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Cool Chardonnay for warm days

By Malcolm Jolley, for The Hub Chardonnay is one of the more successful and popular wine grape varieties to be planted in Niagara. And every July, since 2011, it is the focus of the region’s annual International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration. I attended the 14th edition last week as a guest of Wine Country Ontario. It’s […]

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Chardonnay Day Giveaway

Runs May 11 – May 22, 2024 New deadline: May 23, 2024! We’ve got something cool up our sleeves to celebrate #ChardonnayDay on May 23 … a Chardonnay Scavenger Hunt! One lucky winner will receive FOUR tickets to our Friday Night Flights event on Friday, July 19, 2024 at Cherry Lane Farm. Our winner will […]

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Why Chardonnay IS the Greatest White Grape on the Planet

By Peter A. Rod, from “Wine, Spirits, Food Blog” I realize this is both a controversial and bold statement and likely one that is impossible to prove, just like it’s impossible for sommeliers to prove wines contain aromas and flavours of minerality. Like them, I just know it. I’ll do my best to defend my […]

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GFR talks to Decanter’s Tina Gellie

The Good Food Revolution’s Jamie Drummond speaks to Decanter’s Tina Gellie about her experience with Canadian wine and about her visit to i4C 2023. A number of shout-outs including i4C alum Meyer Family Vineyards, and Ontario producers Cloudsley, Bachelder, 30 Bench, Malivoire, Leaning Post and Stratus.

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GFR talks to Thomas Bachelder

Shot on location at the Le Clos Jordanne “Explore Wine Country Ontario” luncheon on July 22, 2023. The Good Food Revolution’s Jamie Drummond speaks to winemaker (and photobomber!) Thomas Bachelder of Le Clos Jordanne and Bachelder. On the early i4C: “The International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration – those are the four C’s – but back […]

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