Rick VanSickle, Author at Wines In Niagara

January 26, 20260

Winemaker shuffle at Ontario’s Henry of Pelham, Ravine and Colio

By Rick VanSickle There are some big names in the Ontario wine industry changing winemaker jobs at Henry of Pelham, Ravine Vineyard and Colio Estat

January 23, 20260

By Rick VanSickle Keeping up with the viral trend of the year, here’s a flashback to 2016 — a great vintage for Niagara red wines, but a very bad y

January 22, 20260

George Brown Polytechnic, in partnership with Niagara College, has announced the return of the Ontario Wine Awards in 2026. (more…)

January 19, 20260

By Rick VanSickle In 2022, the Al Borgo project was barely a concept of a concept with newly planted experimental vines and grandiose plans for a d

January 13, 20260

By Rick VanSickle I did not know it at the time, but my career as a wine junket writer was about to come to crushing halt. (more…)