Canadian Whites, Aged
The vast majority of all wine, over 95% according to most guesswork, was created to be drunk within months of the bottle leaving the winery. With a little age in...
A Virtual Visit to the Vineyard
Many of us Canadians enjoy our close proximity to wine country. In the same way that we’re growing ever more conscious of where our food comes from, it’s always nice...
Honing In On Terroir
Last month I attended VieVinum in Vienna – it’s Austria’s big annual wine show, bringing together hundreds of producers from throughout the country’s four main wine-producing regions. Set in the...
The Far-Reaching Focus of Thomas Bachelder
"We don't own anything, not even this room... well, except the barrels," Thomas Bachelder says from his Beamsville winery, which is really a garage rented from the proprietors of an...
Canadian Wine Roots
Great wine in Canada comes from the roots. With Canada Day and #CdnWineDay both on the horizon, it’s a good time to kick back and reflect on the history of...
Confessions of a BC expat
The last thing I did before leaving BC and moving to Toronto was spend four days with friends in the Okanagan. We visited winemakers and the people behind the wines...
The Centre-point
As a wine columnist living right in the middle of Canada — and whose province’s VQA sales are split 50-50 between BC and Ontario wine — I taste a fair...
My Wine Canada Wine Club Feature: Kacaba Vineyards
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, what better way to celebrate love than with a bottle of wine from Kacaba Vineyards Winery? This month, we're thrilled to feature the...