The wine columnists for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and the National Post newspapers are featured here together with their publication frequency. Many of the individuals featured provide wine consulting services also.
Globe and Mail (Saturday)
Christopher Waters is the wine columnist for the Globe & Mail. His column appears in Good Taste – a weekly email newsletter that is sent every Wednesday morning and is free for Globe & Mail readers. It also appears in the Style section of the Globe’s print edition on Saturdays. Christopher was a co-founder and editor of Vines Magazine which flourished for many years as a national wine consumer magazine with a particular focus on the Niagara region.
He is the Director of Education at IWEG and is also the Head Judge of the InterVin International Wine Awards. In addition, Chris is the Wine Appreciation Co-ordinator at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, Brock University where he teaches the history of Ontario wine, classic wine styles and regions.
National Post (Variable Day)
As well as providing a wine subscription service and a curated cases service, the Wine Align team also authors the National Post wine column. So you will see articles by any of Sarah d’Amato, Anthony Gismondi, David Lawrason, Margaret Swaine, John Szabo and Steve Thurlow.
Toronto Star (Thursday)
Carolyn Evans Hammond is the wine columnist at the Toronto Star. She holds a Diploma from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in the UK. Her articles have appeared abroad in Decanter, Wine & Spirit International and Wine Spectator, and in Canada in MacLean’s, Taste Magazine and Quench. She has written two books (1000 Best Wine Secrets, and Good Better Best Wines: A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wine) and appeared as a guest on radio stations in Canada and the USA. She’s also a seasoned wine educator, judge, and media personality with 20 years of journalism experience.