By Rick VanSickle Believe the hype about the 2016 vintage in Ontario — climatic conditions were simply perfect for those luscious reds and fuller-b
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Enter the Dragan, more beer/wine for Niagara; plus the bizarre hypocrisy of LCBO’s social responsibility policy
By Rick VanSickle As Niagara continues to diversify with more and more layers of deliciousness from wine to cider to beer and spirits to a growing
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Trail Estate’s Wismer-Foxcroft Vineyard Chardonnay a beautiful thing, plus Niagara highlights from Vintages release, new Flat Rock wines
By Rick VanSickle For a master class on how terroir influences the glass of wine in your hand, look no further than the Wismer-Foxcroft Vineyard
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B.C. Wine Report: Diving into new wines from Martin’s Lane, Mission Hill and Township 7
By Rick VanSickle There is a photo (see below) on the Martin’s Lane Instagram feed that reads “2019 prediction: unparalleled.” It accompanies a hin
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First wine reviews of 2019: Two Sisters, Niagara wine highlights at Vintages, and bargains from Cali, France
By Rick VanSickle One of the last tastings of the year for me was at the Two Sisters winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. There was quite a bit of buzz o
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