When Concord was King! - Warren, Jim
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The beginnings of a wine industry in Eastern Canada are rooted in mystery. Why did imported European vinifera grapes, not indigenous here, prove impossible to grow for more than 300 years? What were our original winemaking grapes and where and when did they originate? Who were our first winemakers and what kinds of wines did they produce? What inspired them to start their wineries just when the Temperance movement was gaining strength and threatening the prohibition of all alcohol sales in Ontario? When Prohibition finally arrived how did our wineries manage to carry on and how did the…mehr

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The beginnings of a wine industry in Eastern Canada are rooted in mystery. Why did imported European vinifera grapes, not indigenous here, prove impossible to grow for more than 300 years? What were our original winemaking grapes and where and when did they originate? Who were our first winemakers and what kinds of wines did they produce? What inspired them to start their wineries just when the Temperance movement was gaining strength and threatening the prohibition of all alcohol sales in Ontario? When Prohibition finally arrived how did our wineries manage to carry on and how did the industry continue to survive the challenges of government control, the Depression, and World War II? After researching the early history of our native wine industry I have written this book to answer such questions and set the record straight about an industry that had shrunk from over 50 wineries in the 1920's to just 7 in the early 1970's producing much-maligned wine essentially from one grape, the infamous Concord. At this time the successful planting of 'new' grapes, numerous French Hybrid and Vinifera varieties, would see our native grapes begin to vanish and soon, along with them, the historical wines that could no longer be produced.
Autorenporträt
Jim Warren became an acclaimed amateur winemaker while teaching languages in a Hamilton high school. In 1985, with his wife Charlotte and two friends, he co-founded a boutique winery named Stoney Ridge that would go on to become one of Canada's most-awarded wineries. In 2000, he joined the faculty of Niagara College and assisted with the development of the Vineyard and Winery Management Program, acting as both instructor and winemaker. In 1997, Jim was selected as Ontario winemaker of the year, and ten years later received the Cuvee Award of Excellence for his contribution to the wine industry. As a consultant, Jim has assisted with the creation of several wineries in Ontario and New Brunswick, including his retirement project, Chateau Windrush, a new, premium boutique winery near Orangeville.Jim's second career has been a fascinating journey, and he considers himself fortunate to have participated in the successful re-birth of our wine industry. "Wonderful Ontario Wine" is the sequel to "When Concord was King!", completing a study of the amazing history of an intriguing industry.