About: Rick VanSickle

Eating in Niagara: Reif icewine dinner, brioche burgers, raclette and Treadwells

Not all my travel inside this wonderful region I call home is for pure business purposes. We moved to Niagara for a reason, not just purely to be closer to the vines. It is a friendly, safe and beautiful area of Southern Ontario that gives you a sense of...

Wineries ready to roll out the red carpet for Cuvee Weekend 2012

Note: Cuvee weekend is coming up. Here’s what you need to know about the event from a press release issued by the organizers.

A preview of Ravine’s 2010 Cab Francs and other reds

Cabernet Franc. It definitely has its fair share of fans in Canadian wine circles. Vocal fans. Those who shout from the mountain tops that this single variety is what they desire more than any other in Ontario and B.C.

RAW! The Great Toronto Tartare-Off

Note: This is a news release from Grapes for Humanity and an exciting event coming up later in March. Grapes for Humanity Canada invites you to attend an exciting fund-raising event: What: RAW! The Great Toronto Tartare-Off. When/Where: Thursday March 29th, 2012 at Toronto’s Premier Hotel, The Fairmont Royal...

Marynissen’s bold statement from the 2007 red wine vintage

It was Jeff Hundertmark’s destiny to make the wines at Marynissen Estate Winery. One sip of the legendary 1991 Marynissen Lot 31 Cabernet Sauvignon and that was it for the 49-year-old winemaker. “It was an epiphany for me,” he says.