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

[Martin Paré]

Ah funny this should take that turn. Michael Pollan makes a similar example 
with the rise of local/artisan food vs food-from-everywhere-anywhere (my 
words here) in his book  - the Omnivore's dilemma.  He compares that to the 
rise of protestannism.  It is not about taking down the church but about being 
able to "opt-out"

Local wines/ciders at farmers market is soooo good; we're gonna have 3 
winery booths outside plus the store inside.  Anyhow, this Fall will be the 
beginning of the Townshipper's nano-winery :-)  Brianna, radisson and 
DM8521 have a decent crop - +/-40  L to come for the 1st crush if I beat kids, 
coons and birds to it....

martin

On 2 Jul 2008 at 11:21, melissa lounsbury wrote:

> 
> What happened to the congregation? 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ryan <ryan.daum at gmail.com>
> To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 2:15:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Growwine] Ontario's drinking culture: A big part of the battle?
> 
> Probably you're preaching to the choir.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Paul Bulas <pabls at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > It might be a useful idea to consider modelling our laws on those used in more "progressive" 
> jurisdictions where wine is understood as a culinary accompaniment (and possibly an artform) and 
> not simply in dry terms, as an "intoxicant". The overall regulatory climate seems to be predicated 
> on curbing the social ills of alcohol abuse (real as they are) rather than promoting artisanal wines 
> as something that has cultural value. And it's not just wine - local agriculture in general should be 
> promoted more. Doing so will of course present challenges, but would likely steer things away 
> from that dry commodified mentality into something more holistic. Such are my 2¢.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Ryan <ryan.daum at gmail.com>
> > To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 1:05:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Growwine] Ontario's drinking culture: A big part of the battle?
> >
> > There are AGCO laws which govern the sale and production of alcohol in general.
> >
> > Ryan
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