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Harvesting in Prince Edward County, just in time for new rules on Ontario wines

Posted by winecase on Oct 15, 2009 in Viticulture, Wine & Beer, Wine Tasting

I’d call that an auspicious sign. Just as I was heading to the vineyards of Prince Edward County to harvest chardonnay at Closson Chase, on Tuesday evening, the Ontario government came out with new rules governing VQA and Cellared in Canada wines.
These new rules give a push forward to VQA wines by introducing financial support – [...]

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Cellared in Canada: changes in the stores and labels, but no help for Ontario growers

Posted by winecase on Oct 12, 2009 in Viticulture, Wine & Beer, Wine Tasting

Note: I was originally hoping to post this article on Friday, but an overly busy schedule and a forgotten note pad with essential quotes are causing its publication to coincide with the beginning of the second Regional Wine Week, championed by Drinklocalwine.com. At first, I was disappointed about this coincidence, as I was planning to [...]

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Cellared in Canada: big bottlers move to stem growing outrage

Posted by winecase on Oct 3, 2009 in Viticulture, Wine & Beer, Wine Tasting

Over the last few weeks, pressure had been building nationally and internationally, concerning the deceptive Cellared in Canada wines. These inexpensive bottles, made by the country’s major wine bottlers, give a Canadian aura to blends made totally (or almost) from foreign wine brought in bulk to this country from Chile, Australia or elsewhere.
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