We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the September 13th release, which one would it be and why?”

Henry Of Pelham Speck Family Reserve Chardonnay 2023, Ontario, Canada
$34.95, Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery  
Sara d’Amato – In a VINTAGES release that is stacked with impressive local wines, the Speck Family Reserve Chardonnay proved a standout this week. Crafted from the ...more

The Harvest is On and Ontario’s Outlook is Awesome

By David Lawrason with notes from Megha Jandhyala and Sara d’Amato

Vintages’ first September release has traditionally featured Ontario wines, a nod to the harvest and the beginning of a new wine year. This edition brushes up on some history and features Niagara’s wine establishment, fittingly as the years pass with Inniskillin now 50, and Cave ...more

By Michael Godel

Estate visits around Noto, two days of tastings in Modica and 188 tasting notes.

From May 6th through 10th, 2025, the 21st Sicilia en Primeur signalled the annual return of Assovini Sicilia’s proper, correct and yes, also decorous event. Journalists from all over the world arrived by invitation only for a week during which de rigueur was encouraged and for best results, most ...more