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This is a unique opportunity to taste wines as they first become available. Read Select Wines & Icon Vins Fins Exceptional Finds Spring Edition – Part I at MyVanCity

Reading Time: 5 minutes Thanks to the Hester Creek Estate Winery team for the fabulous hospitality during the March media event to promote the new GSM wine. It was great to visit the winery, Terrafina  and Villas again and enjoy the wine, food, and time with our friendly hosts. What are the unique characteristics of…

Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely Malagousia from Greece. It is a brand-new arrival at the LCBO and was featured as part of the theme on Classic Euro Regions in the May 11 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. Like the excellent 2015 Mega Spileo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon I enjoyed last month, this white wine…

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include 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…

Reading Time: 4 minutes BC wineries are open and ready to welcome guests. British Columbia – Across BC’s nine wine regions, wineries are not only open and have an abundance of wine to share, but they have created an array of diverse and unique offerings that allow guests to experience wine country like never before.…

Visitors and locals alike are encouraged to Sip, Smile and Stay Awhile. Read EXPERIENCE NEW DIVERSE OFFERINGS FROM BC’S WINE REGIONS THIS SEASON at MyVanCity

By Rick VanSickle There seems to be no end to the innovations that Niagara’s Stratus Vineyards won’t tackle to make its winery — and wines — more sustainable. The benchmark Niagara-on-the-Lake winery is certified sustainable by Sustainable Winegrowing Ontario and attained LEED certification for its full facility years ago. On Earth Day it released a…

Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, organic Grillo from Sicily that arrived at the LCBO on the weekend in the May 11th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is also featured in the theme of the release: The Wine Pantheon – Classic Euro Regions, and is widely available across Ontario today. It is produced…

Photo: Hillside winemaker Kathy Malone Hillside Winery’s Mosaic is one of the oldest Bordeaux blend Icon wines in the Okanagan. The first vintage was created in 2003 by Eric von Krosigk, then the winemaker. Hillside had just come under new management and wanted a flagship wine that could make a statement. I included Mosaic in…

Tod Stewart shares his thoughts after experiencing a whisky tasting for the ages, courtesy of Glenfarclas Older the better when it comes to scotch, right? Sure. Common wisdom; but the truth is, most single malts have a “sweet spot” for maturation. Distillers know this. For Laphroaig, 10 years might be where it sits best. For…