Miles and Miles of Wine

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I live in the area of Ontario called The Niagara Peninsula. If you are curious look at a map and you will see a small area between Niagara Falls (Buffalo) and Hamilton, Ontario. What makes this bit of land famous is the fact that Lake Erie is on the south and Lake Ontario is on the north. Because of those big bodies of water our weather is gentler than in other parts of Ontario. We were once known as the fruit belt and now are famous for our Wineries. In 2014 there were 88 wineries in this small area. There are more now. The warmer weather because of the two great lakes protects the grapevines in the winter which allows the wineries to prosper. I paint on slate and sell wines signs at several of the wineries in my area. Yesterday I had to do an end of the month inventory at my biggest winery. I sell on consignment so I have to keep track of the inventory and send them a bill every month for the signs that are gone. On my way home I noticed how beautiful the sky was so I took a detour to a beautiful vantage point high up over Lake Ontario. You can see in the photo acres of grapes growing on the hills above Lake Ontario. On a clear day you can see Toronto across the lake from this point too. Yesterday was a bit cloudy over the lake so Toronto is behind those clouds. I love living here, I'm close to the border to the USA, I'm able to live in a small town but I have big cities at my fingertips when I want them. What's in your neighborhood?