Author: Alan Schwartz

  • Time to try Ontario?

    Time to try Ontario?

    The current state of the world seems to have permeated every crack of our existence – including wine consumption.   I hope now will be your opportunity to uncork a bottle of Ontario wine.  99% of the wine consumed in Ontario is sourced either locally or from Australia/New Zealand, the U.S., France or Italy.  (okay, I…

  • It’s not that complicated.  Drink what you like….

    It’s not that complicated. Drink what you like….

    I’m often asked if I know a lot about wine.  It comes to some people’s surprise that my answer is “no”.  Perhaps I have organically picked up on some things over the years but I still consider myself a novice on the subject.  The best advice I have to give is something that has been…

  • Oh, the places you’ll go!

    Oh, the places you’ll go!

    Yes, I stole that title from Dr Seuss.  One of the best parts of my job is finding myself in the most interesting places.  For example, there is a golf course that we deliver to called Devil’s Pulpit – just off Highway 10 on the way to Orangeville.  It is so elevated that you can…

  • Toronto is having its sandwich moment

    Toronto is having its sandwich moment

    Being close to the restaurant industry I would always read Joanne Kates in The North York Post, or James Chatto from Toronto Life. They did a great job keeping us up to date on the trends in the Toronto restaurant scene. Today they would most certainly remark that Toronto is having its sandwich moment. There…