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Wine Production in Fuissé: A History The village of Fuissé sits near the southern end of Burgundy’s limestone belt, where the vineyard land of the Côte d’Or and Côte Chalonnaise gives way, a few kilometers to the south, to the granitic terrain of Beaujolais. It is a small commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire, and…

Monday. June 22nd: Dinner: chicken pasta with a bottle of Cono Sur Bicicleta Reserva. Tuesday, June 23rd: Dinner: Lamb chops with a bottle of Creekside Laura’s Blend 2022. Wednesday, June 24th: No wine. Thursday, June 25th: Winemaker Emma Garner invited me over to Thirty Bench to taste her Rieslings. Winemaker Emma Garner Thirty Bench Rieslings…

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 similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines…

OENODIA validates a high-precision partial dealcoholization pilot at the Centre du Rosé: a major breakthrough for precision winemaking!  Faced with the challenges of climate change and shifting consumer habits, winemakers need reliable solutions now more than ever to precisely adjust the alcohol content of their wines. To meet this need, OENODIA, the benchmark brand for…

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more…

  Blasted Church Promotes Jamie MacNeill to Assistant Winemaker and Marks the Return of BC Fruit with 2025 Spring Releases Some good BC wine news to share: Blasted Church Vineyards has promoted Jamie MacNeill from Cellarmaster to Assistant Winemaker as the winery launches its 2025 Vintage and celebrates a return to BC-grown fruit. MacNeill joined…

A new vintage, a new label, a new story. Embark on a dreamy journey with “Lady Puglia” SALENTO NEGROAMARO ROSATO – TORMARESCA CALAFURIA Tormaresca Calafuria Rosé Lady Puglia Designed by Valeria Petrone, the new international label evokes the Italian Summer and the essence of Apulian territories. Beneath it, the crisp and refreshing Calafuria rosé expresses…

A heat wave is scorching large parts of Europe as I write this, with temperatures touching 45 °C in parts of France. But while we humans are suffering, it is worth asking: what about the vines? Yes, they suffer too. The consequences for winegrowers are significant and complex. It can be accelerated ripening and potentially…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Marks the Return of BC Fruit with 2025 Spring Releases [OKANAGAN FALLS, BC] Some good BC wine news to share: Blasted Church Vineyards has promoted Jamie MacNeill from Cellarmaster to Assistant Winemaker as the winery launches its 2025 Vintage and celebrates a return to BC-grown fruit. MacNeill joined Blasted Church during…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo Credit: Apricus Cellars When the results of the 2026 All Canadian Wine Championships were announced, one of British Columbia’s most compelling success stories came from one of its smallest wineries. Nestled in Oliver’s District Wine Village, Apricus Cellars earned an impressive trio of medals: Double Gold for its 2025 Old…