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February 19, 20150

Increased wine imports not good news for Canada’s wine producers

With VINEXPO releasing its 12th study of the world wine and spirits market, with an outlook to 2018, there are many reasons to smile - if you are

February 17, 20150

VQA wine on tap: The new frontier

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Guy walks into a pub. He’s a big, burly dude and looks real thirsty. He bellies up to the bar and asks what’s

February 5, 20150

Dreaming of Verona in Niagara: Pillitteri’s first traditional appassimento project now in barrel

The first fruit from the ambitious “Verona Appassimento Project” at Pillitteri Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake is now in barrel and one step closer to t

February 1, 20150

Another small Niagara wine release at Vintages Saturday, plus Del Rollo honoured, and a note from Chef Crawford on the new Backhouse restaurant

It’s yet another limited release of Ontario wines at Vintages this Saturday with only a smattering of new Niagara wines available to consumers. (more&

January 30, 20150

Buried Treasure: From Gaja to Prum to Niagara’s own legends, why cellaring your wine pays big dividents

There is a passage in one of my favourite wine novels, The Billionaire’s Vinegar, which goes like this: “An ullaged bottle. Alas, but unsurprisingly ‘