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A PERFECT DAY TRIP... Wine Lunch, Scenic Hike, Cool Pub
A light lunch at the Adamo Estate Winery
AWARD WINNERS
Our 2016 Estate Riesling won the coveted Platinum Best In Show Award
at the 2017 Decanter World Wine Awards! Enjoy a really pleasant vineyard, wine tasting and lunch.
A scenic hike at Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
A wonderful series of hiking trails, scenic views, caves, cliffs and small lakes.
A cool glass of beer at Peter Cellars Pub - World Class - Basement of the Mono Cliffs Inn
This is one of our favorite summer go to places. About one hour and twenty minutes away
Adamo Winery
MARKET WATCH
Market Continued to Adjust in July TORONTO, ONTARIO, August, 2017 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Tim Syrianos announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 5,921 residential transactions through TREB’s MLS® System in July 2017. This result was down by 40.4 per cent on a yearover-year basis, led by the detached market segment – both in the City of Toronto and surrounding regions.While sales were down, the number of new listings reported were only slightly (+5.1 per cent) above last year’s level.
http://www.trebhome.com/market_news/market_watch/2017/mw1707.pdf
http://www.trebhome.com/market_news/release_market_updates/news2017/nr_market_watch_0717.htm
Ten things to know about buying a pre-construction condo in Toronto
Toronto’s pre-construction market for condos is on fire once again. Here are 10 things you need to know before falling in love with that model suite:
http://www.getwhatyouwant.ca/10-things-to-know-about-buying-a-pre-construction-condo-in-toronto
Legal agreements are a must in shared home ownership arrangements
In June, about two dozen Torontonians came together in a speed-dating type of event in search of a home ownership partner. These are people who may have sizeable down payments but, in today’s hot Toronto housing market, can’t make a go of it alone. What they each need is someone willing to share a roof with them without necessarily sharing a life.
Shared ownership is becoming more prevalent as people explore creative solutions to home ownership. But it comes with complicated legal, financial and emotional decisions.
http://www.laredolaw.ca/blog/legal-agreements-are-a-must-in-shared-home-ownership-arrangements/
There’s never been a better time (seriously) to drink wine in Ontario. Here’s why.
Trendy cool-climate wines, a coming-of-age county and edgier wine lists are among the 20 signs it’s a great time for wine in Ontario.
Ontario is prime territory for the high-acid fruit required to produce first-rate sparklers, many of which never leave the province because we like them too much. The finest local bubbles are made mostly from pinot noir or chardonnay grapes. And just like champagne, they undergo secondary bottle fermentation and develop on the lees—dead yeast cells that lend top-notch toastiness.
P.E.C. makes superb fizz. Try Huff Estates’ toasty, citrus-spritzed Cuvée Peter F. Huff, and anything from Hinterland’s stacked bubbles portfolio, which includes Whitecap and the very-limited Sacrament. Trius and Henry of Pelham make consistently great sparklers on the Niagara Peninsula. And Fielding’s salmon-hued traditional-method marriage of pinot noir and chardonnay wowed the Cuvée 2017 festival.....Plus much more
11 Foods That Increase Your HDL Levels
When it comes to your cholesterol, higher levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) - the "good" cholesterol - not only helps keep your arteries plaque-free, but can prevent heart disease and stroke as well. Foods that can help raise HDL levels include - olive oil, beans, legumes, soy, whole grains, fish, avocado, nuts, seeds, and all-time favorite dark chocolates too.
Clean 15: Foods You Don’t Need to Buy Organic
It’s not always possible to eat organic produce. It's a great goal to have, sure, but prices are usually higher, and some organic produce is just more difficult to find. Fear not. These 15 fruits and vegetables, which make up the "Clean 15" list are safe to buy conventional. They are less likely to contain pesticide residue, according to tests. That means you can save a few dollars and focus your hard-earned grocery money on other ingredients. Click through to see the 2017 list.
How to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre on yourself (and yes, it's just as effective)
The Heimlich manoeuvre, a short sharp burst of pressure to the abdomen to clear a blockage in the throat, is just as effective when performed by the person who is choking, experts have found.
Doctors from the Royal Brompton Hospital in London warned that too often people were embarrassed when they started choking and sought privacy, often where nobody could help.
But Dr Nick Hopkinson said he and colleagues had discovered that the Heimlich manoeuvre could be self-administered, either by pressing the abdomen sharply onto a chair, or by delivering a similar thrust with their hand.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/04/12/perform-heimlich-manoeuvre-yes-just-effective/
The "New" Broadview Hotel
Richardsonian Romanesque Icon Reborn as Broadview Hotel
Easily outmuscling the recently shuttered Dangerous Dan's as a Queen and Broadview landmark, Toronto's former Jilly's strip club has been reintroduced to the urban fold as the new Broadview Hotel. Now a boutique inn in the mould of the west end's Drake and Gladstone hotels, the 126-year old Richardsonian Romanesque building was formally reintroduced to the city in the early evening hours of July 27th. http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/07/richardsonian-romanesque-icon-reborn-broadview-hotel
What to See At TIFF
The first round of films were unveiled today for the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival, taking place from September 7 to 17, 2017.
TIFF unveiled the titles for 14 galas and 33 special presentations, included in that list are 25 films that will have their world premiere in Toronto this September.
TIFF promises a “refreshed, more tightly curated Festival” as ‘The Festival of Festivals’ enters its fifth decade.
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