It was way back in May that we posted about Crushpad – a SanFrancisco based company that allowed people to make their own wine – at up to $10,000 a barrel. Crushpad bills itself as a winery for hire – you buy a wine by the barrel and are involved in every step of the [...]
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Fledgling Wine – drinking our way to others literacy
Posted in Vintners and Brew Masters on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Take part in the harvest – an invite courtesy of Norman Hardie
Posted in Vintners and Brew Masters on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We originally introduced Norm Hardie in this article. He is gracious, fun, passionate and committed to making fabulous wine. Norm is getting close to harvest time and has an offer of a traditional Thanksgiving to those who wish to learn and participate in a traditional harvest. In exchange for an honest day labour, Norm offers [...]
Bottling wine with Norman Hardie
Posted in Vintners and Brew Masters on September 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
8 friends and family members left the city around 7am on Saturday morning. We were bleary eyed and laughing at what seemed like a logical plan before the alarm clock went off. A quick wipe of the eyes and brush of the teeth paved the way for our escape to Prince Edward County. We made [...]
What a difference in 30 hours with Norman Hardie’s grapes
Posted in Vintners and Brew Masters, Wine on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We spent the weekend of August 22nd-24th camping at Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Our trip included what is now a mandatory visit to Norman Hardie and his vineyard. This is a magical place to me and one that is a very rare treat today – a chance to visit an amazing [...]
Applewood Farm Winery (Stouffville, Ontario)
Posted in Vintners and Brew Masters, tagged apple picking, applewood farm winery, cider, meade, Ontario, ontario fruit wine, Ontario Wine, stawberry picking, stouffville, Toronto 100-mile diet on July 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
`Are you both ok with spicy stuff?` This is not a query I typically associate with wine tasting but the smiling man behind the counter had just levied those words at us. Dana and I nodded before receiving our instructions. `Take a good swig of this into your mouth and swirl it around for a [...]
Norman Hardie – a man, his wine and the rest of us…
Posted in Vintners and Brew Masters, tagged Norm Hardie, Norman Hardie, Ontario Wine, Pinot Noir, Prince Edward County, Vineyard, Wine on June 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It was a dark and stormy morning. It really, really was. The morning of March 29th was cold, rainy and otherwise miserable. It was the second day of Prince Edward County`s Maple Syrup festival. The day before was full of glorious sun (we were 100 kilometers away from the country that day) and the festival [...]
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