About: Rick VanSickle

Rick VanSickle is a Wine Writer. Wine lover. Live in Niagara. Drink Niagara. Eat Niagara. Love Ontario. Eat Ontario. Drink Ontario. Also Bordeaux, Rhone, Napa, Alsace, Burgundy ...

Niagara meets Veneto at Foreign Affair winery

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Len Crispino has no interest in people simply walking through the door of his winery and buying a bottle of his wine. And chances are pretty good that won’t be possible anyway.

Food Truck Eats invades Niagara wine country: Look who’s coming to Peller Estate

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The May long weekend in Niagara is about to get cookin’ with some serious food truck eats, tasty Ontario wine and a healthy helping of local musical talent.

We have bud break in Niagara! But it wasn’t an easy ride for the vines

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There were some very scary moments that could have been catastrophic for grape growers in Niagara, but, despite all that, another blessed milestone was achieved this week in the evolution of Grape X.

Forty Creek’s rare Port Wood Reserve Whisky: Reservations begin today

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If you are a fan of the whiskies being made at Forty Creek you may want to act fast to reserve a bottle of the Port Wood reserve.

A trio of wines to try from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Inniskillin

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Inniskillin is one of Niagara’s vinous treasures.