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: Michael Pinkus; Articles; 06 July 2022

Tuscany: A Deeper Dive

When you say Tuscany, what comes to mind? Rolling landscapes, villas on the side of a hill, vines as far as the eye can see? Now if I say Tuscan wine, then what comes to mind? Is it the Chianti from around Florence or the Brunello from Montalcino? Or maybe it's Nobile, formerly called Vino Nobile, from Montepulciano? Not be confused with the Montepulciano grape from Abruzzo. If you are a white...

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: Ron Lavoie; Articles; 06 July 2022

The house on ‘The Hill’

Text and photos: Ron Lavoie Captions: • Roberto Chiotti sits outside his straw bale house near Warkworth, Ontario, a house he designed and built himself – with help from his partners and others. • Robert Chiotti’s property includes a constructed wetland to process naturally the home’s waste water. It is the first such system approved in Ontario for a residential property. The system returns...

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: Jeff Keary; Articles; 29 June 2022

Graham Metson: Rising From the Ashes

To celebrate Graham Metson’s living and working as a successful and accomplished artist in Canada for over fifty years, the Parrot Gallery in Belleville invited him to present a substantial exhibition in recognition of this considerable achievement. The last time I had the opportunity to write about Graham Metson was in the fall issue of Grapevine Magazine 2021, (see grapevinemagazine.ca), to...

: Jeff Keary; Articles; 07 April 2022

Mayla Concept: Kingston

Mayla Concept: Elevating Kingston’s Dining Scene. The birth of a new tradition. Jeff Keary. Every now and then there comes along a game changing event or concept that creates a new market by establishing its own values and traditions. Think of artificial intelligence, three dimensional printing or smart phones, examples of what we would now call ‘disruptive technologies,’ but with Mayla Concept...

: Michael Pinkus; Articles; 05 April 2022

What We Drank During a Pandemic

Ever wonder what Ontarians were drinking while we were all holed up during the pandemic? Well, wonder no more. At the end of December 2021, the Toronto Star released all the juicy details. From how much we were drinking, to our beverages of choice, and what we learned as fine wine drinkers, or any kind of wine drinker for that matter, was chilling. We were shut out. Let’s start with a little...

: Eileen Argyris; Articles; 05 April 2022

Lakehurst Estate

History of Lakehurst Estate Over the centuries, out of the mists and bogs of Ireland have come fantastic accounts of magic and the supernatural, as well as many, many skilled fabricators of such tales. Back in the colonial days of Upper Canada, one particular son of the Ould Sod, James Calcutt Sr., came here to seek and find his fortune on the shores of Lake Ontario, specifically in Cobourg. His...