Thirty-five years ago, Jean-Claude and Christiane Oudin returned to their roots in Chablis. They had good jobs in Paris, but they were stressful, and the thought of building up a…
Okanagan (1) Sage Hills and Keenan
Sage Hills is a relatively new Okanagan winery. The vineyard, beautifully situated on a lake-facing hill in Summerland, was purchased by Vancouver property developer Rick Thrussell in 2006. At the…
Prince Edward County, Ontario (13) Traynor Family Vineyard
Mike Traynor is the owner/winemaker of this 1000 case operation, Traynor Family Vineyard. He has 5.5 acres of vines, which supply 70% of his needs. He doesn’t destem anything: the…
Prince Edward County (9) Morandin
Chris Morandin’s family roots are in Italy’s Veneto, but he decided to start a winery where his wife hails from: Prince Edward County. In 2009 he bought a 33 acre…
Prince Edward County, Ontario (7) Rosehall Run
Dan Sullivan is an old timer by County standards, but he’s only been making wines since 2001, when he first planted wines on his property. He started out as an…
Prince Edward County, Ontario (6) Trail Estate
A long while back, Anton and Hildegard Sproll moved to Canada from Germany and established Sproll’s Fine German Bakery, and it was a great success. They retired from this to…
Prince Edward County, Ontario (5) Closson Chase
Deborah Paskus was a well known consulting winemaker when she established Closson Chase, one of the pioneering wineries in the region, along with some investors. A test acre was planted…
Chablis (11) Lamblin
The first impressions of Lamblin from the outside, a large warehouse-like facility in Maligny, weren’t promising, but here I found some excellent, typical Chablis. I met with Didier Lamblin,…
Appellations don’t need tasting panels
There’s an issue in the wine world that I think needs discussion, and it’s tasting panels in appellations. Throughout the wine world, appellation laws exist. There are various reasons for…