Whether you’re savouring the last of summer or rushing into autumn, there’s a wine for that

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Vineyards on the shores of Okanagan Lake at Quails' Gate Winery in Kelowna, B.C. The winery’s 2022 flagship pinot noir is robust and generous, one of several wines perfect to usher in the fall season.

The onset of September brings a push-pull between summer and fall. By-the-book types hold fast to the changing of the astronomical guard that comes with the autumn equinox, while blithe spirits fall forward after Labour Day.

I factor into the latter camp. September spells a new beginning; it’s a more significant turn of the calendar than December to January for me. Part of the thrill is the abundance of local produce on hand and the anticipation of the harvest in wine regions across the Northern Hemisphere.

Whether you’re rushing into fall or soaking up the sun, this week’s