Blog – La Vida Local

La Vida Local selects Just Food as 2024 charity of choice

by Ruth McKlusky April 02, 2024

Local grassroots, non-profit organization Just Food has been selected La Vida Local’s 2024 charity of choice. Support Local At the certified-organ...

Posted in Buy Local, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Shop Local, Support Local, Visit Local, Western Quebec

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How to incorporate team-building activities into your corporate wine tour in 2022

by Ruth McKlusky July 25, 2022

Celebrating our fifth anniversary this season, La Vida Local Food + Wine Tours offers guided bus tours to Instagram-worthy vineyards, craft breweries, distilleries, and cideries in the national capital region.

Post-COVID, we are seeing an uptick in corporate bookings for our food and wine tours as companies seek ways to recognize employees and organize fun team-building activities that adults truly enjoy.

Posted in Carp, Corporate Tours, Craft Cider, DiscoverON, Eastern Ontario wineries, Farmgate Cider, Kichesippi Beer, KIN Vineyards, Ottawa Wine Tours, Team-Building, Wine tasting, Winery Tours

Spirit of Ottawa West birthday tour

by Iona Green December 17, 2021

La Vida Local tour regular Mary celebrated her birthday in style, surrounded by all her closest friends, with a customized "spirit of the west" to...

Posted in birthday tour, Craft Cider, distilleries, Epicurean Adventures, Evergreen Craft Ales, MyOttawa, Ogham Craft Distillery, Saunders Farm Cider House, Spirit of Ottawa West

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5 tips for a perfect bachelorette party wine tour during COVID-19

by Ruth McKlusky June 16, 2020

Planning a bachelorette party wine tour in Ottawa during COVID-19? At La Vida Local, your health and safety are our top priority as we work to carefully resume our wine tours according to #safetravels protocols.

Posted in bachelorette party, bachelorettes, DiscoverON, Eastern Ontario wineries, MyOttawa, Ottawa Bachelorettes, Ottawa Wine Tours, OttawaWeddings, Wine tasting, Winery Tours

La Vida Local 2019 season round-up

by Iona Green November 25, 2019

From brides and their "I do crews" to families, couples and friends, La Vida Local's 2019 season inspired the spirit of living La Vida Local among a growing legion of epicurean adventurers who explored and savoured our region’s burgeoning wine and spirit country to the fullest.

Posted in bachelorettes, Eastern Ontario wineries, Epicurean Adventures, Wine tasting, Winery Tours

Eastern Ontario wine and cider makers pull out all the stops for La Vida Local guests

by Ruth McKlusky September 12, 2018

Distinctive wines and estate craft ciders plus warm hospitality, picturesque scenery and freshly-made treats combine for a memorable West Carleton wine tour to KIN Vineyards, Farmgate Cider and Needham's Market Garden.

Posted in Carp, Craft Cider, Eastern Ontario wineries, Epicurean Adventures, Farmgate Cider, fruit wines, Highway 29 Wines, KIN Vineyards, Kinburn, Needham's Market Garden, West Carleton Wine Tour, Wine tasting, Winery Tours

Epic start to season of epicurean adventures

by Iona Green July 23, 2018

Canadian summers may be short, but our Eastern Ontario wine and food trails stretch as far as the eye can see. Learn about our inaugural Southwest Tour, an epicurean adventure through Eastern Ontario, as we visit wineries in Richmond and Westport, with a stop at a Perth distillery in between!

Posted in Eastern Ontario wineries, Epicurean Adventures, Jabulani, Perth ON, Richmond ON, Scheuermann Winery, Southwest Tour, Top Shelf Distillers, Westport ON

Be first on the wine bus: La Vida Local is open for business!

by Ruth McKlusky June 18, 2018

Crack open the bubbly! Iona Green and Ruth McKlusky are delighted to announce their inaugural wine and food tour to Jabulani Vineyard & Winery in Richmond, Top Shelf Distillers in Perth, and Scheuermann Vineyard & Winery in Westport, on Sunday, June 24^th.

Posted in Jabulani, Scheuermann Winery, Southwest Tour, Top Shelf Distillers