Eatdrink #43 September/October 2013
The LOCAL food and drink magazine serving London, Stratford and Southwestern Ontario since 2007
The LOCAL food and drink magazine serving London, Stratford and Southwestern Ontario since 2007
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№ 43 | <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
sphere cultivated<br />
by owner<br />
Ann Neydon<br />
Wilson, a transplanted<br />
Detroit<br />
lawyer who<br />
offers friendly<br />
tastings and a<br />
delicious lunch<br />
that includes<br />
local preserves.<br />
She loves living<br />
on the Oxley<br />
bluff and is very<br />
excited about<br />
their chardonnay,<br />
which<br />
recently won silver<br />
in Lake Erie<br />
Bottles from Oxley Estate Winery<br />
North Shore<br />
wine awards.<br />
Winemaker Rori McCaw at Cooper’s Hawk<br />
Vineyards near Oxley (closer inland towards<br />
the 401 and Tecumseh), is doing some exciting<br />
work with grapes as well. Cooper’s Hawk<br />
enjoys touring visitors through the vineyards<br />
where you may indeed see some hawks and<br />
other birds of prey. An environmentally forward<br />
winery, Cooper’s Hawk enjoys sharing<br />
the story of their sustainable practices.<br />
EPIC was established by the rebranding<br />
of the former SWOVA — South Western<br />
Ontario Vintners Association. As Lynnette<br />
Bain, Tourism Windsor Essex explains,<br />
the trail is meeting a demand from visitors<br />
to the area. “The passionate group of<br />
wine makers and proprietors worked<br />
together to identify themselves in more<br />
simple terms. They needed the consumer<br />
to quickly identify who and where their<br />
wineries were. The group works together<br />
as ambassadors for the local industry to<br />
create awareness, market the wine and<br />
region, and educate their membership.”<br />
Whatever the name, this is a lovely<br />
escape from the 401 and within easy reach<br />
of London and area.<br />
www.visitwindsoressex.com<br />
www.epicwineries.com<br />
Tues–Fri: 10–6<br />
Saturdays: 9–5<br />
Sundays: 11–4<br />
Closed Mondays<br />
STORE<br />
FEATURING<br />
local natural & organic meats<br />
wild-caught salmon & seafood<br />
a variety of gluten-free products<br />
local cheeses & deli meats<br />
gourmet oils, sauces & preserves<br />
2042 Elgin St, Arva ON<br />
“Just 3km North of Masonville”<br />
519-601-6456<br />
www.arvamillhouse.com<br />
Days<br />
a<br />
6Week<br />
From the Field<br />
to Our Kitchen to<br />
EST. 1996<br />
Your Table<br />
Local Ontario Ingredients<br />
Non-GMO • Organic Lines<br />
Canning Classes<br />
Wedding Favours & Gift Baskets Available<br />
London, Ontario<br />
519-680-7912 • surelyhomemade.com<br />
JANE ANTONIAK is Manager, Communications & Media<br />
Relations, King’s University College, Western University. She<br />
enjoys touring vineyards — usually with a glass in her hand!<br />
BRUCE FYFE is a librarian at Western University and a<br />
regular contributing photographer to eatdrink magazine.
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