Wine Picks: Chill Out
Ontario’s Nifty 2008 Whites By David Lawrason Illustration: Emily Chen ONTARIO’S WHITE WINES ARE GAINING STATURE with every passing season. They have an energy and a fragrance that taps into the...
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The great Eastern Ontario wine-and-cheese road trip By David Lawrason Illustration: Li Hewitt PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY IS ON A ROLL, having launched a stunning 17 new labels or wineries this past year to...
View ArticleTASTING NOTES: Autumn in a glass! Discover Ontario ciders
Illustration: Margaret Chelkowska Taking their cue from a robust Quebec industry, Ontario producers are now elevating the status of the apple and making gorgeous ciders. Close your eyes, take a sip,...
View ArticleTASTING NOTES: Ontario’s top chardonnays take Manhattan
By David Lawrason In an office tower above Times Square this past spring, a wide-ranging selection of Canadian chardonnays was poured for the assembled wine press and pundits of New York City. It was...
View ArticleEAT LOCAL; COOK LOCAL: Previewing a pretty book of recipes from Prince Edward...
The Art of Herbs Cookbook Tasty, beautiful, local. Last fall, Cynthia Peters, food writer and owner of From the Farm Cooking School in Prince Edward County, teamed up with artist Susan Wallis to create...
View ArticleTWO FOODIE ROAD TRIPS: Seed to Sausage Grand Opening (May 19) & The Great...
A selection of Seed to Sausage salumi served at the launch of the Great Canadian Cheese Festival Cured meats, as we all know, are making a comeback. And while I have enjoyed many of the new porky...
View ArticleWEEKENDER TO WINE COUNTRY: Suggestions for picture-perfect wineries in Prince...
Time for a weekender to pretty Prince Edward County. Visit some picture-perfect wineries, taste-test their latest offerings, and revel in the burgeoning local wine scene BY DAVID LAWRASON This story...
View ArticleWINE TOUR: 12 must-visit wineries for your summer road trip to Prince Edward...
The 2012-2013 edition of Ottawa Magazine’s Eating & Drinking Guide is a food lover’s bible for everything local, with 80+ pages of restaurant, wine, food shop, and kitchen store recommendations....
View ArticleWINE: What the heck is natural wine?
By MARCUS GILLIAM This article was originally published in the Summer 2015 print edition of Ottawa Magazine. Illustration by Celia Krampien You’ve seen it on toothpaste, peanut butter, and ice cream....
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