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By Rick VanSickle The birth of the Canadian wine industry was a chaotic time, and the man who was at the centre of it all is still at it 50 years later. And it took a weather catastrophe this past winter in B.C. wine country to reawaken that passion in Donald Ziraldo, who in 1975,…

It’s a tasting experience no wine enthusiast should miss. Featuring more than 100 wines, each carefully curated as the favourites of Ontario’s top winemakers, the 2024 Cuvée Grand Tasting promises an experience like no other as it takes over the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in St. Catharines on Saturday, March 30. Organized by…

Here’s my top wine picks from the March 30, 2024 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection, which focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon Around the World as the theme of the release. It also includes a new batch of Online & Flagship Exclusive (FE) wines. In all, there are 101 wines on offer, and all should be available…

‘If you enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, great variety, landscapes filled with wildlife habitat, and room to breathe, you owe yourself a visit to Carmel Valley’ Between the San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles is the Carmel Valley. This is an extraordinarily beautiful place. It offers the enormity of the Pacific Ocean seascape, the quaintness of…

Photo: Bordertown’s Mohan Gill Judging from the excellent 2023 wines which Bordertown Estate Winery is just releasing, the 2023 Okanagan vintage is terrific. That is the good news. The bad news is that it is the smallest vintage in several decades, to be followed by an even smaller vintage in 2024, the result of two…

Grapevine flower development is a complex and fascinating process that spans over two growing seasons. Understanding grapevine flower development and structure is key to adjuting vineyard management practices to optimise grapevine growth, fruitfulness, and yield. Grapevine flowers development Similar to many other perennial crops, the formation of grapevine flowers in temperate regions extends over two…

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Reading Time: 9 minutes BC Syrah or Shiraz?  That is the question.  Born in Melbourne, my go-to red wine was a big, bold Shiraz with steak on the Barbie.  Now living in the Okanagan, my palate has also expanded to enjoy the Northern Rhône style Syrahs. BC is small potatoes compared to the major Syrah/Shiraz…