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Two sommeliers, four courses, one delicious debate over the art of food and wine pairing Though it’s moved far beyond the “white wine with fish, red wine with meat” debate, the whole “which wine with which food” conundrum generally falls into two camps: “Critically Important” vs “Who Cares?”. The pendulum seems to swing between “be…

Tonight’s white wine review is the latest vintage of a consistently excellent, and now vegan-certified, Assyrtiko that landed at the LCBO in the August 16th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is featured as a wine to ‘Arrive in Style’, as well as part of the fantastic mini-feature on wines from Greece. It is produced…

Photo: Winemaker Kathy Malone Two new releases from Hillside Winery include a new red blend from a great vintage; and a surprise: a rare 2024 wine made with Okanagan grapes. Hillside winemaker Kathy Malone elaborates on the surprise in the frost-blighted year that destroyed about 95% of the vintage in the Okanagan (and Similkameen) in…

Another week, another tasting at Franco’s Liquor Store in Kelowna. This time, the spotlight was on Nebbiolo—one of Italy’s most prestigious (and temperamental) grape varieties. Often called the “king of grapes,” Nebbiolo is primarily grown in the Piedmont region, where its expression shifts dramatically depending on the local terroir. Key areas include Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe,…

Having heard good things from MyVanCity.ca contributor Sam the Wine Teacher… The post Visiting Nagging Doubt Winery in East Kelowna first appeared on My VanCity. Read Visiting Nagging Doubt Winery in East Kelowna at MyVanCity

In June, 2025 we featured an interview with Sake Samurai Michael Tremblay. Though the popularity of sake has been on the upswing for some time now, it’s not the easiest drink for neophytes to get a bead on. In order to smooth some of the bumps out of your sake journey, VineRoutes has compiled an…

By Rick VanSickle Under brilliant blue skies, the 2025 harvest began in earnest today at Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery in Niagara. The Short Hills Bench winery hand-picked its first estate Pinot Noir early today (Wednesday) for one of the largest sparkling wine portfolios in Ontario under perfect conditions. It was Henry of Pelham’s…

Grapes for Humanity’s Fine Wine Auction will be held from Thursday, April 17, to Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (Earth Day). We are now officially accepting:  Wine donations (appraised with charitable tax receipts issued) CLICK HERE Exceptional experiences to feature in our 2026 auction CLICK HERE

Reading Time: 2 minutes British Columbia wines are proving their strength in the wholesale channel, even as the provincial market adjusts to the sudden removal of U.S. wines from the market. The latest Liquor Market Review (Q1 2025/26) shows BC wine sales climbed to $131.2 million, a 6% increase year-over-year, with volumes rising to 8.68…

Tonight’s red wine reviews are a pair of lovely cru wines from the Southern Rhône Valley that arrived in LCBO VINTAGES recently. The Rasteau returned to VINTAGES on July 19th, while the Vinsobres made its debut as the Wine of the Month in the August 2nd LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection, and both are widely…