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Bag It Back Program Kicks Off
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 by Erin.
February 5th marked the first day that Ontario residents will be paying more, but helping the environment, with every wine & spirit purchase.
Billed as ‘an important environmental initiative’ the government organized Bag It Back (Ontario Deposit Return Program) system will see a price hike of twenty cents on every bottle of wine sold [...]
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Restaurant Riot Act
Posted on 19. Dec, 2006 by Erin.
Mark Fisher’s post over at Uncorked about a study that examined how restaurants can entice diners to buy more wine to accompany their food couldn’t have come at a more timely moment for us Grape Juice folk. We had just had dinner at one of the uber-restaurants in Toronto, recognized as a fab wine [...]
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What Makes A Good Tasting Experience Pt. II
Posted on 21. Jul, 2006 by Erin.
Following on our discussion of staff and atmosphere and the impact of those factors on a tasting experience, it’s equally important to discuss the wines themselves. Not in terms of quality mind you; it goes without saying that a quality wine will win you fans, but more in terms of the way that they are [...]
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What Makes A Good Tasting Experience Pt. I
Posted on 14. Jul, 2006 by Erin.
It seems like every time we head down to Niagara to do some tastings, there are some vineyards that impress, and some that we swear we’ll never spend another of our hard-earned pennies at. This last trip was no different and in fact provided several prime examples of the sorts of chivalry and chicanery that [...]
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Canadian Restaurants…No Canadian Wines?
Posted on 08. Jun, 2006 by Erin.
I don’t make any bones about the fact that I really enjoy Ontario wines. Looking at the tastings listed in Grape Juice, you would think that’s all I drank. While that’s not really that far off the truth, there are several factors that bias me in that direction. First and foremost is [...]
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