Rick VanSickle, Author at Wines In Niagara

January 20, 20213

Message from the chair: The Ontario wine industry is ‘at a fork in the road’

By Carolyn Hurst Chair of Ontario Craft Wineries How to write a year in review in an industry as complicated as the Ontario wine industry? Where to b

January 14, 20210

By Rick VanSickle In this Canadian Wine Report, we look at two Vintages releases at LCBO stores in January and new wine reviews for Niagara’s Malivoi

January 11, 20210

By Rick VanSickle Stratus Vineyards grows 16 different varieties of grapes at its Niagara-on-the-Lake estate, and they all compete to be a part of th

January 6, 20213

By Rick VanSickle It has the potential to be one of the most earth-shattering changes to one of the most antiquated alcohol retail system in the worl

January 4, 20210

By Rick VanSickle With 2020 thankfully in the rear-view mirror, we’re kicking off the new year right with a visit to Niagara’s Hidden Bench Estate Wi