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Here are my top wine picks from the November 8, 2025 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection (digital edition here), where “Wines for Every Festive Moment” is the feature story of the release, while The Bounties of Burgundy is the mini-feature. Also included in this release are a new batch of Online & Flagship Exclusives. While…

What an extraordinary year 2025 has turned out to be! The post Bourgogne: A Fascinating 2025 Vintage first appeared on My VanCity. Read Bourgogne: A Fascinating 2025 Vintage at MyVanCity

A thoughtful reflection from Tony Aspler on the magic of the vineyard — and why its pull never fades A quote from Bill Bryson’s travel book on Australia, In A Sunburned Country, gave me pause for thought. Bryson, who is usually a very astute observer of the human condition, even if he is a beer-­drinker, wrote: “I’ve never…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Culmina – The Founders Founded in 2007 by industry veterans Donald and Elaine Triggs, Culmina Family Estate Winery was envisioned as a legacy project following Donald’s success co-founding Jackson-Triggs. Seeking to return to hands-on, terroir-driven winemaking, the Triggs family set out to create a premium, estate-focused winery on the Golden Mile…

Tonight’s red wine is a lovely Cabernet-Merlot from the Haut-Médoc wine region of Bordeaux that was featured on the back cover of last month’s October 11 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Château Tour du Haut-Moulin, an historic wine estate situated in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, at the heart of Haut-Médoc, on the Left Bank…

Photo: Winemaker Jeff Hundertmark The current releases from Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery include an addition to the portfolio: White Summit, a partner to the winery’s flagship red blend. “Finally, after years of pleading from our wine club, we have created a white companion for our flagship Summit,” writes Jeff Hundertmark, Mt. Boucherie’s general manager and…

From whisky wars to world-class pours, our annual roundup proves that great spirits know no borders 2025 may go down as the year booze was weaponized in Canada. First, provincial liquor boards delivered a collective “You’re Fired!” verdict on any and all yankee hooch in retaliation to Trump’s tariffs. Then, to follow through with the…

Nominations are now open for the 2026 BC Wine Industry Recognition Awards! The post BC Wine Industry Recognition Awards first appeared on My VanCity. Read BC Wine Industry Recognition Awards at MyVanCity

Tonight’s white wine review is a delicious, sustainable, and vegan-friendly Chardonnay that screams local as it was barrel-fermented and aged in Canadian oak barrels. This white wine returned to the LCBO as part of last month’s October 11th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection and is widely available across Ontario, including at the winery in Niagara.…

Every winemaker we spoke to was overwhelmingly optimistic about the 2025 vintage. The post Bordeaux 2025: My First Impression first appeared on My VanCity. Read Bordeaux 2025: My First Impression at MyVanCity