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| Lindsay Puddicombe |
Who knew? All this time I’ve been under the impression I had to get to Beamsville, or beyond, to be in wine country.
In a conversation with Mayor Bob Bratina a few weeks ago, he stated categorically that Hamilton had at least one winery within its city limits, if not two. To make the point he ducked back into his office, emerging with a bottle of 2004 Merlot Reserve from Puddicombe Estate Farms and Winery.
I called Murray Puddicombe, President of the Winery (clearly a family run enterprise) who confirmed their #8 highway location in Winona is indeed part of the City of Hamilton. He also volunteered that Ridge Road Estate Winery, just up the hill from Puddicombe,
