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It was recently brought to my attention that Riesling celebrated a Birthday on Friday. March 13th, 1435 is designated as Riesling’s Birthday. This is the earliest recording of Riesling vines and the documentation took place in Germany. One of my favourite Rieslings is the Old Vines Riesling from Tantalus, which is produced from vines that…
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tan•ta•lus [tan – tl – uh s] Tantalus: Tantalus was a son of Zeus and the nymph Plouto. He was invited to eat at the table of the gods in Olympus where he stole ambrosia and nectar. Tantalus took these items back to earth, and intended to feed them to his people in order to…
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The wine industry in Canada is young, especially when you compare it to countries like France and Italy, but you may be surprised just how early commercial wineries in Canada existed. Jordan Wines, for example, was an Ontario winery established in 1920. In 1926 they expanded, taking over another Ontario company called Canadian Grape Producers…
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