Profiles

Located not far from Turin, Piedmont is the land of Nebbiolo, the well-known red grape that is used in the production of many a great wine. But it is also home to many other treasures, both wine and food included.

Think Bordeaux and what usually come to mind are the well-known Grands Crus and their stratospheric prices. But there are pearls to be found in some of the smaller appellations.

What do you think about when you think of Niagara Falls? Certainly, there are hotels with heart-shaped beds, haunted houses and plenty of miniature golf courses... But besides the tourist centre that’s frozen in time and the majestic Falls themselves, Niagara is also a wine region worth checking out—particularly since it’s practically our next-door neighbour!

Wine aficionados and foodies should keep Ontario in mind for their next trip—it has a lot to offer!

Soave, Valpolicella, Pinot Grigio, Prosecco, Amarone: Veneto bottles some of Italy’s most popular wines.

A beautiful winemaking region to discover!

Thanks to distinctive grape varieties and straightforward winemaking techniques, Vinho Verde makes for wines that are light and likeable, and which are particularly delightful to drink when the weather is hot!

Long considered inhospitable to quality red wine production, the province managed to prove wrong many of its critics over the past few years. The progress is the result of colossal work from our Quebec growers in choosing the varietals for the best terroirs, but also of a better understanding of the reality of our climate.

Located between mountains and sea, Pays d’Oc IGP wines that can be found in Languedoc-Roussillon, will have you traveling to the heart of the oldest vineyards of France, source of a creative palette of wines featuring exceptional quality-price ratio, making the variety-rich terroir all the more accessible. A multitude of possible pairings and guaranteed pleasure!

Three decades ago, two Britons made their way to Hemmingford to breathe new life into the cider industry, after some backlash a few years back.

Domaine bergeville is a tiny vineyard that thinks big. Every wine it produces – white, rosé or red – is effervescent comparing favourably to cavas, crémants or any other european sparkler. The difference is that domaine bergeville cuvées are certified organic and genuinely québécois.

From four generations of an apple-growing dynasty in Rougemont, Michel Jodoin has taken the best of the apple and bottled it, at a time when cider was considered the bottom of the barrel. An interview with a cider maker who’s as visionary as he is ambitious.