A tale of one city, and two wine fairs

In late January and early February, wines from Australia and Ontario were displayed at fairs in Ottawa. The Australians have visited before, but this was the first time there had been a full-scale, free-standing Ontario wine show here.

When you think that the great California Wine Fair visits annually, that Australia comes occasionally, and that there have been German and New Zealand wine fairs in the last few years ... well, it was time Ontario showed up.

There's no point in comparing the shows, as they were quite different. The Australians brought 30-odd wineries, and their aim was to highlight the regional diversity of Australian wines.

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