Comments on: Three days in Niagara wine country http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:44:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-330837 Alec Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:28:56 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-330837 Lucky you, Cory! And Jim -- Balls Falls looks fabulous. Wish I had known about it before heading down there. Lucky you, Cory!

And Jim — Balls Falls looks fabulous. Wish I had known about it before heading down there.

]]> By: Cory http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-330810 Cory Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:34:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-330810 Alec - I live in Lewiston, which is right on the US/Canada border, down the Niagara River a bit from the Falls. The whole region on the Canadian side is just lovely, and luckily 5-10 minutes from home for us. Cory Andrews Alec - I live in Lewiston, which is right on the US/Canada border, down the Niagara River a bit from the Falls. The whole region on the Canadian side is just lovely, and luckily 5-10 minutes from home for us.

Cory Andrews

]]> By: Jim http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-330731 Jim Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:25:48 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-330731 Hi Alec, Monster post! I was in the area a month prior, visiting Ball's Falls ( http://www.conservation-niagara.on.ca/conservation_areas/ballsfalls/ballsfalls.html ). Old joke: What's the favorite Canadian whine? "Are we going to Florida this year?..." :-D Hi Alec,
Monster post! I was in the area a month prior, visiting Ball’s Falls ( http://www.conservation-niagara.on.ca/conservation_areas/ballsfalls/ballsfalls.html ).
Old joke: What’s the favorite Canadian whine? “Are we going to Florida this year?…” :-D

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329900 Alec Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:29:31 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329900 Ah, but Dan, you can always visit Finger Lakes... that's one of the stops I would like to make some day. I've had a few wines from that region at the Ottawa food and wine fair which have been pretty darn good. Ah, but Dan, you can always visit Finger Lakes… that’s one of the stops I would like to make some day. I’ve had a few wines from that region at the Ottawa food and wine fair which have been pretty darn good.

]]> By: Dan York http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329849 Dan York Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:29:07 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329849 Alec, I'm jealous! Especially because now that I've moved south of the border back into the USA, I have yet to find any way to get all this great Canadian wine! Several years ago we did the tour of Niagra vineyards ourselves and in fact stopped at some of the places you mentioned. In our roughly 5 years living in Ottawa we became great fans of a number of Canadian wines. But here in the USA (well, Vermont) when you ask about Canadian wines they look at you funny! We haven't found them in any stores at all. Now, we haven't done any exhaustive searches, but basically whenever I see wine in a store I take a look... pretty much all that is stocked here is either Californian, Australian or European (with the occasional local wine). Anyway, thanks for bringing back all those fond memories... maybe some day I'll figure out how to sample the wine again. Dan Alec, I’m jealous! Especially because now that I’ve moved south of the border back into the USA, I have yet to find any way to get all this great Canadian wine! Several years ago we did the tour of Niagra vineyards ourselves and in fact stopped at some of the places you mentioned. In our roughly 5 years living in Ottawa we became great fans of a number of Canadian wines. But here in the USA (well, Vermont) when you ask about Canadian wines they look at you funny! We haven’t found them in any stores at all. Now, we haven’t done any exhaustive searches, but basically whenever I see wine in a store I take a look… pretty much all that is stocked here is either Californian, Australian or European (with the occasional local wine). Anyway, thanks for bringing back all those fond memories… maybe some day I’ll figure out how to sample the wine again. Dan

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329666 Alec Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:32:19 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329666 Thanks Ma! You know we've talked about it in the past ... and I'm up for it. Thanks Ma! You know we’ve talked about it in the past … and I’m up for it.

]]> By: Mum http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329662 Mum Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:26:35 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329662 Great blog!! Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Next time you should come west, meet us in Vancouver, drive to the Okanagan where we have information on a great little B&B and tour the Okanagan wineries. Great blog!! Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Next time you should come west, meet us in Vancouver, drive to the Okanagan where we have information on a great little B&B and tour the Okanagan wineries.

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329612 Alec Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:01:30 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329612 Absolutely, Jim. But you know... SkyDome is a hugely better name than Rogers Centre. Corporate sponsorships are great, but the original name of the building should stand. Does anyone remember the name of what used to be Candlestick Park? And yea, we missed a lot of wineries. I would have liked to have visited Daniel Lenko, too, but he's only open on weekends. Absolutely, Jim. But you know… SkyDome is a hugely better name than Rogers Centre. Corporate sponsorships are great, but the original name of the building should stand. Does anyone remember the name of what used to be Candlestick Park?

And yea, we missed a lot of wineries. I would have liked to have visited Daniel Lenko, too, but he’s only open on weekends.

]]> By: Jim Courtney http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329100 Jim Courtney Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:55:19 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-329100 Ted Rogers would remind you that it is NOT the SkyDome but rather the Rogers Centre. Rogers has obliterated all references to its original name as well as the McDonald's food stands that had the original concession contract. Naming rights went along with ownership acquisition (even if it was at a bargain price compared to the original cost that was somewhat underwritten by Ontario's taxpayers). And the dome still does open up to the sky in fair weather situations. (Rogers Centre is home to the Toronto Blue Jays; yes this is the same Rogers that provides Alec's and my wireless, cable TV and home Internet services -- which also gives us a couple of free tickets to Blue Jays games once a year as VIP customers.) P.S. - Great description of Ontario's wine country that has worked very hard to successfully change its image as a premier wine area. Too bad you missed out on Vineland Estates. Ted Rogers would remind you that it is NOT the SkyDome but rather the Rogers Centre. Rogers has obliterated all references to its original name as well as the McDonald’s food stands that had the original concession contract. Naming rights went along with ownership acquisition (even if it was at a bargain price compared to the original cost that was somewhat underwritten by Ontario’s taxpayers). And the dome still does open up to the sky in fair weather situations. (Rogers Centre is home to the Toronto Blue Jays; yes this is the same Rogers that provides Alec’s and my wireless, cable TV and home Internet services — which also gives us a couple of free tickets to Blue Jays games once a year as VIP customers.)

P.S. - Great description of Ontario’s wine country that has worked very hard to successfully change its image as a premier wine area. Too bad you missed out on Vineland Estates.

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-328820 Alec Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:07:11 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/15/three-days-in-niagara-wine-country/#comment-328820 Definitely worth doing, if you can steal away. Definitely worth doing, if you can steal away.

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