Living in the food desert that is deepest, darkest Parkdale, and not driving, I have often been guilty of shopping at some of the local (not-so) supermarkets. This has also played sheer havoc with the Drummond home Food Policy in recent years. While we are at it, I probably need to ramp up my fruit and vegetable ingestion too.
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It was minus 11°C with gusty 50 km/hr winds howling around us; previously fallen snow was swirling about the vineyard with new snow falling on us. It was 9:00 pm at night and our only source of light came from our chartered bus, friend’s cars and a tractor. This made the task a bit more challenging but we kept busy breaking off canes and watching grapes fall into the covering nets.
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2010 was the foundational year for Good Food Revolution. We established ourselves as a viable going concern with the support of tens of thousands of people who care about food and wine in Southern Ontario and the financial support of our Certified Good Food Fighters, who believe the good food movement needs and deserves an independent media voice.
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Smith & Wilson, 100 year old, 100 acre farm (40 acres under vines), by the lake on the edge of an old ridge, simply beautiful. Really good whites here, varietally accurate, clean & fresh (especially liked the Vista de Lago 2009, blend of Auxerrois & Riesling); soft & tasty reds like the Double Barrel 2007 (Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Syrah); fun Pink Cadillac (off dry sparkler) & A Currant Affair (superb black currant wine).
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A theoretical meeting of minds, over a Christmas feast no less. Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, and Socrates sit down to the proverbial Christmas goose. Brian Hall takes us on a festive flight of fancy, exploring the history of many of our culinary traditions…
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