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These 10 local businesses have your summer food and drink needs covered
The countdown to summer is on, and what better way to celebrate than with a refreshing drink and delicious food spread while enjoying some fresh air. Whether in the comfort of your backyard or on your balcony, you can make the most of your time at home this summer with the help of these 10 local Canadian businesses. Toast the season with their signature drinks and delectable food offerings — available for convenient pickup and delivery, so you can spend more time relaxing instead of waiting in lines.
Georgian Bay Spirit Co.
Co-founders Denny and Tim founded Georgian Bay Spirit Co. in 2013 by launching award-winning Ontario craft gin. In 2016, we had a smash hit on our hands with Gin Smash – a premium, local, convenient product, most importantly with great taste. We’re the craft producers of the first cocktail-in-a-can.
With innovation at the core of what Georgian Bay Spirit Co. does, we have now launched a great tasting lower-calorie Smashed Soda.
Order Georgian Bay Smashed Soda and craft spirits from your local liquor store for home delivery or pickup. Follow us @georgianbayspiritco for cocktail recipes and updates, and visit georgianbayspiritco.com for more
information
Hidden Bench Estate Winery
“Grown, produced and bottled by Hidden Bench” proudly appears on every bottle of Hidden Bench wine, as it’s one of only a handful of Ontario wineries that continues to make certified organic wine exclusively with fruit that has been grown on its estate vineyards situated on the Beamsville Bench. The raison d’être of Hidden Bench is the glacial moraine terroir of the Beamsville Bench, which permits this winery to naturally craft complex, benchmark Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. Consistently recognized as one of the top wineries in Canada, you can now enjoy their wines in the comfort of your home by taking advantage of the current online free shipping offer for orders of six bottles or more. Santé!
Hurt Berry Farm
Established in January 2019, Hurt Berry Farm has been delivering flavour and fire with its gourmet artisanal approach to hot sauce. Located in Port Perry, Ont., this award-winning company takes a seed-to-bottle approach to producing its diverse line of inspired spicy products. All of its products feature Lo-Con (locally conscious)-sourced ingredients with an emphasis on balancing flavour and heat. Local means more than ever. Rethink hot sauce with Hurt
Berry Farm.
Hurt Berry Farm is providing local pickup by appointment and can be found at the prestigious Uxbridge Farmers Market every Sunday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. You can also stay home and
order online at hurtberryfarm.com.
Kacaba Vineyards Winery
In 1997 Michael Kacaba launched Kacaba Vineyards, saving prime Niagara
Escarpment Benchland from a developer’s bulldozer.
Today, Michael’s team crafts a full range of wines, including highly awarded estate-grown Syrah (Ontario’s oldest plantings), Cabernet
Sauvignon and Franc and Merlot.
With a view across Lake Ontario to Toronto, customers are invited to enjoy wines with multiple awards from Canadian and international competitions, including the Decanter World Wine Awards (U.K.). Weekly specials are being offered on all red and white wines in the portfolio.
Lanes Open
Lanes Open is an online grocery delivery service that fulfills and delivers your orders same day! The company started in the midst of COVID-19 to help communities get their groceries the sameday. Our professional shoppers pick, pack, and deliver your groceries, while ensuring quality and freshness is at its absolute best. You can shop from your favourite stores with ease and have it all delivered right to your doorstep.
Get your time back and start enjoying more of the things you love doing while we do your grocery shopping!
North 42 Degrees Estate Winery
North 42 Degrees Estate Winery welcomes you to experience our terroir’s outstanding flavour profiles come to life. Led by Martin and Suzanne Gorski, both third generation farmers of European farming heritage, wine flows deep within our ancestral roots. Now, it’s even easier for you to purchase North 42 wine with our custom packages and free shipping to your door with any six-bottle purchase anywhere in Ontario. Unwind, create memories with friends and family, taste the exceptional flavours of our award-winning wines and experience the ultimate expression of farming with North 42 wines. Use promo code WinEss20 for free shipping on six bottles across Ontario.
Visit north42degrees.com/our-wines for more information.
SmoQue n’ Bones
SmoQue n’ Bones, a downtown Toronto staple on Queen West, has been serving mouth-watering classic barbecue since 2014. Winner of countless accolades and voted as one of the 10 best barbecue restaurants in Canada by Sharp Magazine, our vision has always been focused on the quality and calibre of what we deliver to our guests. Our mission is to service our guests through food while being respectful to the heritage and fundamentals of barbecue by using time, temperature and technique to deliver exceptional barbecue and bring people together to have fun.
Visit smoquenbones.com for more information.
Thrive Provisions
Thrive believes in using simple ingredients, delivering premium products, and providing exceptional taste and service. Our Wagyu beef bar is made with whole ingredients that you know and understand. Available in two unique flavours and delivered anywhere in Canada, right to your doorstep. Made in the heart of Alberta on our heritage farm, where four generations have been serving Canadians premium beef for over 40 years. Now is the time to eat at your best with Thrive Provisions.
Visit Amazon to order your box today, or thriveprovisions.ca to find out more about our story.
Victory Wine and Spirits Inc.
Victory Wine and Spirits Inc. has a decade of satisfying the premier Ontario restaurants and legal alcohol sippers with biodynamic wine from its globally coveted wine portfolio. Victory has transformed your wine shopping experience from lengthy lines to liberated libation with free shipping and contactless home delivery! You will gain instant peace of mind because every bottle of wine is Google Shopping-approved. Your private data is fully secure as we are proudly partnered with Shopify and Chase Paymentech.
Bypass the lines. Visit victorywineandspirits.com to buy Victory Wine online.
Whitewater Brewing Co.
Our story begins on the banks of the mighty Ottawa River when good friends decided to create a high-quality, handcrafted beer made for life’s adventures. We are now offering home delivery in Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley, reduced shipping rates across Ontario, and a contactless beer and food drive-through at our Lakeside Brew Pub. To thank you for your support during these times, we’re offering 15 per cent off to National Post readers using code THANKS15.
Since our inception, we’ve made it our goal to create products that are worthy of the adventurous spirit inside us all. Join the adventure on social media.
Visit whitewaterbeer.ca for more information.