Chinese New Year 2023 is celebrated on January 22, 2023, with this year being the Year of the Water Rabbit. The sign of the Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture, and 2023 is predicted…
In BC when we hear icewine, we think of the Okanagan, but icewine is also made in the Niagara peninsula in southern Ontario. In fact, the Niagara wineries have an icewine festival each year, excluding during the COVID lockdown, but…
This is my fifth year interviewing winemakers in Ontario about their latest grape harvest and wine production. To get a more complete picture of the harvest I asked the following questions to three winemakers in three different grape-growing regions of…
It’s been a hot minute since I posted about an Ontario wine – so here I am, posting a very unique one for my comeback! This wine was a collaboration between Traynor Vineyard and @grapecrush.wine (Instagram) and it’s name is…
Depending on the season, many of us prefer different drinks. For wine drinkers, for example, crisp white wines in the summer and big bold wines in winter. Cocktails can also change depending on the season. I received a few mulled…
We all like to receive awards. Knowing that we are good, or the best at something. Fastest runner at the 100-yard dash, smartest in math, etc. when we are in school. Then industry awards when we go to work. There…
Rosewood Estate Winery Praxis Cabernet Franc 2017 (ON $40 at the winery) It’s been a hot minute since I featured a local wine, so today I’m sharing a local Ontario Cab Franc: Rosewood Estate Winery Praxis Cabernet Franc 2017. This…
This is my final article on Canadian Wine Trends 2021, where I will cover Canadian interest in Ontario and BC wines. Not that this is a competition between these two provinces. I am curious to see how much interest there…
Windrush Estate Vintner’s Reserve Pinot Noir 2018 (ON$ 34.95 from the winery direct) I have a local Pinot to share with you today – and I think most of you already know how enamored I am by Ontario Pinot, and…
This is the second of my Canadian Wine Trends 2021 articles. Today I will cover our interest in red, white, sparkling and ice wine using Google Trends information. As I mentioned in my first article, Wikipedia describes Google Trends as…