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Own It: A Sane Person’s Guide To Insanity
Rows of vines rule your yard, easing out family and friends. Your mini-fermenter sprang a leak and oozed booze on the new Nissan. Pickled beets and canned corn occupy your wine cellar. You want a piece of the wine business, but don’t know how to branch out. Seasoned vineyard owners in BC, Ontario and Quebec [READ MORE]
Pomme
Oh, the signs were there all along: The extravagant apple cider-themed dinners at his tony restaurant on the waterfront in Burlington, Ontario. The British heritage and the fact that he was raised on the myriad ciders offered in the pubs of London. And his name on Twitter, of course: @ciderseeker. It would appear that it [READ MORE]
Artisan
He is a tall, strapping man, all of 27 years old, and looks more like the star quarterback than a man who tinkers with high-octane booze all day long. But that’s the path master distiller Geoff Dillon, with degrees in biochemistry and economics, has taken in the heart of Niagara wine country. Dillon is on [READ MORE]
Fresh and Local
The Egg Farmers of Canada recently conducted a survey that asked Canadians what freshness means to them. The reveal? Canadians overwhelmingly demand that the farm products they buy be fresh, with 90 percent saying that farms within their province deliver that freshness. Distance from farm to grocery store is seen as the key to freshness. [READ MORE]

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Fishing For Wine
The gods of fishing are fickle. One day you can catch a dozen, including a 22-pound lake trout, and the next you’re skunked. The only constant on our annual fishing trip is the wine. For 13 years now I have been fishing somewhere in northern Canada (barbless hooks, catch and release) with five guys — [READ MORE]
Secret Weapon
What’s the world’s most undervalued wine? This tidbit can change your life. Knowing its name will save you money so inadvertently make you richer. Pouring it for family and friends will dazzle them, making you seem smarter, cooler and instantly more popular — so relatively more famous in your sphere. It may even make you [READ MORE]
Book Smarts and Tons of Body
I want to learn more about wine, but the thought of staring at a computer screen for hours gives me the willies. Can you recommend some good wine-related reading material I can enjoy from the comfort of my couch? I’m with you; I sit in front of a computer for a living and a glowing [READ MORE]

Other Original Singapore Sling
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, cherry brandy, and lime juice. Shake well. Strain into a collins glass almost filled with ice cubes. Drop the Benedictine and brandy into the center of the drink.
Allies Cocktail
Stir all ingredients with ice, strain contents into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Cinco de Mayo
For a long time I thought Mexican restaurants didn’t rinse their dishes properly. There seemed to be an odd soapy flavour to the food. When I started cooking Mexican food in my own kitchen, I realized the Palmolive aftertaste was cilantro. There is some evidence that hypersensitivity to cilantro’s soapy essence is genetic. In short, [READ MORE]
Mangia Italia!
A family legend has it that I invented Aglio Olio. This was back in the early 1960s when most kids were eating bologna sandwiches with processed cheese on white bread. I was raised in an Italian/Irish household — heavy on the Italian. My parents grew garlic and herbs among the tomato plants. There was always [READ MORE]
Scallops Caprese
In truth, squid and anchovies are a more common menu item in Capri, but scallops are much easier to find in our supermarkets. When mussels are in season, steam a dozen in white wine and add to the platter. If you like it hot, add more red pepper flakes. For dessert, Limoncello di Capri with [READ MORE]
A Love Story
On a sunny spring day many years ago when I was just 14 years old, I walked up the street to the library and checked out a book about dreams. On my way home, with the book in my arms, I met a boy named Ron. He was lean and lanky and by the look [READ MORE]