WARM UP WITH ICEWINE!
The culture of winemaking stretches back some 8,000 years, to the east coast of the Black Sea.
The culture of wine enjoyment likely began about a month after that happy day in the Caucasus region.
Icewine - wine made from grapes allowed to freeze naturally while still hanging on the vine - seems to have originated in southern Germany a little over two centuries ago. It is an increasingly popular part of the culture of wine enjoyment, though due largely to the difficulties inherent in its production icewine will never be available in incredibly vast quantities. [Read More]
COOL DAYS, HOT NIGHTS AT THE WORLD-FAMOUS NIAGARA FALLS
Niagara Falls is the Romance Capital of North America - some say of the world. Valentine’s Day is THE day of romance. Why not combine them this year? You won’t regret it! [Read More]
SHOPPING AND WATERFRONT ROMANCE IN HISTORIC NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE
Romance and History can both be defined in a number of ways, but in conjunction with Shopping one definiton stands out - Niagara-on-the-Lake!
Situated at the Niagara River’s meeting with Lake Ontario, the settlement grew to be an important centre in the 1780s as the original capital of the colony which became Ontario. Today this town of some 14,000 is the capital of central Canada’s premier romantic region. [Read More]
