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The Cool Sip

June 27, 2025

In this six-episode podcast mini-series, join André Proulx as he takes you to the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration – without leaving the comfort of your car, home, workplace, or wherever you listen to podcasts. He sits down with people who will be attending i4C – some for the first time – like winemaker Jeff Moote […]

Canadian winemakers keep the party going for chardonnay

May 22, 2025

Christopher Waters for the Globe & Mail A day to celebrate the world’s most popular white wine grape might be seen as an unnecessary flex, but chardonnay wasn’t riding high in 2010 when May 22 was established as Chardonnay Day. The online event was launched by American sommelier and brand strategist Rick Bakas fifteen years […]

Is Chardonnay the most important grape in the world?

August 29, 2024

With André Proulx and Miroki Tong, Tasting Together André and Miroki, two passionate Chardonnay lovers, attended i4C and engaged in much debate on this question with many attendees – getting it all on “tape”! The resulting podcast is available here and includes comments from Stefan Neumann, MS (i4C Keynote Speaker), J-L Groux of Stratus Vineyards, […]

Chardonnay shines at 13th Street Winery’s seafood and wine pairing lunch

August 21, 2024

By Carmelo Giardina, for VineRoutes Who says chardonnay is a head-scratcher of a wine to pair with food? Prepare to have that myth dispelled During this summer’s International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) in Niagara, 13th Street Winery provided a memorable culinary experience, hosting an exclusive lunch that perfectly paired the elegance of chardonnay with the rich flavours […]

Sipping chardonnay at the coolest summer school in Niagara