LCBO Food and Drink Holiday 2016

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Experiential gifts Toronto’s Chef & Somm offers catering and som- melier services as well as workshops covering topics such as wine-and-cheese pairing (from $55 per person) and chocolate tasting ($65 per person), with a portion of proceeds going to refugee sup- port organization Sojourn House. It’s the perfect gift for groups of friends or family or a holiday party alternative for staff and coworkers. chefsomm.ca

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Half the proceeds from ChocolaChocola truffled milk chocolate grahams (75 g, $7.99, at McEwan Foods and chocolachocola.com) go to The Shoebox Project, which coor­ dinates delivery of hand-filled gift boxes to women living in shelters in more than 35 locations in Canada.

Supporting children’s charities

Profits from wines made by Mike Weir Winery in Niagara go to the Mike Weir Foundation, which is dedicated to advanc- ing the mental, physical and educational welfare of children and also sup- ports local and national children’s charities.    Keep an eye out for wines from Okanagan winery Tinhorn Creek (not shown). They donate 2.5 percent of net revenue to the Boys and Girls Clubs

of Canada, supporting initiatives such as the Beltline Youth Centre in Calgary, which pro- vides social, educa- tional and creative programming to youth aged 12 to 24.    In stark contrast to its name, Niagara winery Megalomaniac raises funds for the Kids’ Health Links Foundation, which provides kids in hospital with technology so they can stay in touch with family and friends.

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