Have you spent the summer trying to ditch the city in favour of a mini getaway to one of Ontario’s unique wine regions? And has it been a total bust because of a) life b) budget c) transportation issues d) unruly children/pets e) all of the above?

We hear you, sister. We’ve also got a wonderful solution. That’s right, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Escarpment, Lake Erie North Shore, Prince Edward County and more are coming to YOU this Thursday, and you don’t even need to leave the six!

Join us at the Ontario VQA Wine + Fall Harvest Tasting event on September 24 from 6pm – 10pm at The Burroughes Building (639 Queen Street West) for an evening of fantastic wine and nibbles, chefs and local artisans from Ontario’s unique wine country destinations. Trust us, when LCBO, VQA Wines of Ontario, Wine Country Ontario and Chef Lynn Crawford come together, good things happen. Very, very good things.

Tix are $15 online or $20 at the door, and include 8 wine sampling vouchers and 8 food vouchers.

If you’re unable to make it this Thursday evening, don’t fret! Together with Wine Country Ontario, LCBO presents Taste Local, a super cool promotion that’ll be running until October 11 and is alllll about tasting and celebrating all things local.

Participation is heavily encouraged! Customers can share pics and stories of how they’re livin’ la vida local and lovin’ Ontario wines through Twitter and Instagram (@LCBO #LCBOtastelocal).

The coolest part? There are 173 wines featured in the promotion from more than 30 Ontario wineries, and 21 are COMPLETELY new to LCBO!

CONTEST

Guess what? We have two pairs of tix to give away to Ontario VQA Wine + Fall Harvest event! To enter, tweet:

“Hey @Shedoesthecity & @LCBO, I’d love to spend Thursday evening sampling Ontario’s VQA wines!”

Winners will be notified on Wednesday September 23 by 6pm, so VOTE YOUR LITTLE HEARTS OUT until then! Must be 19+ at time of entry.

Good luck!