By Rick VanSickle The tree-lined driveway at the Kirby Estate Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake leads to a stately, immaculately kept home surrounded by
Read MoreBy Rick VanSickle He turned 90 years old last year, but just like the greatest wines in the world that he has collected over the decades, Champlain C
Read MoreBy Rick VanSickle Niagara grape grower Kevin Watson takes a moment to collect his thoughts on the disaster that was the fall of 2021 and winter of 20
Read MoreBy Rick VanSickle I don’t recall the first Robyn’s Block Chardonnay I tasted from the skilled hands of Tawse winemaker Paul Pender, but I certainly r
Read MoreBy Rick VanSickle With a big, broad smile, Champlain Charest proudly declares: “I’m very happy that my name is on that bottle.” He had just taken an
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