After many years working in Canada's wine industry, Steve Byfield says he's never met another Black winemaker. Here's what he has to say about making wine in Canada.
Peter Bleakney
Peter Bleakney
Claire and I are heading southwest in the all-new Genesis GV80, the first SUV from this mercurial luxury arm of the Hyundai/Kia juggernaut. This 2.5T Advanced AWD model, with an all-in no-haggle price of $70,000, has everything you could hope for in a luxury two-row SUV, all wrapped in some very chic duds. It’s not hard to draw a parallel between Genesis and the Niagara wine region. It wasn’t that many years ago when wines from Southern Ontario weren’t taken seriously by the
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It’s the same deal with Genesis. The thought of a ritzy Hyundai posing any kind of a threat to the established European luxury marques was about as valid as a bottle of Niagara swill standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the established European vintages. Well, both scenarios have come to pass, and as we sail in comfort and marvel at the build quality, feature count, high style and value of Genesis’ first foray into the luxury SUV fray, it’s not hard to ima