30 Days of Ontario Wine – Day 8 – Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards
Making wine and growing grapes in Ontario isn't glamourous. The hours are long, the work is physical and there's no undo button or second chances to fix a whole year's worth of work. In short, it's...
View Article30 Days of Ontario Wine – Day 5 – A Retro Niagara Wine Tasting
There's an old proverb which essentially states you must study and understand your history to know where the future might take you. That was the theme when the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake and the...
View ArticleAuberge du Pommier’s Golden Touch
It has never happened before. Despite being the largest city in Canada, (fourth most populous in North America) with a thriving food scene showcasing some of the country's brightest culinary stars,...
View ArticleNiagara Icewine Festival Guide 2013
While the snow covered vines and below zero temperatures indicate that it's still a long time until Niagara is lined with lush vineyards and ripe grapes, there's actually a lot of exciting activity...
View Article2012 Cuvée Gala
If there's two things guaranteed at Cuvée it's a great celebration and a few surprises. That tends to be the nature of an awards ceremony based on a blind tasting—there's a always a wine or two that...
View ArticleOut and About – Cuvee Gala, Montreal, Ursa, Six Thirty Nine
Spotlighters spend time enjoying wine in Niagara, lunch in Oxford county, cheese in Montreal, and eating their way through Toronto the last week. David Ort On my whirlwind tour of Montreal with Suresh...
View ArticleIcewine Festival Gala 2012
With a little old-fashioned glamour, plenty of good food and of course great wine, the Icewine Festival Gala is a can't miss event for anyone who loves Ontario wine. After the hectic late-summer and...
View Article2012 New Year’s Eve Dinner Guide: Toronto, Niagara, Stratford
With only a few days left in 2011, time is running out to finalize your New Year’s Eve plans. Figured out how you will be celebratiing? We’ve compiled a list of restaurant offerings. Keriwa Cafe – A...
View Article30DaysONWine, Day 3 – Podcast – Niagara’s Next Generation of Winemakers
If you haven't been to Niagara wine country or in the past five years now is the time. There are more wineries than ever, quality has consistently improved and with Brock's CCOVI and Niagara College's...
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