News Archives - Wines In Niagara

September 21, 20233

Nervous time for Ontario Wine Industry as Ford prepares to change the game plan

Rick VanSickle Saturday marks the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere, a time of immense anticipation for the grape harvest, but also one of

September 12, 20234

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

September 5, 20230

By Rick VanSickle A common axiom wine growers in Niagara believe in is that there is no predicting a vintage until you get at least to the Labour Day

August 30, 20230

By Rick VanSickle “Do you have the new Blake Boulevard wines,” I ask the clerk at the Wine Rack store. “Yes, it’s right here and it’s flying off the

August 21, 20238

By Rick VanSickle In a report commissioned by wine industry partners, the Ontario government and its antiquated LCBO monopoly takes the brunt of the