Top Wine Picks! Wines to Chase the Winter Blues Away
If youâre on the East Coast, youâve had more than your fair share of snowstorms and extremely cold temperatures that only polar bears should be allowed to live in. From...
Top Wine Picks! Whites for the Season
I canât believe weâre half-way through May already! Hopefully the random, lateâseason smatterings of snow across the country are behind us, so letâs brighten things up with a trio of...
Wine 101: To Pick or Not to Pick?
With the exception of fruit for late harvest and icewine, here in Canada, grapes are harvested over the course of two(ish) months in the fall. On that we can mostly...
Pair It Up! Summer BBQ
The number of impromptu gatherings, where lâheure de lâapĂ©ro turns into a casual dinner around the BBQ, multiplies with the arrival of warm weather. Friends stop by with their favourite...
The Friday Files: Science of Wine Grapes & Nova Scotian Icewine
The Ottawa Citizenâs Rod Phillips talks the general philosophy of appellation designation in a more global context. Up at Whistlerâs Pique Magazine, Anthony Gismondi calls the B.C. governmentâs strategy to...
Canadian Winery Spotlight: Keint-he Winery & Vineyards
Their labels and name may hearken back to settlerâs times in North America, but Keint-heâs wines are anything but old-fashioned â in fact, theyâre relatively timeless. Established in Prince Edward...
Pair It Up! Mario Batali's Roasted Squash
This time of year the winter begins to drag, and while many of us are wishing for warmer weather, it's nice to take advantage of winter cooking while we can....
Wine 101: The Lesser-Known Regions
Last week, Ben asked the question where is wine made? Today I'm picking a few regions you may never have suspected of producing great wine. We all have the standby...