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Asha Hingorani

Asha Hingorani is a certified sommelier, and is the director of government and public affairs with the Canadian Vintners Association.

Raise a glass to Canadian wine

  • Sipping on a glass of wine, a pint of beer or a wee dram of scotch has been part of Canada’s culture for the
News | BY ASHA HINGORANI | June 28, 2017
Canada's domestic wine industry helps support more than 37,000 jobs and is motivation for more than 3.7 million tourists visiting Canadian wineries each year.

Raise a glass to Canadian wine

News | BY ASHA HINGORANI | June 28, 2017
  • Sipping on a glass of wine, a pint of beer or a wee dram of scotch has been part of Canada’s culture for the

Raise a glass to Canadian wine

News | BY ASHA HINGORANI | June 28, 2017
  • Sipping on a glass of wine, a pint of beer or a wee dram of scotch has been part of Canada’s culture for the
Canada's domestic wine industry helps support more than 37,000 jobs and is motivation for more than 3.7 million tourists visiting Canadian wineries each year.

It’s unhappy hour for a broad swath of industries in Canada

  • OTTAWA—For the past 150 years, enjoying a glass of wine, beer, or spirits has become part of Canada’s lifestyle, culture, and diet. The value
Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI, JOYCE REYNOLDS | May 1, 2017
Beverage alcohol can move the needle on income growth and drive job creation. We are a high-potential sector that can deliver inclusive growth across the value chain, but a tax on beverage alcohol is a tax on Canadian farmers.

It’s unhappy hour for a broad swath of industries in Canada

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI, JOYCE REYNOLDS | May 1, 2017
  • OTTAWA—For the past 150 years, enjoying a glass of wine, beer, or spirits has become part of Canada’s lifestyle, culture, and diet. The value

It’s unhappy hour for a broad swath of industries in Canada

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI, JOYCE REYNOLDS | May 1, 2017
  • OTTAWA—For the past 150 years, enjoying a glass of wine, beer, or spirits has become part of Canada’s lifestyle, culture, and diet. The value
Beverage alcohol can move the needle on income growth and drive job creation. We are a high-potential sector that can deliver inclusive growth across the value chain, but a tax on beverage alcohol is a tax on Canadian farmers.

The ABCs of wine

  • Vintners are always experimenting: changing their styles, evolving their wine-making techniques, and in the end, trying to produce a really good glass of wine.
News | BY ASHA HINGORANI | April 19, 2017
Here you’ll find some of the most commonly misunderstood wine terms that are batted around at dinner parties, tasting rooms, and in liquor store aisles. P&I photograph

The ABCs of wine

News | BY ASHA HINGORANI | April 19, 2017
  • Vintners are always experimenting: changing their styles, evolving their wine-making techniques, and in the end, trying to produce a really good glass of wine.

The ABCs of wine

News | BY ASHA HINGORANI | April 19, 2017
  • Vintners are always experimenting: changing their styles, evolving their wine-making techniques, and in the end, trying to produce a really good glass of wine.
Here you’ll find some of the most commonly misunderstood wine terms that are batted around at dinner parties, tasting rooms, and in liquor store aisles. P&I photograph

It’s time to open the flood grapes

  • Picture this: You’re visiting beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, and you’ve just finished a fabulous wine tasting at one of the region’s wineries. Your palate is completely seduced
Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | February 8, 2017
P&I photograph by Ally Foster

It’s time to open the flood grapes

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | February 8, 2017
  • Picture this: You’re visiting beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, and you’ve just finished a fabulous wine tasting at one of the region’s wineries. Your palate is completely seduced

It’s time to open the flood grapes

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | February 8, 2017
  • Picture this: You’re visiting beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, and you’ve just finished a fabulous wine tasting at one of the region’s wineries. Your palate is completely seduced
P&I photograph by Ally Foster

Ontario’s next wine region is…in Ottawa?!

  • Ottawa is known for many things; Parliament Hill, Canada Day celebrations, the Rideau Canal, and extreme weather. It is not—or at least wasn’t—known for
Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | October 10, 2016
KIN Vineyards, in the heart of the Ottawa Valley, is producing some terroir-driven, organically-made masterpieces. P&I Photograph courtesy of KIN Vineyards

Ontario’s next wine region is…in Ottawa?!

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | October 10, 2016
  • Ottawa is known for many things; Parliament Hill, Canada Day celebrations, the Rideau Canal, and extreme weather. It is not—or at least wasn’t—known for

Ontario’s next wine region is…in Ottawa?!

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | October 10, 2016
  • Ottawa is known for many things; Parliament Hill, Canada Day celebrations, the Rideau Canal, and extreme weather. It is not—or at least wasn’t—known for
KIN Vineyards, in the heart of the Ottawa Valley, is producing some terroir-driven, organically-made masterpieces. P&I Photograph courtesy of KIN Vineyards

Commons Uncorked: Asha’s wine picks

  • Wine is subjective. Depending on your mood, the weather, what you’re eating and who you’re with, wine can be a perfect turn-on or it’s
Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | July 11, 2016
P&I Photograph by Jake Wright

Commons Uncorked: Asha’s wine picks

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | July 11, 2016
  • Wine is subjective. Depending on your mood, the weather, what you’re eating and who you’re with, wine can be a perfect turn-on or it’s

Commons Uncorked: Asha’s wine picks

Opinion | BY ASHA HINGORANI | July 11, 2016
  • Wine is subjective. Depending on your mood, the weather, what you’re eating and who you’re with, wine can be a perfect turn-on or it’s
P&I Photograph by Jake Wright

Commons Uncorked: think you’re buying Canadian wine? Better read the fine print

  • Michelle Rempel doesn’t care much about labels, but when it comes to wine, the fight is on. Last April, Rempel, a Calgary-based Conservative MP
FeatureBY ASHA HINGORANI | July 11, 2016
Michelle Rempel, a Calgary-based Conservative MP and certified sommelier, wrote a letter to the House of Commons’ agriculture committee requesting a Parliamentary review of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Guidelines on country of origin content labelling for Canadian wine. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright

Commons Uncorked: think you’re buying Canadian wine? Better read the fine print

FeatureBY ASHA HINGORANI | July 11, 2016
  • Michelle Rempel doesn’t care much about labels, but when it comes to wine, the fight is on. Last April, Rempel, a Calgary-based Conservative MP

Commons Uncorked: think you’re buying Canadian wine? Better read the fine print

FeatureBY ASHA HINGORANI | July 11, 2016
  • Michelle Rempel doesn’t care much about labels, but when it comes to wine, the fight is on. Last April, Rempel, a Calgary-based Conservative MP
Michelle Rempel, a Calgary-based Conservative MP and certified sommelier, wrote a letter to the House of Commons’ agriculture committee requesting a Parliamentary review of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Guidelines on country of origin content labelling for Canadian wine. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright

Commons Uncorked: Canadian whisky making global appearances

  • In his famed Whisky Bible, leading English whisky writer Jim Murray awarded a Canadian malt whisky, Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, 97.5 marks out
FeatureBY ASHA HINGORANI | April 20, 2016
Speaker of the House of Commons and Liberal MP for the Nova Scotia riding of Halifax West, Geoff Regan has an important decision to make: which whisky will he highlight as the Speaker's Scotch, and will it be Canadian? P&I Photograph by Jake Wright

Commons Uncorked: Canadian whisky making global appearances

FeatureBY ASHA HINGORANI | April 20, 2016
  • In his famed Whisky Bible, leading English whisky writer Jim Murray awarded a Canadian malt whisky, Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, 97.5 marks out

Commons Uncorked: Canadian whisky making global appearances

FeatureBY ASHA HINGORANI | April 20, 2016
  • In his famed Whisky Bible, leading English whisky writer Jim Murray awarded a Canadian malt whisky, Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, 97.5 marks out
Speaker of the House of Commons and Liberal MP for the Nova Scotia riding of Halifax West, Geoff Regan has an important decision to make: which whisky will he highlight as the Speaker's Scotch, and will it be Canadian? P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
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