The eventful history of one of the world’s oldest grape varieties On August 18, the wine world will be focused on a single grape variety: Pinot Noir. Whether as an elegant wine from New Zealand’s cool, high-altitude vineyards in Central Otago or as an up-and-coming wine from Canada’s Niagara Peninsula, hardly any red grape variety […]
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Canadian wine meets the ultimate barbecue dish: Why the Creekside Iconoclast Syrah is a perfect match for the dry-aged ribeye Wine from Canada and a dry-aged ribeye from the grill—that’s a pairing you’ll never forget. The dry-aged ribeye is the most complex and aromatic cut of beef: weeks of dry aging concentrate the meat’s flavor, […]
Australian Wine Meets Southern France: Why the St. John’s Road Motley Bunch GSM Deserves the Perfect Daube Wine from Australia and a Provençal braise—it’s a meeting of two worlds that click instantly. Daube is one of the great braised dishes of French cuisine: lamb shoulder simmered for hours in red wine, olives, tomatoes, and Provençal […]
Wine from South Africa and the King of the Braai: Why Mischa Estate Accordance Steals the Show at This Burger Gathering Wine from South Africa and an authentic braai burger—that’s the soul of South Africa on a plate. The braai, the South African way of grilling, is more than just a cooking method: it’s a […]
Wine from Chile and the finest cut of beef: Why the Besoaín Estate is the perfect pairing for the lomo steak Wine from Chile and a juicy lomo steak—that’s a combination where everything comes together perfectly. The lomo, a tender beef fillet, is considered the finest cut of beef in South American cuisine: melt-in-your-mouth tender, […]
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Wine & Cheese Day: 6 Pairings You’ve Never Tried Before
July 25: Six Cheeses, Six Overseas Wines—and the Reasoning Behind Them Every year on July 25 is National Wine and Cheese Day—a holiday launched in 2014 by American author and foodie Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. Her idea was simple and compelling: Wine and cheese have been an inseparable pair for millennia—in France, Italy, Spain, and everywhere else […]
North Africa Meets Southern Australia—with an Australian wine that knows how to bring the heat Wine from Australia and North African barbecue cuisine—it’s a pairing that may seem surprising at first glance but wins you over with the very first sip. Merguez is no ordinary sausage: this fiery lamb sausage from the Maghreb is seasoned […]
The Flatterer from the Lake Meets the Sandwich That Needs No Apology Montreal smoked meat isn’t the kind of sandwich you can explain. You order it, you get it, you eat it—and then you understand why there’s been a line out the door at Schwartz’s Deli on Boulevard Saint-Laurent since 1928. Spiced beef brisket, marinated […]
Two Canadas at One Table: Québec Meets the Okanagan Valley Tourtière is Québec. Not in a geographical sense—the meat pie is eaten throughout Canada today—but in an emotional one. It’s the dish that French-Canadian families have been serving for generations at Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and major holidays: ground pork and beef, seasoned with cinnamon, […]
A nine-year-old Niagara red wine doesn’t need a beer after work—it needs poutine Poutine is not a meal that makes excuses. French fries, cheese curds, brown gravy—for over sixty years, it’s been Canada’s unofficial answer to the question of what to eat when you really want to eat. The deluxe version adds pulled pork, caramelized […]










