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A Winemaker’s Guide to Ontario Wine Country in Fall
What is harvest season like in Ontario’s wine country? Three Ontario winemakers are sharing what they love most about fall, from grape picking and vineyard mornings to local food, wine pairings and hidden gems worth visiting. In a feature for ELLE Gourmet, Matt Smith of…
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Parallel vines: Cabernet Franc stars across Ontario and New York State
Ontario is home to some of Canada’s most exciting Cabernet Franc, with the variety playing an important role in defining the province’s cool-climate wine identity. From the Niagara Peninsula to Prince Edward County and Lake Erie North Shore, Ontario winemakers are showcasing the…
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Sparkling Reinvented: New Fracette Launches as a Refreshing, Dry, Distinctively Canadian Sparkling Wine
NIAGARA, ON: Sparkling wine is being reinvented, and it is happening on Canadian terms. Today a coalition of Canada’s leading wineries unveils Fracette, a new sparkling category built for how people drink bubbles now: bright, modern, crisp & refreshing. Fracette is a Brut-style…
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Every MICHELIN-Starred Restaurant in Toronto & Region for 2026
Ontario’s culinary scene is gaining recognition, with the 2026 MICHELIN Guide shining a light on the restaurants, chefs and local ingredients putting the province on the culinary map. The guide highlights destinations beyond Toronto, including experiences in Niagara-on-the-Lake,…
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Introducing Fracette, a New Sparkling Wine from Niagara Made Using Icewine
Niagara winemakers are coming together to create something new: a sparkling wine category that combines two of Ontario’s strengths: VQA Sparkling and Icewine. Writing for The Globe and Mail, Christopher Waters explores the story behind Fracette, a emerging Ontario sparkling wine…
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Introducing Fracette: Sparkling Wine, Reimagined in Ontario
Ontario has a new sparkling wine category, and it comes with a distinctly Canadian twist. Writing for VineRoutes, Carmelo Giardina introduces Fracette, a new Ontario VQA sparkling wine style that uses Icewine as the sole sugar source for secondary fermentation. The feature looks…
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Canada’s Secret Sparkling Wine Society
Canadian sparkling wine may be one of the wine world’s best-kept secrets, but Ontario winemakers have been quietly helping change that. Writing for Quench Magazine, Janet Dorozynski explores the story of Fizz Club, a national community of sparkling wine producers founded in 2013…
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2026 National Wine Awards of Canada Results
The 2026 National Wine Awards of Canada took place in Niagara, Ontario, wrapping up on June 18, 2026. Over five days, 21 judges from across Canada, California and England tasted 1,800 wines from 250 Canadian wineries. The judging process was no small pour. Judges worked in…
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More than chardonnay: Véronique Rivest’s vision for Canadian wine
Every summer, the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) brings the global wine community to Niagara, opening with the School of Cool conference. Writing for VineRoutes, Carmelo Giardina captures this year’s powerful keynote address by celebrated sommelier…
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Getting schooled in cool-climate Chardonnays
In mid-July, winemakers and wine lovers from all over the world gathered in Niagara to celebrate cool-climate Chardonnay, Ontario’s hero variety. From the Winnipeg Free Press, drinks writer Ben Sigurdson experienced this year’s International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration…
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Canada’s got great wine. It shouldn’t be this hard to get our hands on it
Ontario’s wine country is defined by its incredible microclimates and the passionate people who tend the vines and make the premium VQA wines. In a recent piece for The Hub, wine and food journalist Malcolm Jolley shares his journey to Western Niagara, highlighting how producers…
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From heartbreak to happiness, Pinot Noir makes itself at home in Canadian vineyards
Often referred to as “the heartbreak grape” due to its delicate, temperamental nature, Pinot Noir has found a spectacular home in Ontario’s cool-climate vineyards. In a recent feature in The Globe and Mail, wine writer Christopher Waters explores how our local winemakers are…