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Beer Wine & Spirits: Arbru Solar Brewery

Hometown News - August 20, 2023

Canada’s first 100% solar-powered brewery opened in 2022 in Front of Escott, a small community near Mallorytown located between Kingston and Brockville in Eastern...

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Beer, Wine & Spirits: River House Vineyard and Winery

Hometown News - July 20, 2023

Monday was a sunny day and perfect for a country drive with the top down, meandering north to Maberly into the beginnings of the...

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Beer, Wine & Spirits: Beers of Southern France and Spain

Hometown News - June 20, 2023

This month I will take you on a beer tasting tour of Provence and the Riviera in Southern France and the Costa del Sol...

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Beer, Wine & Spirits: 4 Degrees Brewery

Hometown News - May 20, 2023

We had a chance recently to sit down with Nick Ritchie of 4 Degrees brewery, at opening when the place wasn’t yet rockin’, to...

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Beer, Wine & Spirits: The world of rum – the underrated spirit

Hometown News - April 29, 2023

This month I am going to focus on one of the spirits that I think many don’t appreciate as much as they should in...

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Beer, Wine & Spirits: St. Patrick’s Day and all things Irish

Hometown News - March 16, 2023

What can we look forward to in March this year? Well, let's see, there is International Women’s Day on 8 March; setting the clocks...

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Beer, Wine & Spirits: Wines for Valentine’s Day

Hometown News - February 14, 2023

When you picture a romantic dinner date, what comes to mind… a candlelit dinner, roses, chocolate, slow music, some red wine? Red wine is...

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Beer Wine & Spirits: Westport Brewing Company

Hometown News - January 15, 2023

Westport Brewing Company opened in 2018 and I wrote an article back then showcasing the new brewery and the new brews that they were...

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Beer, Wine and Spirits: Orange wine

Hometown News - June 22, 2022

This is the latest craze in the wine world. I will concentrate on just a few Orange wines from Ontario, B.C., France and Spain....

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Delta Maple Syrup Festival returns for 59th year April 18–19

Community cleanups, maple syrup festival and new-to-you sale — pitch in, then head out