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Many people imagine Champagne as a pale lemon-coloured wine with fine bubbles and some combination of aromas and flavours of citrus, apple, nuts, oak, and brioche. But, Champagne is also available as a Rosé wine, giving it a different flavour profile, typically of red fruits, a little more body, and larger bubbles, from the use of Pinot Noir as the…
My next set of Ontario Chardonnay wines to review comes from Cave Spring Vineyard. This winery is one of the pioneers in the area, having been around for four decades. They are certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Ontario and their wines are also vegan-friendly. The two wines I received to review are Cave Spring Vineyard Chardonnay 2024 (coming from a selection…
On a lighter tone, at VanWineFest 2026, I had a chance to attend a walk-about lunch at LaSalle College Vancouver; French bistro fare prepared and served by LaSalle students, while sampling a selection of French wines representing seven French wine regions. Below is a list of the French wines followed by the menu. No wine reviews here, just some general…
Do you know about the long history of Domaine Laroche in Chablis, France? I interviewed Romain Chevrolat from Domaine Laroche in the International Festival Tasting Room during the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026. Listen in as Romain tells us about their winery. He makes fantastic wines, BTW.
My next wine for my Ontario Chardonnay Review comes from Tawse Winery, located in the Twenty Mile Bench area of the Niagara Peninsula. I received their Tawse Quarry Road Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 for the review. They farm organically, although I didn’t notice an organic symbol on the wine label. This vineyard has been certified organic since 2008. Here are my…
Today starts my unveiling of Ontario Chardonnay; a terroir-driven exploration of elegance and expression. Chardonnay has long been a cornerstone of Ontario’s viticultural identity, offering a compelling canvas for terroir to shine. Ontario’s cool-climate Chardonnay reveals a spectrum of styles, from taut and mineral-driven to richly textured and barrel-aged. Here is an unoaked and an unoaked Chardonnay from two different wineries: Featherstone Estate Winery Unoaked…
Passport to Global Wines flight of wines The 47th Vancouver International Wine Festival seminar, “Passport to Global Wines,” was a strategic exploration of the global viticultural map through the lens of cultural identity. Moderators Christine Campbell, Lisa Giovanella, and James Nevison established a “Passport” metaphor as a vehicle to navigate international “ports of entry,” moving beyond the standard technical data…
Chartron et Trebuchet from Burgundy makes a wonderful crémant wine. I’ve enjoyed this sparkling wine over many years. At the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026, I had a chance to interview Camilla De Vere Green from Chartron et Trebuchet in the International Festival Tasting Room to talk about the winery and their crémant. Enjoy the video interview.
In my earlier article I wrote about two Chardonnay wines from Maison Joseph Drouhin. One coming from Macon-Villages comes from a large region in the south end of Burgundy and the other from their Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis, from the Valley of Vauvillien. Today I have the other two Chardonnay to tell you about. Both are estate Chablis, one being their Chablis…
Maison Joseph Drouhin from Burgundy makes several different expressions of Chardonnay. I received four bottles of their various Chardonnay wines, and in this article I will review two for you. According to the winery, their Macon-Villages 2022 comes from a large region in the south end of Burgundy, close to Pouilly-Fuissé, which has clay and chalk soils. The size of…
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