Undeniably there is something special about experiencing live performance. Recent experience reminds us that sitting in close proximity among a large group of people, perhaps in a dimmed theatre, cannot be taken for granted.
And as an art form that’s existed since the turn of the 5th century, it was shocking to watch the world’s theatres closed by covid. Throughout its long history, performance...
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Bodegas Benegas (Mendoza)
Outstanding in quality, this winery has a history extending over one hundred years with its original cellars dating to 1901. The Benegas family roots go even further back and notably include the signing of an 1820 Independence Treaty on the farm as well as having many of the family members involved in important political posts. Family...
Oenology, the study of wine making, separate from viticulture the agriculture of grapes, is a word of Hellenic origin: ‘oinos’ meaning wine. The science and art of wine making is as old as sculpture, music, painting, and theatre. The appropriately named Oeno Gallery, on the grounds of Huff Estates Winery in Prince Edward County, is now twenty years in the making, through the hard-work of a...
Grand Designs on Brighton: Northumberland Fine Food Opens
From the dormant shell of a building previously home to one of Brighton’s historic canneries, the most exciting retail development is preparing to open for business. Over the winter months, local Northumberland couple Jennifer Haslett and her husband Scott Horrobin have been transforming the last survivor of Brighton’s thirteen canning...
Wineries to Watch In 2023
During the last several years, I’ve tasted a large number of exceptional wines. Those wineries that consistently pleased me and continue to increase in my esteem are listed below. Some may not be easily accessible to Ontario consumers, but persevere and I have indicated possible distributors such as the Société des Alcools du Québec, or winery direct as appropriate...
Tamworth Celebrates 175 Years of Community, Resilience, and Spirit.
Tamworth is located in scenic eastern Ontario. The village’s population grew in the late 1840s with the arrival of Irish immigrants, seeking a better life amidst the potato famine. Largely tenant farmers, they purchased land for a dollar per acre, cleared fields, built rock fences, raised timber barns, and made money from...