Source: Niagara this Week

It was a tough day at the office for Niagara winemakers.

Glass after glass of Ontario wines were served up to 51 winemakers last Thursday in the appropriately titled Merlot Room at the Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre in St. Catharines. In total, 264 wines were tasted during the day, as the winemakers completed the judging for the 24th annual Cuvée Awards. It may sound like a plum job, but when you’re pitting the industry’s best wines against each other, it’s not necessarily an easy task.

Source: Country Guide

Canadian vineyards growing Chardonnay grapes could soon learn exactly which types of the grape variety are better suited to their particular climates.

A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia and the University of South Australia plan to sequence the genome of the Chardonnay variety, which is the second-most planted white wine variety in B.C. and the dominant white variety in Australia.

Join the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Association in exciting Niagara Falls and help celebrat 10 years of learning with more exhibitors, more great speakers and sessions and a whole lot more excitment.

Scotia Bank Convention Center
February 22 & 23, 2012
www.ofvc.ca
OFVC 2012 Flyer & Registration

Source: Niagara Falls Review

ST. CATHARINES — For those who crowded Main St. in Jordan this weekend, it was a bit of entertainment. But for chefs like Rob Rainford, it's a serious test of culinary skills.