Queenston Mile is a new producer in Canada’s Niagara region. It’s a side project of the Creekside winery, who have been making wines from this 50 acre vineyard in St…
Visiting Niagara, Canada (1) Henry of Pelham
The modern history of Henry of Pelham dates back to 1982, when Paul Speck Sr and his wife Bobbi bought some contiguous parcels of land in what is now the…
Okanagan (4) Martins Lane
Martins Lane is a stunning high-end winery in the Okanagan Valley that focuses solely on making single-vineyard wines from Riesling and Pinot Noir from the north of the region. When…
Okanagan (3) Mission Hill with Ben Bryant
Mission Hill is possibly the most famous winery in Canada’s Okanagan Valley. It’s owned by Anthony von Mandl who made his money from the Mark Anthony Group. He purchased the…
Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (1) some leading Ontario Chardonnays
I’ve just come back from the i4C (Ontario’s Cool-Climate Chardonnay Celebration) where I tasted a lot of Chardonnay. These are my notes on some of the Ontario Chardonnays I tried….
Okanagan (2) Time Winery
Time is an urban winery located in downtown Penticton, and it opened its doors in summer 2018. Previously, was located in Oliver in the south of the Okanagan, where it…
Canada’s Okanagan Valley hits London
High-end London department store Selfridges has just listed a bunch of wines from Canada’s Okanagan Valley. Chief buyer, Terry Threlfall, hails from British Columbia, so it’s nice to see him…
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 (12) Karlo Estates
In 2006 Richard Karlo and Sherry Martin planted the first vines at Karlo Estates, a property they’d bought the previous year. They planted a wide spectrum of varieties, focusing on…