LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2021

In good company

These local leaders of the wine world continue to put their stamp on shaping sustainable practices, innovation, giving back and how we enjoy what we sip.

By James Chatto | photography by maya visnyei

For the music Last year, Jackson-Triggs matched every dollar raised at a dazzling live-streamed music event created by Canada’s Great Kitchen Party, benefit- ing MusiCounts. With their $20,000 donation, MusiCounts can now provide instruments for four schools across Canada and continue supporting music education for all. In collaboration with Canadian R&B artist Emanuel, Jackson-­ Triggs has also made a $10,000 donation to Emanuel’s charity of choice, the Nia Centre for the Arts, which is currently building Canada’s first professional arts centre dedicated to Black art. buzzword. Such work is more vital than ever—and because some wineries are shy about blowing their own trumpets when it comes to supporting charities or good causes, we’d like to take this opportunity to mention what they are doing. And to give them a heartfelt thank you. The past 18 months have shown us all how important it is to support our neighbours and pull together for our local communities. It’s something many Ontario wineries understood long before the pandemic, just as they have always appreciated the need to farm and make wine in an environmentally responsible way, even in the decades before “sustainability” became a

Emerging artists This fall, Jackson-Triggs is featuring six emerging Canadian musicians from dif- ferent genres on special-edition labels of its Reserve Chardonnay VQA ( LCBO 526251, $13.95) and Merlot VQA ( LCBO 109959, $13.95). Explore their work, their stories and their musical journeys in greater detail at jacksontriggswinery.com.

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FOOD & DRINK AUTUMN 2021