The 2014 Tawse Winery Quarry Road Chardonnay from Vinemount Ridge is brilliant, going deep into the limestone core of Niagara’s escarpment soils. The still available 2013 is right there too. winealign.com/wines/101325-T…

Terroir Consulting of Kelowna announces The BC Tasting Games, a consumer and expert blind tasting challenge over four weeks, with the finale May 21 in Kelowna. tastinggames.ca Sport for Wine Lovers

The under $20 Chaberton Estate Winery 2017 Bacchus keeps wowing students, and me, in the Fine Vintage #CanadianWineScholar course. Over 30 year old Bacchus vines grow in this Fraser Valley vineyard in South Langley. winealign.com/wines/109159-C…

Tickets now on sale for the Int. Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (I4C) in Niagara July 19-21. A great reason to plan a mid-summer wine vacation. mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/#i…

This delightful, aromatic white tasted during #CdnWineScholar in Toronto is based on Vandal Cliche, an extremely winter hardy white bred in Quebec. The @StePetronille vines were planted in 1988 on Ile d'Orleans near Quebec City. winealign.com/wines/113876-V…

Nova Scotia announces Tidal Bay release tasting May 10 instagram.com/p/BvCEIWfnKEQ/…

From a ½ acre of pinot vines planted amid arid scrub high above Osoyoos in one of Canada’s warmest sites, Anarchist Mountain 2016 Pinot Noir is a brilliant, rare nugget worth seeking out. Terry Meyer Stone winealign.com/wines/109388-A…

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This is very promising. I didn't know the feds had this power and don't understand why they didn't use it back in 2012 when they made inter-provincial shipping legal. But let's do it. @CVAwine #CuttingOutLiquourBoardMiddlemen

This spring Brock University delivers a new Wine Business Management Certificate program through its Goodman School of Business. brocku.ca/goodman/goodma…

Australia-trained Levi de Loryn becomes head winemaker at Jackson-Triggs NOTL in Ontario. He has worked in Sonoma, New Zealand & Niagara since moving here in 2011. Marco Piccoli becomes Arterra Wines senior winemaker.

The serious @ClossonChase 2017 Pinot Gris from the KJ Watson Vineyard in Niagara’s Four Mile Creek offers genuine, precise Alsatian gris aromatics. Slimmer but balanced and solid. winealign.com/wines/106997-C…

Congratulations to Martin Schuele on receiving the 2019 Cuvée Award of Excellence, and to all of tonight’s winners #cuvee2019

Two wineries Rosehall Run Winery of Prince Edward County and @WescottWines of Vinemount Ridge join the Somewhereness group in Ontario, in time for a tasting in Stratford April 15. somewhereness.com

Registration for the 2019 National Wine Awards in now open. The 18th annual judging will take place June 10–14 in Prince Edward County, Ontario. winealign.com/awards

Bit of a hiatus recently while travelling with Canada's Great Kitchen Party in Napa, Italy and Majorca. Back to tasting Cdn wine! Tawse Winery is releasing 2018 Natural Gamay, Pinot and Cab Franc, now reviewed here winealign.com/profile/466-Da…

Recently tasted some superb 90++ wines from Blue Mountain Winery, Tantalus Vineyards & Quails' Gate. Click on to my Latest Reviews feed and scroll down to get to ratings and full tasting notes. winealign.com/profile/466-Da…

Lightfoot & Wolfville @lwwineshas been selected as a 2019 International Pinot Noir Celebration Featured Winery! Head Winemaker Josh Horton will be joining the celebration in Oregon this July to represent Nova Scotia alongside great Pinot producers from around the world.

Very, very impressed with the 2017 Chardonnays from @ClossonChase, Prince Edward County. Reviews and ratings at winealign.com/profile/466-Da…. Scroll down.