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NICOLE BERGOT Nicole is a freelance writer and lifestyle and reality television producer. Originally from Vancouver, Nicole lived in New York for five years and attended the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and worked at CNN. She is now based in Toronto and recently drove the Karakoram Highway through the mountains of northern Pakistan while she was there covering Karachi Fashion Week.

BARRY KEITH GRANT Barry is a professor of film studies and popular culture at Brock University and the founder of the Brock University Film Series. The author of more than 20 books and dozens of articles in magazines, scholarly journals and online, Dr. Grant also wrote the popular weekly column “In Cameraâ€? for the St. Catharines Standard from 1998-­2005. An elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, in 2010 he was the recipient of the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ prestigious Distinguished Academic Award.

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DAVID LAWRASON A former Globe and Mail wine columnist, David is the founder of Wine Access and the Canadian Wine Awards. He is currently a wine columnist for Toronto Life, Ottawa Magazine, and WineAlign.com. www.davidlawrason.com

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NATALIE MACLEAN Ontario native Natalie MacLean was named the World’s Best Drink Writer at the World Food Media Awards and has won four James Beard Journalism awards. Her bestselling book, Red, White and Drunk All Over, was chosen the Best Wine Book at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Natalie offers a free newsletter with wine picks, tips and humour at www.nataliemaclean.com.

JENNIFER MCLAGAN Jennifer McLagan has more than 35 years of experience in the food world and divides her time between Toronto and Paris. Her book Fat was the most critically acclaimed book of 2008: Best Single Subject Cookbook from the IACP; Cookbook of the Year from James Beard; lead title in the New York Times best of the year round up; starred review in Publishers Weekly. Similarly her first book first book, Bones, won best single-­subject from James Beard and was an IACP finalist. Jennifer's next book Odd Bits, devoted to cooking the rest of the animal, will be published in September. www.jennifermclagan.com or jennifermclagan.blogspot.com. 6 GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE SUMMER | 2011

Take Twenty in the undiscovered Niagara Just one hour south of Toronto, Twenty Valley is home to over 30 awardwinning wineries. Enjoy rolling vineyards, spectacular views, and delicious wine tastings. You won’t find two winery experiences the same, but you will find consistently good wines as you explore. Feeling a bit peckish? Farm-to-table is a way of life in Twenty Valley. From stylish restaurants to casual bistros, “seasonal” winery patios to roadside farmers’ stands…we have something to tantalize every tastebud. You’ll feel well restored after a Twenty Valley food and wine pairing! Golfing, shopping, hiking the Bruce Trail or stretched out on a massage table…whatever your form of relaxation, we’ve got you covered. Take your Niagara visit to the next level and enjoy a Twenty Valley experience.

June 4-5:Berries Graze the Bench June18: & Blooms June Berries Blooms Festival June 18: 18-26: New&Vintage June New Vintage Festival July 1:18-26: Canada Day at Charles Daley Park July 1: Canada Day at Charles Daley Park July 5-August 30: Sunset Music Series July 5-August 30: Sunset Music Series July 16-17: Twenty Valley Run, Wine & Dine July 16-17: Twenty Valley Run, Wine & Dine September 11: Niagara Children’s Water Festival September 11: Niagara Children’s Water Festival September16-25: 16-25:Niagara NiagaraWine WineFestival Festival September October1:1:Pioneer PioneerDay DayininJordan Jordan October October7-10: 7-10:Ball’s Ball’sFalls FallsThanksgiving ThanksgivingFestival Festival October November November12-13/19-20/26-27: 12-13/19-20/26-27:Wrapped WrappedUp Upininthe theValley Valley January January14-15: 14-15:Winter WinterWineFest WineFest April April28-29/May 28-29/May5-6: 5-6:Get GetFresh Freshininthe theValley Valley

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People say the difference in Twenty Valley wine country is our personal approach. We keep things intimate, so you get more from your visit. You’ll likely find yourself rubbing shoulders with a winemaker or talking shop over a tasting with an owner. But mostly, you’ll find a fresh uncomplicated yet refined Niagara wine experience. Visit twentyvalley.ca for information about our many wine events. 13th Street Winery Angels Gate Winery Cave Spring Cellars Creekside Estate Winery De Sousa Wine Cellars Fielding Estate Winery

Flat Rock Cellars The Good Earth Food & Wine Co. Harbour Estates Winery Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery Malivoire Wine Company Megalomaniac Wines

Mountain Road Wine Company Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery Rosewood Estate Winery & Meadery Stoney Ridge Estate Winery Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery Tawse Winery

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Contributors CONTRIBUTORS ANNA OLSON Celebrity chef Anna Olson is most known as host of two cooking programs, Sugar and Fresh with Anna Olson, which air in Canada on Food Network as well as in 40 countries worldwide. She has authored six bestselling cookbooks, two of which were written with her husband, Michael, a well-­ known chef and culinary instructor. Current projects include the launch of a new app, the Olson Recipe Generator, and a new cookbook, Back to Baking, will be released in autumn 2011. She is proud to call Niagara home, and has lived and cooked there for 15 years.

MICHAEL PINKUS Michael Pinkus has had a 20-­year love affair with wine. In early 2005, he left a career in radio and combined his love of writing with his passion for wine to become the head writer and all around grape guy for Ontario Wine Review. His mission was to bring Ontario wines into a more positive light, not just for fellow Ontarians, but for Canadians and wine lovers the world over. www.ontariowinereview.com

JOCELYN ROBERTS A freelance writer and teacher, Jocelyn has a background in the study of literature and creative writing. Passionate about the arts, she is also an avid photographer. She resides in Newmarket, Ontario with her teenage daughters, Sophie and Isabelle, her husband Jean, and their dog, Scout.

JOHN SZABO John is Canada’s first Master Sommelier. He is the author of WineAlign.com’s Vintages Preview and is a principal critic on WineAlign.com. John is part of the Wine Access national tasting panel and a regular contributor to the magazine, and is wine editor for Toronto’s CityBites Magazine. He freelances and is heard regularly on Classical 96.3FM. The rest of his time is spent designing wine programs, teaching, judging and guest speaking around the world. www.johnszabo.com.

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some additional fun and flavour to your most excellent County adventure by scooting east along scenic Highway 33 or down the 401 to historic Kingston – Canada’s First Capital. Kingston has the distinction of being Ontario’s only World Heritage Destination – home to Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada, the Rideau Canal and the Kingston Fortifications, designated by UNESCO in 2007. Originally built as a historic navy port, strategically located at the convergence of the mighty St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario and the Rideau Canal, Kingston is home to many interesting museums, natural woods and waterfront walking trails,

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critically acclaimed festivals and events and . Kingston boasts home to an eclectic collection of Canadian heroes – from hockey’s Don Cherry and Doug Gilmour, film’s Dan Aykroyd and Hugh Dillon, to music’s Tragically Hip and Sarah Harmer. Star sightings happen often. Kingston was the windy port for Canada’s 1976 Sailing Olympics, the massive tall ship event of 1984 and remains the site for the Canadian Olympic Sailing Regatta, home ice to Canada’s first hockey game and the historic home of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Our City was built on history, well portrayed in a variety of active museums. Guests are

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FORT HENRY SUNSET CEREMONIES Every Wednesday Night, July & August KINGSTON 1000 ISLANDS CRUISES Lunch, Dinner & Sightseeing 1 - 3 hour cruises, May - October FORT HENRY TATTOO The Pipes are Calling! July 23

amazed at bygone discipline rituals displayed at the Penitentiary Museum or learn about the underwater graveyard of over 100 vessels that sailed to this port at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. You can scuba dive on these ancient relics – some in Deadman’s Bay. There are 22 museums and many art galleries commemorating creative talent, history, geology, communications, archaeology and military history. We even have a Rembrandt! And guarding the entire city from the highest point of land is Eastern Ontario’s largest heritage tourism attraction, Fort Henry National Historic

music events all summer long not to be missed. Drift through the world famous 1000 Islands from Kingston’s downtown dock on the glassdomed Island Star, offering lunch and dinner cruises with live entertainment and multilingual commentary or take shorter cruises on the Island Queen or Island Belle, both Mississippi-style paddle wheelers. Get up close up to view of the new Wolfe Island eco-friendly wind farm, sporting 86 giant turbines. Charter a sailboat just a few blocks down the road and sail silently across Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River for lunch or dinner on Wolfe

US MARINES JOINT CEREMONIAL Fort Henry - August 20 - 21

Site of Canada. Daily interpretive programs educate, engage, enrich and entertain guests including the daily Garrison Pay Parade, Artillery demonstrations and firing plus a fun Children’s Military Muster Parade presented 3 times daily throughout the main season. Enjoy a rich, historic dining experience with service by Soldier Servants before you see the World Heritage Sunset Ceremonies, presented Wednesday evenings at 7:30 PM in July and August. This year, the U.S. Marines bring their Silent Drill Platoon and Commandant’s Own Drum and Bugle Corps to the site in August. There are many other exciting interpretive and

Island. Or bring your bike across the free ferry and leisurely peddle the entire island with a stop at Big Sandy Bay for a dip. Kingston offers hundreds of locally owneroperated boutiques and restaurants. Live music flows from Confederation Park, bordered by historic City Hall and Lake Ontario, a great place to while away the hours as you enjoy an ice cream or a barbecued bite. Summer is alive with the Busker’s Rendezvous, Blues Fest, Arts and Craft Shows, Poker Run Cigarette Boat event or Chile Fest. Kingston’s downtown KROCK Center has presented such world acts as Bryan Adams, The Tragically Hip, Neil Young, k.d. lang, Elton John,

Alan Jackson, Jerry Seinfeld, Leonard Cohen, Anne Murray, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Diana Krall, Bob Dylan and more, offers quality Junior A Hockey and entertainment year round. This season, while enjoying ‘The County’, plan an extra night stay in Kingston to experience metro culture in one of Canada’s oldest, smaller cities. Book your stay today at visitkingston.ca. or call 1.888.855.4555 to get the goods!

FORT FRIGHT - September 21 - October 29 Amazing animatronics, live ghouls and hidden surprises. Check our website for upcoming entertainment and cultural events at; www.visitkingston.ca

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CHERRIES Divine cherry recipes for summer by Jennifer McLagan

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FARM TO TABLE ORIGINALS Ontario philosophies of original farm-­to-­table cuisine with chefs Stephen Treadwell and Andreas Feller by Jocelyn Roberts

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THE SHAW FESTIVAL TURNS 50! Celebrating the golden anniversary of Ontario’s most famous festival theatres by Barry K. Grant

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For Tickets: www.countytix.ca 613-471-1991 or toll free 1-866-584-1991 www.pecmusicfestival.com

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Summer 2011 is all about colour in the kitchen! Greens so fresh you’ll want to squeeze them right off the page. Juicy fuchsias, splashes of blue ocean, and melon hues make food prep fun and seasonal entertaining festive.

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An ethereal beauty, Swarovski’s two-­tiered crystalline cake stand displays petit fours, dessert fruits and confections with sophistication. Six hundred crystals congregate in the central column that supports two glass plates and a show-­stopping fully-­cut crystal top.

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The farm-­to-­table concept is as old as the first hunter-­gatherers so, obviously, Chef Stephen Treadwell did not invent the idea, but his devotion to it, long before it gained popular recognition in 1RUWK $PHULFD GHĂ€QLWHO\ PDNHV him a visionary. The trend in these parts over sev-­ eral decades has been to import food from whatever corners of the world supply it, for the least amount of money. Chefs now are going back to basics, buying farm-­ fresh fare from local growers, and their reasons for eschewing the food terminals (the one in Toronto is the size of a small country) vary. Most do it for the environmental, communal, and nutritional ben-­ HĂ€WV EXW DFFRUGLQJ WR 7UHDGZHOO some are doing it better than oth-­ ers. Remember, restaurants are businesses and a trend is a trend. )HZ FKHIV KH VD\V DUH WKH UHDO deal. Some are on the slow food bandwagon, paying lip service to a growing movement, touting farm-­to-­table tenets for market-­ ing purposes without the passion and authenticity needed to keep people coming back. His message is impassioned because he cares, and while his colleagues in the industry may bristle at his outspo-­ ken delivery, they cannot dispute that the man walks the walk. Treadwell’s is an immigrant’s story. He arrived here in the 1980s from England with a couple of suitcases and a youthful sense of adventure. After training in England, as well as in Switzerland and Sweden, he landed in Toronto where he worked his way to what became a lengthy stint as Chef de Cuisine at Auberge GX 3RPPLHU IURP WR <RX can read about what followed on his website: an impressive stack of credentials earned at the likes of

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and suppliers. He is outspoken about his peers in the industry, but it is easy to see through his frustra-­ tion. He is a passionate man who knows what needs to be done for the sake of all the players, from grower to consumer and full circle to the planet we call home. He EHOLHYHV Ă€HUFHO\ LQ KLV UHVSRQVLELO-­ ity to provide consistent quality, to entice the customers to take culinary risks and expand their sen-­ sibilities beyond what he sees as low expectations among restau-­ rant clientele in Canada. While popular chain restaurants have their highlights, it is important for diners to know there is more out there. Treadwell believes the con-­ sumer will tolerate slightly higher prices if we know what it takes to produce, prepare, and serve food that is, quite frankly, better, fresher, and more sustainable than what we think is good because it is all we know. Sommelier son James describes Treadwell as “old schoolâ€?, an artist with a visionary focus that extends beyond his own personal success to the industry at large. Local food prices are coming down and people are reverting back to the traditional principals of eating – that local ingredients are more than just a passing trend. It is being seen as a far-­reaching solution to myriad environmental and eco-­ nomic concerns, a solution that is healthier for all of us and a much better culinary experience at the same time.

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Meanwhile, in Prince Edward County, another chef is quietly making a name for himself as a farm-­to-­table pioneer. Andreas )HOOHU FKHI DQG RZQHU RI %OXPHQ Bistro in Picton, relies on fresh local ingredients to help him create a restaurant that is a feast for all

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the turning point for me. Music became more important to me, and I knew that was how I wanted to change people and change the world.” Politics aside, it’s the catchy way her music blends pop and folk that is getting Gillis recognition. Last \HDU VKH ZRQ <RXQJ 3HUIRUPHU RI WKH <HDU DW WKH &DQDGLDQ )RON Awards, and nabbed the Album of WKH <HDU DQG 7RS )HPDOH 9RFDOLVW at the 2010 Niagara Music Awards. When she explains her music, she says, “it’s like new age folk, folk with an edge. It’s fun, and it’s a good time.” She records her music

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to ready him/her-­self for the day that lay ahead. I know they tell you not to see your bride before the blessed event on the big day, but we’re both in our 40s and immune to such superstitions. Or ZHUH ZH" ,W ZDV LQ WKHVH ZDQLQJ hours of singledom that we would KDYH RXU ODVW Ă€JKW DV Ă€DQFpV ,¡P not sure what it was about, but I’m sure she was being a witch with a capital B. [Wife’s note: I was not. He was being the turd of D IUHVK ZDWHU Ă€VK EDVV @ :H ZHUH both on edge about what the day would bring. It’s not that we weren’t ready to get married. Au contraire, mon frere. It just seemed we hadn’t done enough in the preparation stage. Would every-­ WKLQJ EH DOULJKW" 0\ ZLIH LV RQH RI those “nothing we can do about it nowâ€? people (in this case anyway), while I’m a tinkerer, always thinking there’s a way to make it better.

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and party. I had even fashioned our envelope box out of a wooden Clos Apalta wine crate. I was right-­ fully impressed with my handiwork. My wife shrugged and said, “If it makes you happy and it works.â€? I drove on pins and needles to the

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venue. I met with the coordinator for what seemed to be the hun-­ dredth time in the past six months. She still smiled when she saw me, so WKDW PXVW EH D JRRG VLJQ 5LJKW" ´<RX¡UH D OLWWOH HDUO\ Âľ VKH WHDVHG “but we’re ready for you.â€? She got someone to help unload the car, found easily accessible places for everything and told staff what everything was for. As I stood

ing tone. “Go do what you have to do and it’ll be perfect by the time \RX JHW EDFN Âľ )DFW LV WKH &Kk-­ teau had hosted two weddings on this weekend alone, so they were well practised by the time they got to mine. I got back in my car, checked my list and crossed off Âś'HOLYHU\ WR WKH &KkWHDX¡ 7KH OLVW was long, but I was one step closer to completing it. I checked the

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of my errands and was back home with enough time to twiddle my WKXPEV IRU D IXOO ÀYH PLQXWHV EHIRUH the next phase of the day began. My best man arrived and we got ready together. His date even did some reluctant ironing in the liv-­ ing room. We dropped his stuff

“I opted for the rustic charm of a local barn with some excellent local touches... A wine country wedding is all about making your day personal and unique.” – Kassandra Melnyk, Sandbanks Estate Winery country. Nobody would go without a bed. Heck, worst case scenario, you sleep in your car or in some-­ one’s bathtub. There’s plenty of room for everybody. I checked in, making short shrift of guests I bumped into along the way, hoping that I did not come off as rude. I didn’t want to acci-­ dentally bump into any part of the bridal side of the party, who were getting ready somewhere in the hotel. Done with that, I hightailed LW RXW RI WKH KRWHO WR ÀQLVK WKH UHVW

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(and his date) off at the hotel and cruised our way to the point of no return. The photographer and the rest of the groomsmen were wait-­ ing for us. The next few minutes were a blur. Everyone was milling about, yet there was an organized chaos to it all. I avoided eye con-­ tact with the upstairs where the women were getting ready. Their pictures now done, it was our turn. In the chaos I failed to say hello to my soon-­to-­be father-­in-­law and my own father, who were quietly VLWWLQJ RQ FKDLUV LQ WKH FRUQHU <RX

have to understand that these are QRW TXLHW PHQ 0H QHUYRXV" 1DK Our photographer took the men down to the barrel cellar where we had our pictures taken: beside barrels, between barrels, on top of barrels, near and with bottling machines. If something could be used as a prop, you bet we used it, like the six-­ year-­old ring bearer. We even found a way to incorporate the sparkling wine bottler. The day continued to be breezy but sunny and all the principals (aside from the bride and her ladies) were waiting outside in the tent the Château uses to cover its back veranda. The Château is a working winery until 6:00 p.m., which means guests who arrive early are shown to the back or can roam the store and the public places within the building. I hung out with the guys, the fathers, the DJ and the musician who was to play us down the aisle. I kept wor-­ rying that something was not going to go right, but the coordinator would appear every so often to tell me that “everything is going to be perfect.â€?

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By 6:00 p.m., the officiant had yet to arrive, and panic set in. I tracked down the coordinator and found myself on the internet look-­ ing up the number. (Typically, I had left her number in my other pants.) Professionals are professionals, and -­-­wouldn’t you know it -­-­she pulled into the parking lot as I was mak-­ ing the call. I have never been so happy to see another person in my whole life -­-­ until my wife walked down the aisle, but that’s a whole other story. No wait, that’s this story. 1RZ , JUDQW \RX WKDW WKH RIĂ€FLDQW had a good half hour to spare, but when the nerves start to jangle, anything out of place, no matter

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how small, can seem major. The ceremony came and went without a hitch. We walked down an aisle between two trees with the sun and the vineyard at our backs to the song “Marry Meâ€? by Train (as sung by the most awesome guitarist who learned it just for us). We signed, sealed and delivered the marriage license. Rings were exchanged, vows were said and wham bam thank you ma’am, we were married in Ontario wine country. They say it is then that the fun begins (for the guest maybe), but for the wedding party, the pic-­ tures have just begun. We had but one hour to get the lighting right, so we found ourselves doing an out-­ side tour of the Château getting pictures on stairs, near railing, by ZDWHU VSRXWV LQ Ă€HOGV RQ D WUDFWRU and of course, what’s a wedding in wine country without pictures in WKH YLQH\DUG" $QG EHFDXVH LW ZDV September, the grapes were in full bunch. (In the spring, that would be full bloom.) The rest of the night was a whirlwind of activity. The only complaint I received the next day was that the party had to come to an end. I even caught up with the coordi-­ nator at a rare moment near the end of the evening. She was sitting down and smiling. She looked sat-­ LVĂ€HG WKDW WKH HYHQLQJ KDG JRQH very well. I am sure it did not go without any hitches, but the key is nobody saw them. As we drove away from the Châ-­ teau, tired, yet wired and most GHĂ€QLWHO\ PDUULHG RXU PRUQLQJ EDW-­ tle thankfully forgotten, we thought about how special the day was, how stress-­free we felt and how a wedding in wine country ties you to the place for a lifetime. GV

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Wanted: Winery owners/operators for Ontario, Canada. This is your opportunity to get into one of the most glamorous busi-­ nesses in the world. Operating a winery will engage and challenge you on multiple levels. Each day is different. If you’re a Renaissance PDQ WKLV LV \RXU GUHDP MRE <RX¡OO be a farmer, biologist, chemist, mechanic, accountant, graphics designer, marketing strategist, retail store manager, human resources director, salesman, general fac-­ totum and occasionally, delivery boy, and many other things besides. Beyond the incredible diversity of your day-­to-­day duties, as an added bonus, you’ll be relocated to a beautiful part of the world in an idyllic rural setting, with a relatively benign climate and four distinct seasons. Part of your business will run according to the rhythms of the seasons, other parts to the vagaries of the market. <RX¡OO PHHW DQ HFOHFWLF FROOHFWLRQ of some of the most interesting people in the world, all united by a love of wine and food. It’s the best job around. Oh, and did we mention that there will be a small capital requirement XS IURQW" :HOO \RX¡OO QHHG TXLWH a lot of money, actually, and not MXVW XS IURQW HLWKHU <RX¡G EHWWHU get a very long line of credit. Don’t expect to break even in your life-­ time, but your children will thank you. And I suppose you should know that a large part of your suc-­ cess will be utterly dependent on things that are beyond your control, like, for example, the weather. It’s generally pretty cool in Ontario, relatively speaking, with less sun and more rain and a short grow-­ ing season, so it will cost you a little bit more -­-­ maybe a lot more -­-­ to

make your wine than, say, all of the southern hemisphere. We also have little details like minimum wage and health and safety regu-­ lations that will raise your costs. But that’s okay, since you can position your product as a “premium cool-­ climateâ€? wine, which is all the rage these days. But then again, since the wine world is tradition-­bound, with no small measure of elitism, you’ll have to overcome the lin-­ gering impression that Ontario is somehow inferior to most other wine regions in the world. And even if your wine is brilliant, people may not believe you. Despite these minor challenges, there’s a growing number of win-­ ery owners who, with products broadly similar to yours, will be Ă€JKWLQJ IRU WKH VDPH OLPLWHG UHWDLO shelf space. Since your winery will be in Ontario, you’ll be in one of the most tightly regulated retail alcohol environments in the world. In fact, there is only ONE retailer, and if they don’t want your wine, well, then you can only sell it out of your winery door, that is if anyone FRPHV WR YLVLW \RX <RX PLJKW ZDQW to open a restaurant at your winery to attract people, but then again, that gets a little complicated, so LW¡V QRW UHFRPPHQGHG <RX FDQ LI you wish, sell your wine directly to restaurants throughout the prov-­ ince, but since restaurant owners are very busy and have no spare cash, you’ll also have to deliver it to their door, a case or two at a time. Of course you can hire an agency to handle your sales and delivery, but that will cut into your already slim margins. Aside from these small challenges, owning and operating a winery in Ontario is a dream job. If you’re still not sure, listen to these three own-­ ers who have blazed the trail for you. They’ve given an honest and

candid view of how and why they got started and how they navigate the turbid waters of the business side of the wine business. This is not about their wines, but each of them is considered a reference point in his respective region. All three focus on premium VQA wines (100% Ontario-­grown), and tellingly, all three would do it again if given the chance. Paul Speck runs the well-­estab-­ lished Henry of Pelham winery in the Niagara Peninsula, one of the HDUO\ SLRQHHUV 7KH 6SHFN IDPLO\ Ă€UVW planted vineyards on the Short Hills %HQFK LQ DQG WKHLU Ă€UVW YLQWDJH was 1988. Today the Specks own 170 acres, purchase another 25-­40 per cent of their grape needs and produce around 900,000 bottles under the Henry of Pelham, Speck )DPLO\ 5HVHUYH &XYpH &DWKDULQH Sibling Rivalry and House Wine company (Speck Bros) labels. As a former chair of the Ontario Wine Council, Paul knows the business inside and out. 'DQ 6XOOLYDQ ZDV DPRQJ WKH Ă€UVW group of vintners in Prince Edward County, Ontario’s youngest wine-­ growing region, approved for VQA production in 2007. He estab-­ lished his winery, Rosehall Run, in 2001. Today he farms 23 acres and makes about 70,000 bottles of wine spread over a dozen types. His estate fruit is supplemented by nearly as much purchased fruit from growers in the County and in Niagara. Sullivan learned the craft as a successful amateur winemaker before he turned pro, and quickly established himself as one of the leading names in Prince Edward County. 5RE DQG )DELR 0XVFHGHUH UXQ WKH small boutique Muscedere Vine-­ yards operation in the Lake Erie

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North Shore viticultural area. Grape growing runs in the family’s blood, though the winery was only estab-­ lished in 2006. The Muscederes farm 13 acres and produce just 24,000 bottles a year, currently with 8-­10 different types, though they expect volume to ramp up over the next few years. 4 %ULHĂ \ GHVFULEH KRZ WKH ZLQHU\ FDPH LQWR EHLQJ WKH LQVSLUDWLRQ SHUFHLYHG RSSRUWXQLW\ Speck: Our father wanted to pre-­ serve the original 55 acres of land that had been in the family name since 1794. He purchased it and we planted vineyards. It then became a family project. We planted in , VWDUWHG ZLWK WKH Ă€UVW YLQWDJH We have always focused on Niag-­ ara-­grown grapes at the high end

of the market. Sullivan: I was inspired by love of growing, making and enjoy-­ ing wine. I wanted to be part of a community that brings skill and passion to create an authentic high-­quality wine culture. Muscedere: Inspiration came at a young age when visiting our grandfather who has recently retired from farming commercial vineyards in the Lazio region of Italy. The lifestyle, the passion, the love we saw in the vineyard had an impact on us at a young age. We saw an opportunity after hear-­ ing that international awards were being won by local wineries. 4 :K\ GLG \RX FKRRVH WKH UHJLRQ LQ ZKLFK \RXU ZLQHU\ LV ORFDWHG"

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:KDW DUH WKH DGYDQWDJHV GLVDG-­ YDQWDJHV" Speck: Heritage. We pioneered growing vinifera grapes on this land and helped create the Short Hills Bench sub-­appellation. Sullivan: Although land cost was inexpensive relatively speaking, it was the limestone soil and sense of starting something new that ulti-­ mately determined our location. Our annual cost of production is higher than most areas because of the extra inputs for winter pro-­ tection and low yields, so it is an expensive place to grow wine. Muscedere: We chose this area because it is in our own backyard and we see an up-­and-­coming region that will really turn heads

in the near future with the quality of wine. This region has the warm-­ est autumn temps in the country, a critical factor for harvest deci-­ VLRQV )XUWKHUPRUH ZH DUH DPRQJ the warmest locations in Canada during the summer with above-­ average sun hours and lots of wind to reduce disease pressure. 4 :KDW ZHUH WKH JUHDWHVW FKDO-­ OHQJHV LQ VHWWLQJ XS WKH ZLQHU\" Speck: When we started there was no VQA, no wine route, no VQA wine section in the LCBO, COVI, Niagara College, etc. We had to learn the whole business on our own and train people, as there were only a couple of other small premium wineries at the time, who were also learning the business. It’s much, much different today. There’s way more infrastructure and resources, a new generation of customers who only know great quality VQA wines. Sullivan: A steep, continuous learning curve, challenged by the capital-­intensive nature of the wine business. Muscedere: The vineyard is the most important part of our opera-­ tion. Developing the blueprint to follow for Vineyard Strategy was the greatest challenge in the early stages. Everyone is ready to give you advice, but it’s hard to pick DQG FKRRVH HOHPHQWV WR Ă€W LQWR \RXU SODQ 7KLV LV GLIĂ€FXOW EHFDXVH an element may work well in one V\VWHP EXW KRZ ZLOO LW ZRUN LQ \RXUV" A system includes soil, topography, climate, pruning strategy, tying strategy, etc. 4 :KDW DUH WKH DGYDQWDJHV GLV-­ DGYDQWDJHV RI EHLQJ LQ 2QWDULR IURP D UHJXODWRU\ PDUNHW SHUVSHF-­ WLYH"

Speck: The positive is that we’re close to a great market, Toronto/ *7$ DQG 1LDJDUD )DOOV LV D ZRUOG renowned tourism attraction. The LCBO, if working well with the win-­ ery, can be a very good way to distribute wines throughout the province. On the negative side, it’s high-­tax region and an overly regulated, highly competitive market. Despite what you may hear, every foreign winery trips over itself to sell to the LCBO. There are subsidized wines from all over the world in our mar-­ ket. VQA does not have a big market share (10%) in our own home. Sullivan: We’re challenged by market access issues and general consumer misconceptions on the quality of good Ontario wine. Muscedere: The biggest advan-­ tage of being in Ontario is the growing market of wine consum-­ ers and especially those that are turning to homegrown wine prod-­ ucts like ours. A disadvantage at the moment is the lack of places where a small winery like us can sell our product. 4 :KDW LV \RXU WKRXJKW SURFHVV ZKHQ FUHDWLQJ D QHZ ZLQH" :KDW DUH WKH GULYLQJ IDFWRUV" Speck: It depends on many things. Sullivan: This is an interesting ques-­ tion. Obviously we make what we grow first and foremost. Having said that, we have learned that you can make lots of wine but it doesn’t mean it will be purchased. So in that sense, our labels will be market-­driven moving forward. Our overriding philosophy is that we are a quality-­driven winery so we seek to have long-­term quality-­focused

relationships with our growers. Muscedere: We are a small win-­ ery. We have only one label at the moment with eight wines under that label. Our thought process has been to keep one premium brand that looks the same to cre-­ ate brand recognition and loyalty. When the market warrants it, we will determine if a more premium brand or less premium brand should be created and what mar-­ ket it would be for.

Speck: We position ourselves as a mid-­sized, family-­owned estate winery, VQA only, with premium quality and price points. Sullivan: We are a 100 per cent VQA winery and have three tiers of production: single vineyard/ estate wine, DVA (designated viti-­ cultural area) grown wines from estate and purchased, and DVA PEC fruit and 100 per cent Ontario JURZQ IURP VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ VHOHFWHG vineyards from regions in Ontario, including our own. We make, age and bottle all wine we sell. We position ourselves as producing premium quality wines that deliver great value. Muscedere: We target the pre-­ mium segment of the wine market by producing premium red and white wines, from hand-­picked estate grapes. Our wines are tar-­ geted to wine lovers and the educated wine consumer. 4 :RXOG \RX DGYLVH DQ\RQH WR VWDUW D ZLQHU\ LQ 2QWDULR" ,I \HV XQGHU ZKDW FRQGLWLRQV" Speck: With extreme caution. Right now there are likely too many win-­

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eries for the current size of the VQA market. It’s very expensive DQG YHU\ GLIĂ€FXOW WR PDNH D SURĂ€W And it’s extremely competitive with both foreign and domestic wines and wineries. Sullivan: This is a very challeng-­ ing time to start a winery here in Ontario, but that’s clearly not stop-­ SLQJ SHRSOH IURP GRLQJ LW <RX need to do three things to suc-­ ceed: Sell wine, make good wine and be adequately capitalized. I used think that you had to know how to grow good fruit to be suc-­ cessful, but depending upon your Signature: business model, this may not be so. 0XVFHGHUH <HV ZH ZRXOG DGYLVH Date:

others to start a winery in Ontario, VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ LQ /DNH (ULH 1RUWK 6KRUH We would advise people to gain as much knowledge from as many different sources as possible before

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Muscedere: I love the people, the family atmosphere of the business. Big or small, most wineries have a family atmosphere (ours included) and most winery owners/opera-­ tors are friendly, helpful people. We have met many great people, customers, winery owners and wine makers who have become great friends.

Speck: I love that each year is dif-­ ferent because of our reliance on Mother Nature. I love that we can take the product from the start to Ă€QLVK ZKHQ , VHH VRPHRQH DW D UHV-­ taurant or at home drinking and enjoying our wine. I love that it is so competitive because it forces us to work hard to be the best we can be. It’s always changing. It is fun creating a product and a region that people love. It’s not like mak-­ ing and selling widgets. Sullivan: We are in the business of pleasure, so mostly we encounter consumers enjoying themselves

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SUMMER TOURING IN ONTARIO %< '$9,' /$:5$621 Summer is the time that Ontario’s wineries show off to the fruits of their labours from the previous vintages while they keep one eye on the coming harvest. As you tour Ontario wine country this summer, you will Ă€QG FRQVLGHUDEOH HQWKXVLDVP IRU WKH 2010 and 2009 vintages, along with new wineries, new winemakers and a sense that Ontario wine is really taking off. I am always amazed by the brave spirit and dogged romanticism of people entering the wine business, and given potentially vine-­killing IUHH]HV LQ -DQXDU\ DQG )HEUXDU\ LW¡V impossible to blame those who de-­ cide to take a pass or move on. But if everyone hung back and played it safe, nothing would be proven possible. The long, deep, crisp and even Ca-­ nadian winter of 2011 began De-­ cember 6, the day I set off for three days in Niagara to visit new wineries, new winemakers and stick my nose into the barrels and tanks contain-­ ing the 2010 vintage. An overnight temperature plunge and bitter north wind had turned the roads, including the Burlington Skyway, to ice. 0\ Ă€UVW VWRS ZDV 3HQLQVXOD 5LGJH WR WDVWH WKH Ă€UVW ZLQHV PDGH VLQFH WKH departure of winemaker Jean Pierre Colas. With his background in Cha-­ blis, Colas was renowned for uplift-­ ing Niagara Sauvignon Blancs and Chardonnays. But new winemaker

Jamie Evans , a U of Ottawa grad who had worked for Strewn and Stonechurch, has held the mantle high, creating polished, layered and lively whites through continuous attention to lees stirring – especially D WULR RI WHUULĂ€F 6DXYLJQRQV The LCBO listed 2009 Syrah is dandy for $15.00, and his 2010 barrels are holding some very impressive reds as well. 1H[W XS ZDV P\ Ă€UVW YLVLW WR 2UJD-­ nized Crime, on what would turn out to be something of an Andrzej Lipin-­ ski tour. Having made wine at Vine-­ land, Legends, Megalomaniac and 7KH )RUHLJQ $IIDLU /LSLQVNL LV FXUUHQWO\ ensconced as consulting winemak-­ er at Colaneri, Cornerstone and Or-­ ganized Crime. At Organized Crime, I was impressed by two controver-­ sial techniques that set him apart: using dried (appassimento) grapes to make richer reds and whites, and barrel-­aging aromatic varieties like Riesling and Gewurztraminer. One can argue the theory of whether the latter in particular should work, but Organized Crime’s 2009 Riesling Reserve is worth an open mind. “We don’t want boring wines here,â€? said owner Jan Tarasewicz. No, ma’am! Greenlane Winery opened last summer on the site of the old Birch-­ wood Winery astride the QEW. The postage-­stamp-­sized winery will be going into major expansion this sum-­ mer, but the real prize for owner Rob-­ ert Paul (ex-­Château des Charmes ) and winemaker Diane Welsh (ex-­

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Tawse) are some old Riesling and Cabernet vines on the property that will be converted to low-­yield and be organically tended. The Ă€UVW UHOHDVHV PDGH RII VLWH IURP SXU-­ chased fruit are unremarkable, but some 2010 Riesling and Cab being coddled now in tank and barrel are a different matter completely. In the past year, winemaker Jeff Innes has completed his transition from a full-­time role at Grange of Prince Edward, one of the largest wineries in Prince Edward County, to Palatine Hills in Niagara, a much larger winery owned by Niagara Lakeshore viticulturist John Neufeld. He only makes about 15,000 cases under the Palatine Hills label, but with one-­million-­litre capacity, he processes all kinds of wine for oth-­ ers. I tasted through some extremely promising 2010 barrels, including ULFK &DEHUQHW )UDQF DQG 0HUORW EXW my favourites are two whites I con-­ sider Palatine Hills signatures, the delicious 2010 Gewurztraminer and 2009 Sauvignon Blanc. Next door on the Niagara Lake-­ shore, Hinterbrook Winery opened its doors this spring. Grower Phil Nickel is switching his 34 acres into estate-­only wines that debut with the 2010 vintage. The gleaming new state-­of-­the-­art, enviro-­friendly solar, geothermal and minimum-­handling winery has become the playground of veteran Niagara consulting oe-­ nologist Natalie Spytkowsky, who also makes wine at Rosewood. Her

PERSPECTIVES rich, polished and very bright 2010 whites -­-­ and a very impressive 2010 Merlot -­-­ will be worth waiting for. 1HDUE\ LQ WKH )RXU 0LOH &UHHN DSSHO-­ ODWLRQ \RXQJ EURWKHUV <DQQLFN and Greg Wertsch (23) have open a new winery called Between the Lines on 42 acres of vineyard owned by their family since 1998 when they emigrated from the Wurttemberg UHJLRQ RI *HUPDQ\ <DQQLFN JUDGX-­ ated from Niagara College in 2008, while Greg studied wine econom-­ ics at Geisenheim in Germany, part of a carefully-­ orchestrated plan to “escape tough times as farmersâ€? and launch into the wine business. They have opened with a line of under $14.00 line-­priced, screw-­ cap varietals, all cleanly made with good varietal character. Neighbouring Pondview, opened in 2010, is yet another example of long-­time growers in the Niagara-­ on-­the-­Lake region moving into the ZLQH EXVLQHVV IRU WKHPVHOYHV )RU-­ PHU *UDSH .LQJ /RX 3XJOLHVH PDGH 3,800 cases from 60 acres in 2009, bumping up to 6,000 cases in 2010. “It was the best growing season vintage I have seen in my lifetime,â€? said Pugliese, “and a great relief after 2008 and 2009, which were DPRQJ WKH PRVW GLIĂ€FXOW Âľ &RQVXOW-­ LQJ ZLQHPDNHU )UHG 'L 3URĂ€R KDV made the notable 2009 Bella Terra Chardonnay, selected for the Seri-­ ously Cool Chardonnay expedition to Manhattan in March. Pinot Grigio and Gewurz 2010 look particularly promising, as do the 2009 Merlot DQG &DE )UDQF WR EH UHOHDVHG WKLV spring. $QG Ă€QDOO\ WKH VKRZVWRSSHU RI P\ tour was the massive, 18,000 square-­ IRRW QRW \HW Ă€QLVKHG &RODQHUL ZLQ-­ ery, perched on the brow of the St. David’s Bench. It is, by my reckoning DW OHDVW WKH ODUJHVW ZLQHU\ HGLĂ€FH LQ Niagara, and perhaps only rivalled by B.C.’s Mission Hill as the largest in Canada. Michael, Nick and Betty Colaneri launched the project in 2002, replanting their 25 acres, then

starting winery construction in 2008. It became operational in 2010 with a temporary retail/tasting area, with the rest of the large-­scale hospitality space to completed over the next two years. Aforementioned Andrzej Lipiniski has made a wide range of innovative and often intense vari-­ etals, each named for a member of WKH ODUJH &RODQHUL FODQ 7KH Ă DJVKLS appassimento red called Corposo was released this spring. Our tour moves eastward to the wineries of Prince Edward County, who are looking forward to a ban-­ ner summer. Most County wineries will be releasing 2010 whites from a warm, dry, even season that many say is the best vintage to date. And many have released or will soon release 2009 Pinot Noirs, from a dif-­ Ă€FXOW YLQWDJH YLWLFXOWXUDOO\ EXW RQH that has Pinot-­enthusiasts excited. If you’re planning a County tast-­ ing excursion, I suggest you plan spend three or four days – or two weekends – to take in the region’s growing portfolio. The County is home to at least 30 wineries, but no one ever seems to know the exact number because some are sort of semi-­open, or they make wines in borrowed facilities. The map in this edition of Grapevine is actually the best one available for planning your route, as other maps only show win-­ eries that belong to certain organi-­ zations. The County now divides into three broad geographical regions. The Hillier region in the southwest corner is the most densely populated with 19 wineries along, or just off, the Loyalist Parkway between Consec-­ on and Wellington. There are six on Closson Road alone. But the seven wineries in the eastern Picton-­Wau-­ poos-­Adolphustown stretch deserve a full day of their own. And you can spend yet another, perhaps shorter, day visiting four more winer-­ ies in southern part of the County in the South Bay-­Milford-­Cherry Valley GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE SUMMER| 2011 89

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area. I want to linger on this latter area. With the opening of Lighthall Winery in May, there are now three very se-­ riously good producers along, or just off off Royal Road, west of Milford in the County’s deep south. Light-­ hall joins Long Dog and Exultet in WKLV Ă DW DUHD RQO\ D NLORPHWUH IURP Lake Ontario. It faces the full brunt of westerlies off Athol Bay, which is a boon for rapid drying of the vine-­ yards. More importantly, the top soils (gravelled sand and clay) are quite thin in spots, so roots hit the limestone bedrock quickly. I am per-­ VRQDOO\ H[FLWHG E\ WKH Ă RUDOLW\ HOH-­ gance and minerality this is creating in the wines, from the earliest wines of Long Dog, to the racy new Pinots and Chardonnays of Exultet, to the new-­old Chardonnays of Lighthall. County observers will be familiar with the Lighthall Vineyards contri-­ EXWLRQV WR WKH Ă€UVW DWWHQWLRQ JHWWLQJ Chardonnays from Huff Estate, WKHQ WKH WHUULĂ€F +XII VSDUNOLQJ ZLQHV WKDW Ă€UVW DSSHDUHG ZLWK WKH vintage. In 2008, Peter and Alice Minnaker sold the eight-­acre vine-­ yard to Ottawa pharmacist Glenn Symons,who moved his family to .LQJVWRQ DQG SODQWHG DQRWKHU VHY-­ en acres. He has also hired David )UHGHULFN DQ 2QWDULR UDLVHG ZLQH-­ maker who worked several years in the Okanagan before answering the call to come home -­-­ as his as-­ sistant. Lighthall plans to make 2,000 cases of all-­County, but has gone to Niagara for fruit for some brands in order to get inventory up and running, and to indulge a personal passion for Gewurztraminer. But his 2009 County Chardonnay Reserve is unmistakeably mineral driven, just like the previous Huff Chardonnays. Symons has a very small production 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve Particulaire ($50.00, winery only) that is shock-­ ingly profound and well structured, though still two years away from achieving a state of grace.

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Nearby on Royal Road itself, Exultet is preparing to release yet another blockbuster Pinot called The Be-­ loved. It’s a single-­barrel, estate-­ grown 2009 that also sports amazing colour depth and very lifted aromas of violets and blackberry that re-­ mind me of Pinots from neighbour Long Dog. Winemaker Gerry Spino-­ sa says it was sourced from a block where he had been ruthless with his green harvest, bringing yields to very low levels. It explains the dif-­ Ă€FXOW\ RI WKH YLQWDJH RYHUDOO The summer growing season was so cool and wet and behind the clock that he began to thin fruit early in the hope of getting some of it ripe. But the weather turned warm and dry on Labour Day and stayed that way through most of September and at last half of October, allowing catch-­up ripeness. Other winemakers are pleased with their 2009 Pinots for the same reason – this earlier-­ripening grape was saved by the tail end of the season, making wines that are gen-­ HUDOO\ ULSH ZLWK Ă€QH DFLGLW\ PRGHU-­ ate tannin and full expression of the County terroir. What’s more, there is a growing community of very good Pinots to choose from. By May 1st, I had tasted almost all of them, even though some may not be released yet, and some were still in barrel. They certainly differ through wine-­ making interpretation, but there is FOHDUO\ D FHUWDLQ YLEUDQF\ Ă RUDOLW\ DQG Ă€QHVVH WKDW LV FODVVLF &RXQW\ , am particularly encouraged and impressed by 2009 Pinots from The 2OG 7KLUG .HLQW +H 7UXPSRXU¡V 0LOO Rosehall Run and Norman Hardie. In the spring, when this was penned, very few 2010s were released, but I have had some interesting and controversial wines from Closson Chase and Lacey Estate. Closson Chase is controversial by nature, as winemaker Deborah Paskus always VHHNV WKH Ă€QHVW WH[WXUH DQG EHVW depth she can achieve, albeit with

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