New Hinterbrook winery set to open with solid lineup of 2010 white wines

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It’s been a long time coming, but the extended Nickel family is about to realize a dream when it opens its winery doors on May 7. The idea for Hinterbrook, wedged nicely between Strewn Winery and Konzelmann Estate Winery along Lakeshore Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake, was born in 2002 when...

List of wineries pouring at TasteCamp. Follow on Twitter, plus sponsors

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Wineries and sponsors for TasteCamp North Friday May 13-15 Château des Charmes: Hosting the opening lunch and tasting. Château des Charmes is one of the oldest wineries in Niagara, and the first one to plant entirely with vinifera in the late 70s. Paul Bosc, the estate’s founder, or other...

The amazing Jonata wines from Santa Ynez Valley

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Matt Dees has a rock star name and a reputation to match, at least in the wine world. He’s the young, dynamic winemaker at Jonata in the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, an up and coming wine region in California that appears set to be the next...

Tiny bubbles tasting showcases the best sparklers in Canada

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Fizz, sparkling, bubbly, cava, sekt, prosecco, cremant, and, of course, dare it be uttered outside of France, Champagne. Sparkling wines made anywhere but the region of Champagne are called many different things and are made in many different styles. But the one thing they all have in common is...

Ontario wines being released at Vintages April 30

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Another very fine selection of Ontario (and one B.C.) wines are being released on Saturday, April 30, at Vintages. Here are reviews of the wines.