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If you have not already applied herbicides in your vineyard it is definitely time to get started.  I know many grape growers control weeds with multiple applications of postemergence herbicides, leaning heavily on glyphosate. This is not something I recommend as it can lead to several issues and requires consider time and trips.  Multiple yearly…

By Peter Rod One night. 17 wines. All Merlot ranging from 2007 to 2020. Estimated value of well over $4,000. And only 90 minutes to enjoy them all. Sheesh. I’ve been teaching for over 20 years and one of the great injustices in the wine world is the time we allocate to assessing wine quality.…

With the 47th annual ⁠Vancouver International Wine Festival⁠ taking place March 7–14, 2026 and spotlighting France, Mike Klassen sits down with festival Executive Director Harry Hertscheg for a wide-ranging conversation about wine, culture, and the institutions that bring people together. Harry has led the Vancouver International Wine Festival for nearly 25 years, helping grow it into Canada’s premier wine…

Saturday, February 28th: Our old friend Barry Brown came to visit for a couple of nights. Barry is the founding president of the Spanish Wine Society in Toronto and he brought along an impressive array of Spanish foods purchased at Spanish Pig, 77 Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto – various pork products, cheese and canned fish,…

From historic classifications to climate adaptation and new ownership, producers across the region are redefining what Bordeaux wine looks like in the 21st century The largest and most well-known classification schemes for Bordeaux wines are the 1855, Crus Bourgeois, Saint Emilion, Graves, and Artisan – all of which are quite different. Nevertheless, all require adherence…

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…

Tonight’s white wine review is a lovely, organic, and vegan-friendly white wine blend crafted with Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. It arrived at the LCBO in today’s March 7 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Maison Raymond, a family winery based in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Bois, in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers wine…

Here are my top wine picks from the March 7, 2026 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (digital edition here), where Women in Wine is the feature story of the release. With 103 products on offer, this is a relatively large and very good release with some fine wines at various price points. Also included in…

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…

Kismet Estate Winery’s Manpreet Dhaliwal Named to the BCBusiness 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 Canada’s first and only South Asian female head winemaker recognized for leadership shaping Kismet’s next chapter in the South Okanagan Kismet Estate Winery announces that Head Winemaker Manpreet Dhaliwal has been named a BCBusiness 30 Under 30 honouree, recognizing British Columbia’s emerging leaders…