Icewine at Royal DeMaria winery in Beamsville Ontario. PHoto: Jeanine Moyer

How a Beamsville winemaker bottled success

Joseph DeMaria took a chance on becoming a winemaker and has reaped the rewards

Royal DeMaria winery has broken eight international wine records by following the same method and technique DeMaria used when experimenting the creation of his first batch of icewine.

Matthew Telfser (left) and his wife Heidi run Stealing the Bloom Farm Co., a seven-acre mixed farm in Westport.

Agritourism Ontario partners with WSPS to promote agritourism safety

Agritourism Ontario has announced a partnership with Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS), an Ontario based health and safety association. Agritourism Ontario said in a release the collaboration is rooted in a shared commitment to fostering a safer environment in Ontario’s growing agritourism sector. WSPS and Agritourism Ontario said together, they aim to raise awareness, […] Read more

Goats play outside at the agritourism area at Udderly Ridiculous farm, which has been a beneficiary of training form Innovation Guelph.

Agritourism Ontario sets sights on growing sector

Ontario’s leading agritourism association is taking giant steps to grow the sector with funding help from the provincial government. Agritourism Ontario (formerly Farm Fresh Ontario) is heading into 2025 with a new name and look that is more reflective of what the association does, the organization said in a release. The nearly $345,000 in funding […] Read more

Agritourism bill tabled by Perth-Wellington MPP

Removing barriers to grow agritourism across Ontario is the focus of a new Private Member’s Bill tabled by Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae.  He said in a release agritourism “is ripe for growth over the coming years” in his area as well as the rest of the province.  “This legislation, if passed, will remove barriers to […] Read more