Budget Vacations
If you’ve done any travelling at all lately, you know that it’s not exactly a cheap vacation. After flights, hotels and food, there’s little left in the wallet for attractions, excursions and even souvenirs. According to Hotels.com, the cost is why so…
Canadian Wines Return to London
Building on the success of the 2010 Seriously Cool Chardonnay Tasting in London, England, Canadian wineries from Wine Country Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia will return to the UK for a trade and press tasting at Canada House, Trafalgar Square…
The Winners Are? Ontario Wine Awards 2013
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Sparkling Wine Award
Gold: 13th Street 2008 Premier Cuvée
Gold: Huff Estates 2007 Cuvée Peter F Huff
Silver: Angels Gate 2010 Archangel Chardonnay
Bronze: Hernder Estates 2007 Sparkling Riesling
NOW Magazine
Dry Riesling Award
Gold: Flat Rock…
Love Your Lentils
Canadian Lentils in partnership with Chef Michael Smith announced the Love Your Lentils Canada competition, which challenges home chefs and food bloggers to develop and adapt recipes that could become a new favourite for family mealtime. All Canadians are…
Restaurants Serve Youth Employment
If you happen to be the creative type, you might be interested in the latest pronouncement from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. The news is in regards to the latest numbers indicating high youth unemployment across Canada. In…
Street Level Art
Calgary has many beautiful things to offer visitors and residents alike. One is the Esker Foundation. According to its website, Esker is “a cultural platform for innovative and exceptional temporary art exhibitions and educational events”. It is the…
Canadian Whiskies Receive Worldwide Honours
Corby Distilleries, a Canadian company that represents a large number of recognizable brands (like Wiser’s, Absolute and Malibu) has recently announced that its Canadian whiskies have been honoured with multiple awards at some of the world’s most…
The Special and a Side of Informed Dining
The City of Toronto is following British Columbia’s lead in adopting the Informed Dining program, and is seeking provincial action on providing nutrition information across Ontario. The Informed Dining program provides comprehensive nutrition information…
@ Pinot Gris
@mikedicaroMichael Di Caro09 Thirty Bench P. Gris: Pear, peach, floral notes & interesting use of…
The Spirit of the Hamilton Tiger Cats
Brick Brewing Co. Limited has announced a new sponsorship between its Seagram brand and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.The sponsorship grants Seagram exclusive pouring rights to sell its spirit-based coolers at all concession stands, private boxes and suites…
Citrus Squeeze
Great news – there’s a new addition to our family! I wasn’t sure if we really should go for it.…
Sweet Retreat
Re-imagine your yard as an outdoor oasis. Perfect for parties, or an intimate evening for two.A…
A Liquid Career
Thanks in large part to the accessibility of the Internet, the world is now awash with wine writers…
To Love
Amarone, from the root amore: to love … and for many an Amarone fan it was love at first sip.…
Sangiovese by any other name
The Italians don’t make things easy for wine lovers. Take Sangiovese, for example. The name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis, “the blood of Jove,” also known as Jupiter, the chief deity in Roman times. You probably know that Sangiovese is the grape of…
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