In February 2022, a Statistics Canada report noted that wine sales had dipped four per cent in 2021-22. This was the largest volumetric decrease since 1949, the year the agency started tracking alcohol...
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Now that I’ve dispelled that myth let’s reset your compass. While serious, structural, terroir-focused and mineral-driven Vinho Verde is largely unrepresented in Canada, this growing sector makes up approximately 20% of the region’s...
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A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a sommelier What does perfect Champagne service look like? How difficult is it to become a sommelier? If you check out this year’s Sommelier...
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As the summer months near, Canadians everywhere begin to move outdoors for the most important (and fleeting) of seasons – patio season. Knowing that our country and industry continue to battle COVID across...
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This article is produced in collaboration with our friends at George Brown Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts. A desire for a career with opportunities to travel was what first drew Stephanie Guth...
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Photos by Daphne Guyo As the foodservice industry reckons with the effects of COVID-19, it’s also in a state of introspection as social justice issues have been brought to the forefront in a...
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Emily Pearce, Founder & President of Femmes du Vin’s words on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the foodservice industry, especially on women in foodservice, are striking, though not exactly shocking: “The...
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As restaurants across Canada adapt to the ‘new normal’, adjusting their operations and menus, it inspiring though also, unsurprising, to see the resilience in our industry. The foodservice industry is often asked to...
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There is a shift happening in wine. As a wine producing region, Canada is very young. Ten years ago, most people were not focused on drinking Canadian wine. Now, Canadian producers are being...
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Dionysus, the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, spent his days focusing on the consumption of wine, which was meant to ease suffering and bring joy. According to ancient mythology, he...
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