[Growwine] Ontario's drinking culture: A big part of the battle?

[Neil]

Ocala makes sparkling juice too. This is likely what you saw. It is in a
750 ml bottle with cage.

 

Neil

 

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From: growwine-bounces at littlefatwino.com
[mailto:growwine-bounces at littlefatwino.com] On Behalf Of melissa
lounsbury
Sent: July 2, 2008 12:12
To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Ontario's drinking culture: A big part of the
battle?

 

I have no idea.The people where not from Ocala because I asked if they
where some of the family. 

 

 

----- Original Message ----
From: Ryan <ryan.daum at gmail.com>
To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:03:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Ontario's drinking culture: A big part of the
battle?

How did Ocala have their wine for sale at St Jacob's?  Not legal is it?

Ryan

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:48 AM, melissa lounsbury
<baileyandtrent2 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> It would be nice to sell wine at the farmers market.We where at the
one in
> St Jacobs an Ocalo had their wine for sale there. We sold a quanity of
our
> vines this year to be made into juice an to be sold at the welland an
> Niagara farmers market. Maurice
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ryan <ryan.daum at gmail.com>
> To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 11:06:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Growwine] Ontario's drinking culture: A big part of the
> battle?
>
> This speaks to a bigger question, I think; while I like wine from
> diverse regions and especially from close to home, I do think there is
> probably a hard economic limit on the feasibility of wine production
> "everywhere."  I think you touch on this, but it may be that beyond
> the problems of the LCBO monopoly and regulatory problems in Ontario
> there just isn't much of a market for wine that may be produced if
> those regulations were to be loosened.
>
> That said, I just wish it was possible to produce and market
> small-scale wine in Ontario just like any other food product -- at
> farmer's markets, etc.  I would love to have a couple acres of grapes
> and make wine part-time, and be able to sell it to friends, at market,
> etc.
>
> Ryan
>
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Paul Bulas <pabls at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Lately I've been thinking that some of the obstacles to getting a
true
>> artisanal wine culture started across Ontario might stem from the
overall
>> views toward alcohol - in addition to the regulatory obstacles we
>> discussed
>> last week (e.g. 5-acre minimum, etc.).  We now have grape varieties
that
>> work across much of Central Ontario - so the viticultural
difficulties are
>> being fast addressed.  But what about the cultural aspects in
general?
>> Would an overall liberalization of views about public alcohol
consumption
>> help a fledgling artisanal wine industry?
>>
>> Each country has its unique history, but I can't help thinking that
we in
>> Ontario - and perhaps many more jurisdictions in North America -
would do
>> well to re-shape policies concerning public alcohol consumption along
the
>> lines of those seen in much of Europe.  I can't underestimate how
>> necessary
>> it is to bring quality artisanal wine and beer into the mainstream by
>> emphasizing that these are culinary products; "art of the land", if
you
>> will.  Without a change in overal mentality, I think there will
continue
>> to
>> be an uphill battle because artisanal wines will just be seen as a
>> "special
>> occasion" thing; a knick-knack; something you get for someone on
their
>> birthday or anniversary but nothing you'd ever dream of getting even
just
>> for yourself to have with supper.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>>
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