{"id":23902,"date":"2013-07-31T14:36:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T19:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=23902"},"modified":"2013-07-31T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T19:40:37","slug":"bringing-the-city-to-the-vineyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2013\/07\/bringing-the-city-to-the-vineyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing the city to the vineyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brock grads learning about grape growing in the vineyard<\/p><\/div>\n

Driving along the QEW into Niagara often stirs that \u2018coming home\u2019 nostalgia for Brock graduates. After all, over 80 000 alumni have graduated from the University, and many call Niagara home during their time at Brock. Now, as graduates, the drive into Niagara has another landmark to note – the wineries.<\/p>\n

While undergraduate students have typically not been known for their discerning tastes \u2013 more likely to drink Spumonti Bambino than Bordeaux \u2013 the Niagara region also has much to offer for those with more refined palates and quality over quantity.<\/p>\n

During this year\u2019s Homecoming celebrations in September, we plan to bring alumni \u2018home\u2019 to Niagara\u2019s wine country. On Sunday, September 22, shuttle buses will leave from Toronto, Burlington, and right here in Niagara to take graduates on a tour of three beautiful wineries<\/a> in the Twenty Valley region with stops at Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery<\/a>, Thirty Bench Winery<\/a>, and Hernder Estate Winery<\/a> where guests will also enjoy lunch.<\/p>\n

VisitNiagaraCanada.com<\/a> describes the Twenty Valley (the towns of Beamsville, Vineland & Jordan) as \u201crural yet sophisticated;\u201d one minute you\u2019re driving alongside farmland, the next, you\u2019re passing a vineyard nestled at the base of the Escarpment.<\/p>\n

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\"drinkingCome join us on this exciting Homecoming tour as we \u201cbring the city to the vineyard!\u201d<\/a> From a \u201cboutique\u201d winery like Thirty Bench Winery, to a property boasting a 60 year tradition of grape growing and Niagara\u2019s only covered bridge at Hernder Estates to a winery rich with history, and whose namesake lived on the land during the late 18th century at Henry of Pelham.<\/p>\n

For more information, and to register for the tour, visit brocku.ca\/homecoming<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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