30-day Ontario Wine Challenge AKA #30DOWC

As part of their Think Global. Drink Local campaign, Wines of Ontario is issuing a 30-day challenge to drink only Ontario VQA-labelled wines. Their rationale: "Ontario offers great tasting wines, it's good for the environment, supports local industry and your local community..." with which I must agree.

The Wines of Ontario site has a great list of wine-related events, lots of information about the different appelations, grapes and terroir, and a nifty tool for matching wine with food. They've also got an e-newsletter with pairing tips and wine recommendations.

To my sorrow (and joy), I'm obliged to attend some tasting events over the next 30 days that don't feature Ontario wines, but I'm going to follow along unofficially and try to choose only local wine on all other occasions until August 24. Perhaps I'll post if I try some new Ontario wine that I haven't tasted before; who knows. I'll also check in on Twitter (#30DOWC) to see how the challenge unfolds. At least it's easier than the 100-mile challenge!

By the way, if you're a Twitterholic foodie (as who isn't, these days?), you should check in on Gremolata's live-Tweeted Ontario culinary tour this weekend!