Weirdly named Canadian wines and wineries
Anyone for a glass of Nagging Doubt?
FILE–A woman tastes one of southern Italy’s full-bodied red wines, near Guagnano, in Puglia, the heel of boot-shaped Italy, Thursday, May 11, 2006. Red wine has been touted as beneficial to cardiovascular health, but new research suggests that drinking more than a certain amount of that favourite Merlot or Shiraz may actually be harmful over time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Pier Paolo Cito
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10 wineries with oddly dispiriting names
1. Dirty Laundry Vineyard: Summerland, B.C.
2. Black Sheep Winery: Osoyoos, B.C.
3. Laughing Stock Vineyards: Penticton, B.C.
4. Megalomaniac Wines: Vineland, Ont.
5. Mistaken Identity Vineyards: Saltspring Island, B.C.
6. Nagging Doubt: Okanagan, B.C.
7. Organized Crime Winery: Beamsville, Ont.
8. Foreign Affair Winery: Vineland Station, Ont.
9. Therapy Vineyards: Naramata, B.C.
10. Zero Balance Vineyard: Naramata, B.C.
10 wineries named after animals
1. Hunting Hawk Vineyards: Armstrong, B.C.
2. Long Dog Winery: Milford, Ont.
3. Black Widow Winery: Naramata, B.C.
4. Blue Heron Fruit Winery: Pitt Meadows, B.C.
5. Antelope Ridge Winery: Oliver, B.C.
6. Black Bear Farms: Kingsville, Ont.
7. Coyote’s Run Estate Winery: St. David’s, Ont.
8. Elephant Island Orchard Wines: Naramata, B.C.
9. Soaring Eagle Winery: Penticton, B.C.
10. Turtle Mountain Winery: Vernon, B.C.
Source: WinesofCanada.com
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