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Discovering Luxembourg wine country

It was the day of wines – bubbly wines, white wines, pink wines and even red wines. The Moselle wine area of Luxembourg is a gem and one I didn’t even know existed.
We started off the day at Wormeldange cellars of the Domaines De Vinsmoselle, united winegrowers since 1921. They make a fabulous series [...]

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A Niagara wine victory

Kudos go out to a Niagara region winery for grabbing top honours in a competition sponsored by a wine magazine in Quebec.
Le Clos Jordanne’s Claystone Terrace 2005 beat out 13 other vintages mostly from California and France in the contest run by Cellier magazine. The victory came as a surprise, but not for the reason [...]

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You deserve a break

If you’re tired of winter and in need of a break, this might be for you.
The Beef Information Centre (BIC) has just launched a new contest – grand prize: a weekend getaway for two at the luxurious Inn on the Twenty in the heart of Niagara’s wine country.

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Popularity of local food growing in Europe too

The local food phenomenon is not just a burgeoning trend in North America – it is also taking off in Europe. I experienced this first hand during a visit to Switzerland last week, when I happened to visit a Migros store in Interlaken. Migros is one of the country’s two big retailers, a sort of [...]

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Raising awareness of wine unfairness

Wine producers in Prince Edward County are opening a wine store for a day to draw attention to restrictive provincial liquor laws that they say are unfair to their burgeoning industry.
Visitors to the “store” will be able to sample some of Ontario best wines and ciders grown right here in Prince Edward County – [...]

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