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New crops in local soils raising high hopes

Lilian — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:06:56 +0000

Ontario lavender bunches

Lavender, hazelnuts and sweet potatoes are not crops we commonly associate with this province.

Yet they’re starting to emerge in Ontario’s south coast area, the fertile sand plains in Norfolk, Brant, Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford counties where tobacco used to reign supreme.

As the decline of the tobacco industry continued [...]

Discovering Luxembourg wine country

Lilian — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:38:30 +0000

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 of [...]

A Niagara wine victory

Lilian — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:56:53 +0000

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 you [...]

You deserve a break

Lilian — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:06:26 +0000

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.All you have to do for your chance to [...]

Popularity of local food growing in Europe too

Lilian — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:33:13 +0000

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 Swiss [...]

Raising awareness of wine unfairness

Lilian — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:15:17 +0000

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 – free [...]