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ii stouffville suntribune thursday march 10 2005 awardwinning wines hard to find at lcbo by patrick mangion staff writer vaughan is once again home to some of ontarios best wines but as homegrown winemakers gathered to celebrate their success at last weekends annual cuvee awards conversation centred on the ongoing dispute over shelf space with the liquor control board of ontario last saturdays event considered the oscars of ontario winemaking added three more awards to a long list of accomplishments for magnotta the provinces third largest wine producer cilento wines also in vaughan took top honours for one of its chardonnays at last weekends awards were always looking for an oppor tunity to showcase our wines so im happy said rossana magnotta who opened the winery with husband gabe 16 years ago while the company boasts 180 vari eties of wine two are carried in lcbo stores provincewide and another five are featured on specific occasions ms magnotta said with seven retail locations and an online store magnotta has made head way in the highly competitive industry however the magnottas still feel they arent getting a fair shake from a cashrich lcbo which favours import ed wines from australia and france for prime shelf space rather than taking care of its own ms magnotta said theres no way to get equal placing its very expensive real estate on lcbo shelves ms magnotta said however lcbo officials have repeatedly said they have a responsi bility to taxpayers to ensure the gov ernmentrun corporation remains successful to do that they must meet con sumer demand by carrying the most popular products many of which are imported approval of a proposal to open bou tique outlets with wines not carried by the lcbo would help domestic winer ies that need it most ms magnotta said the lcbo does monthly promo tions for ontario wines and there is a program designed to give small winer ies more time to meet quotas dr sheldon lazier dr waseema ali dr dina ghobrial ed edwards dd denturist dental care for the entire family new patients are always welcome evening and saturday appointments are available 6212 main street just east of the train station stouffville 9056427474 email contactstouffviuederitistca mffisgbffi m ww warehouse moving sale we have been instructed by a major manufacturer to clear out over 100000 feet of hardwood i at at 41 each at 29 rican walnut at 53 kempas at 439 razilian cherry at 57 r 3 days only no gst no pst fri sat and sun march 1 1 12 13 10 am to 6 pm 955 mmdlef leld m unit 4 4 1 68973524 convoy protest staff photosteve somerville a convoy of tractors crawl south on hwy 404 near hwy 407 on the way to a queens park rally yes terday ontario farmers are protesting excessive regulations and overlegislation the markham m i congratulations to all our door prize winners weekend hot tub rental courtesy of seaway pools beachcomber hot tubs john glaysher unionville 100 gift certificate to procare flooring courtesy of procare flooring gary lastuk aurora pearl earrings courtesy of asia pearl creations shannon rogers richmond hill 50 glamour makeup certificate courtesy of senegence janet ruhl stouffville m rona mm mm m events management york iioion newtfafeft group seaway beachcomber poois hoi iu8s 200 gift certificate to spezzo restaurant courtesy 680 news peggy trimble toronto gift basket courtesy of redesign eric lehman markham gift basket courtesy of spill the beans s law newmarket antique glass vase courtesy of magic star marketing debbie warne markham mm s3 thank you to all our exhibitors for another successful show tn