on shelves. However, since stores are closed during the strike, the LCBO is currently offering free home delivery with…

By Rick VanSickle Well, now that the LCBO union, for the first time in its history, has gone on strike, it’s time for consumers to map out their booze-buying for the foreseeable future. The LCBO has announced that no wine, cider, liquor, coolers or beer will be available at its stores for at least two…

Photo: Tim Watts (left) with partner Bob Ferguson Kettle Valley Winery has announced that Tim Watts, one of its founding partners and a pioneer of Naramata Bench winegrowing, passed away on June 27, 2024. “Tim asked for no ceremony to mark his passing, but asked that you share a glass of wine with those that…

Their inaugural Pinot Noir was just released on June 21st. The post Poplar Grove Wine Tasting experience first appeared on My VanCity. Read Poplar Grove Wine Tasting experience at MyVanCity

Retired Air Canada veteran Jerry Gain turns his love for wine and travel into thriving businesses with A Perfect Tour and Riverdale Wines, offering immersive wine-focused tours and a curated selection of exquisite wines Turning a passion into a paying gig is something most (read: all) of us only dream about. But if you’re Jerome…

Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely organic and vegan Verdicchio white wine from Marche. It is brand-new to the LCBO, arriving on shelves across Ontario and online, and featured as a Refreshing White in the upcoming July 6 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Tenute Pieralisi, an estate winery that was…

Join us to view and taste existing and potential new cultivars of fresh market muscadine grapes.  When and where: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.-Saturday, August 17, 2024, meet at the UGA Tifton Campus Muscadine Vineyard (see picture below). Dr. Conner will be on-hand throughout the morning, and a tour will be led at 9:00. Visitors…