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To Love
Amarone, from the root amore: to love … and for many an Amarone fan it was love at first sip. Whether that is the true etymology of Amarone, I can only surmise, but once you’ve tried one of these highly prized wines you never forget it. What do you need to know about Amarone that [READ MORE]
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]
Grape X
It’s not always the wine that excites me, it’s the journey it takes to get in my glass — from vine, to bud, to flower, to grape, to harvest, to crusher, to fermentation, to barrel, to bottle and finally to my mouth. We take the journey lightly, letting Mother Nature, viticulturists and winemakers do all [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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Greece Rising Up!
What was once the past is now the future. Having grown up in a Greek household, the usual wine of choice at the dinner table was Retsina or some table wine from Zeus knows where. Needless to say, those harrowing experiences endured until I became serious about wine in the mid 90s. I remember the [READ MORE]
Sideways with Soup
I loved Sideways. Can you recommend any other wine-themed movies? Ah Sideways, a tasty piece of celluloid that only gets better with age. But that Academy Award winning flick (it won for Best Adapted Screenplay) was more than just a two hour up-with-vino experience; it was arguably the classiest mainstream movie ever to feature full-frontal [READ MORE]
The Bitter Miracle
Now that I’m 35 years old, I can feel myself losing the imperviousness of youth. It’s the same with all of my friends. We gain weight, lose hair, fall asleep early, throw out our backs, and blow our knees. Worst of all, I know someone whose stomach has become sensitive with age. For a whole [READ MORE]

Kurant Shot
Pour Absolut Kurant in a glass and fill up with sprite and ice
Mithering Bastard
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes.

Discomfort Food
I am not fond of surprises. One of my least favourite surprises occurred while in Los Angeles. The date was January 17, 1994 and I lay snuggled in my bed. Not a person in LA will argue the moment the Northridge earthquake rattled through the city like a runaway locomotive. In nearly every home, clocks [READ MORE]
Southern Gumbo
Everyday this week, Tidings will be featuring Nancy Johnson’s fabulous recipes. Nancy has a knack for creating delicious fare that’s quick and easy to pull together. Based on all the great reader feedback Nancy’s recipes have received over the years, we have no doubt that these will become staples in your home. Give them a [READ MORE]
Garden Minestrone
A bowlful of vegetable soup is comfort food and a taste of summer’s bounty all at the same time. Minestrone is a personal art form. Use this recipe as a base and add whatever beans or vegetables you enjoy. Try cannellini or Great Northern beans, fennel, cabbage, green beans, rutabaga, celeriac, or butternut squash. For [READ MORE]
Something On The Side
Sometimes I think I’ve lived my whole life as a side dish. I’m neither light enough to be the appetizer nor meaty enough to be the entrée — and I’m most definitely not sweet enough to be dessert. If I were in a sitcom, I’d be the wise-cracking, slightly wacky next door neighbour — Ethel [READ MORE]