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Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely Chardonnay from Niagara that was featured in the September 12 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection as part of the thematic on “Local Wines You’ll Love” from Ontario. This wine is also a VINTAGES Essentials product that is always (and widely) available at LCBO outlets across the province. Like…

Photo: The Sidhu family at a Vasanti vineyard In Punjabi, Vasanti means spring or new beginnings. The name of this South Okanagan winery was inspired by the history of Harb Sidhu, the head of the family, who left India in 1980 to farm orchard fruit and then to grow grapes in the Okanagan. He and…

Barefoot is the strongest Champagne and & wine brand globally. The post Moët & Chandon remains most valuable; Barefoot is strongest first appeared on My VanCity.

Behind every bottle lie years of research, patient observation, and respect for nature. The post Exceptional Wines: Zuccardi Valle de Uco first appeared on My VanCity.

For Aiāna’s chef and co-owner, Canadian ingredients, global influences and the voices of his team are all part of defining the restaurant’s identity Stepping inside Aiāna restaurant, a short walk south from Parliament Hill, your attention is drawn to curved banquettes that sit centrally beneath striking light fixtures. Adjacent is a large glass enclosure of…

Only 200 cases have been produced and will be sold at the winery for $27.99. The post Announcing the Next Story for Narrative Wines from Summerland, BC first appeared on My VanCity.

Our August newsletter is out. This month: a huge leap forward for cover crops in California, a new Water Management guide we think every grower should bookmark, regenerative wines showing up in Whole Foods, plus films, podcasts, new science on birds, bees and cover crops, and diary dates from Santa Barbara to Bordeaux. Read it…

Burgundy is the home of Pinot Noir and perhaps the world’s most place-obsessed wine region. One grape, a landscape of limestone, clay and marl – yet the wine can change from plot to plot. Pinot Noir is thin-skinned and relatively delicate. It does not have the weight of Cabernet Sauvignon or the tannic muscle to…

Eight wineries from Ontario and British Columbia will come together as ‘Team Canada’ for the country’s first dedicated pavilion at the annual Wine & Dine Festival Eight Canadian wineries from Ontario and British Columbia are heading to Hong Kong this fall, coming together as Team Canada for the country’s first-ever dedicated pavilion at the 2026…

Monday, September 28th: Dinner grilled salmon with The Long Way Home Riesling 2024 (produced at Crush on King, Niagara Custom Crush Studio). Straw colour with a hint of lime; grapefruit bouquet with a thread of minerality; medium-bodied, crisple dry, green apple and grapefruit flavours. Beautifully balanced and great length. (91) Tuesday, September 29th: No wine!…