M. Fab | Travel

The Wine. The Cheese. The Tarts

June 9, 2015

When I moved to Ontario two years ago I made a long list of to-do’s. From destinations to events to festivals, Canada’s largest province has a lot to discover.

And now, most recently, I can lay claim that I’ve conquered a small piece of Southwest Ontario!

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In between the Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron shorelines, Southwest Ontario is the latest ‘it’ location if you are a foodie and wine lover.

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With over 30 wineries in this region, I was able to taste the best of the best at the recent Ontario’s Southwest City Fare recently held in Toronto’s Wychwood Barns.

Ontario is peppered with world-class wineries, and my top two favourite wines from this region were…

Bonnieheath Estate’s Marquette.

This red was spicy and memorable.

And Blueberry Hill Estate’s Blueberry wine.

Need I say more?!

Perfect on its own, it was light, fruity and distinct… Imagine it in a sangria or a spritzer?!

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Now along with wine we must have cheese!

Ontario’s Southwest has a ‘Cheese Trail’ and my favourite cheese of the night was the award winning cheddar from Bright Brand Cheese and Dairy

The perfect sharpness without going over board.

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This area is also booming with gourmet meats and creative bakeries.

I loved the award-winning sausage from Robbie’s Gourmet Sausage Co –  so flavourful and they have well over 50 varieties!

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But, the stand out treat for me on the night was the Leaping Deer Farm’s butter tarts.

So flaky and just enough sweet;

They are now haunting my dreams and I have no choice but to drive down to Ingersoll to stock up!

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Sipping Strawberry lager, apple cider and taking home some fabulous maple syrup – this event was great and showed me just how much variety this area offers.

It’s a perfect weekend getaway.

M Fab OntarioLover

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