By Rick VanSickle When the Vintners Quality Alliance was established by a few founding wineries in Ontario over 30 years ago, the last thing they env
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By Rick VanSickle With a big, broad smile, Champlain Charest proudly declares: “I’m very happy that my name is on that bottle.” He had just taken an
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By Rick VanSickle Every so often a good deed is met with uncalled for scorn and baseless accusations from the peanut gallery. And the Ontario wine in
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By Rick VanSickle The 2020 vintage in Niagara will be the most memorable in the history of the region. COVID-19 has made sure of that. But read on
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By Rick VanSickle Lots to unpack today in this post that covers three Canadian wineries from three regions and our picks for Niagara wines coming to
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