Niagara’s sparkling wines are on top of the world
By Jill Troyer for The St. Catharines Standard What does it look like when a wine category comes into its own? In Jill Troyer’s latest column for the St. Catharines Standard, the answer is in the glass. Drawing in part on this year’s i4C School of Cool, she explores why Canadian traditional-method sparkling wine may be […]
Is Canadian fizz nearing its ‘Nirvana’ moment?
By Sarah Neish for The Drinks Business During the 16th annual International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C), which took place in Niagara from 16 to 19 July, Canadian wine writer Christopher Waters argued that the nation’s sparkling wine offering is on the cusp of revolution. “Sparkling wine is about to crest,” he said, comparing Canada’s […]
Chardonnay is never too cool for school
By Michael Godel, godello.ca Will fully admit to having seriously considered not using the word “cool” in the title for this latest exposé on i4C, Niagara’s annual International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration. Then good conscience and reality set in because the original dub for Canada’s most important and successful wine congress will always be too […]
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