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While we are on the subject of drinking, if I had an award for responsibility, and that may be a thought for next year, it surely must go to Seagram Canada. "How to Talk About Alcohol" is a free proâ€" gram designed for parents with preâ€" feens. The easy to follow audio casâ€" sette and handbook is packed with information and facts which every youngster and parent should know about alcohol including how to reach your youngster, all about peer pressure, and other difficult situaâ€" tions. Give your children a good start in life and order your free kit by writing to: Seagram Canada, P.O. Box 847, Station H, Montreal, P.Q. H3G 2M8. Well done, Seagram! Worldâ€"wide, the consumption of alcohol per capita is still falling slowly. While the producers of hard liquors are not rolling in ecstasy, it is good news for the wine industry. As gonsumption of alcohol falls slowly, the number of people who drink wines are actually on the increase. The past year was one of surprisâ€" es, and a year that, if all is taken into consideration, was quite positive to us the consumers. Best of all, it promises to be even better in 1994. Canadian wines, especially the VQA wines from Ontario, have perâ€" formed extremely well. Ever since our industry established, the Vintners Quality Alliance, our wines have been accepted internationally and have won medals at nearly every competition. Keep this in mind... the next time you buy a wine from Canada and look for the VQA label on the neck of the bottle. It assures you that the wine is one that is produced wholly from grapes grown in the area to the highest standards. By the way, I believe Ontario produces the best Ice Wines anywhere. 1993 saw the first announceâ€" ments from the medical profession that the moderate consumption of Wwine is beneficial to one‘s health. 1 tinderstand that this is a hot subject as there is also the abuse of alcohol to be considered, but prohibition did not work nor will it ever, so we are doing the right thing by educating the public. I have plenty of material from the most respected health proâ€" fessionals and universities, which actually advocate the moderate conâ€" sumption of wine, and I would foreâ€" see that by the end of ©94, the health aspect of drinking wine will be a wellâ€"known fact. I support every organization that is dedicated in their fight against impaired driving. I also have a sugâ€" gestion. The National Department of Justice in the USA has determined that the percentage of people arrestâ€" ed for impaired driving who report drinking wine is two (2%). Can you imagine how few impaired drivers we would have if everybody would drink wine? Could it be that wine drinkers are more responsible? Another award I may have in place by next year could be the Best Wine List of a local restaurant as January busy at Centre Dec. 26. 1993 A year of surprises in the wine world January will be a busy month at the Oakville Centre with an assortâ€" ment of offerings guaranteed to please theatreâ€"goers of all ages. On Jan. 8th, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra presents an evening of favorite classics followed on Jan. 11th and 12th with Affections of May, the next in the Centre‘s proâ€" fessional Twilicht Theatre Series. Mr. Dressâ€"Up brings his rock and roll musical friends to the Centre for a oneâ€"hour show of dressing up, audiâ€" ence participation and surprise pupâ€" pets Jan. 16th for two appearances, 11 am. and 1 p.m. The Oakville Drama Series continâ€" ues with the Burlâ€"Oak Theatre Group‘s production of The Glass Menagerie, Jan. 20th to 22nd and 26th to 29th while the Centre‘s Comedy Eclipse Series continues with Comedy on Wry Jan. 28 and 29th in the Studio Theatre. * The Centre‘s box office remains closed to Jan. 3rd for the holiday seaâ€" son and social contract days. To purchase tickets during the cloâ€" sure, call Ticketmaster at 870â€"8000 or visit Sunrise Records in Trafalgar Village. in this week‘s ‘Boxing Day Sale‘ fiyer the folâ€" lowing errors have occured: The $174.50 ‘Yorx‘ CD Audio System featured on page 2 will not be available in all stores. The ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free‘ offer from Electronic Arts, featured on page 6, should read "choose from 5 titles" not 17 titles as stated We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. CORRECTION Kmart Canada Limited selected by myself and my readers. Keep this in mind and if you find one that you feel is exceptionally good, write to me. If I had to choose this past year, taking the area from Burlington to Toronto into considerâ€" ation, it would have to go to Rogues in Mississauga. When you go there, make sure you ask for their specialty list. As a matter of fact, feel free to write me in care of this paper if you have any questions, suggestions, or if you have a topic you would like me to cover in a future column. 1994 will see me conduct a numâ€" ber of wine tastings and seminars, and the wines covered and tasted will be from around the world. If you would like to go on my mailing list, send your name to me at the newspaper. The next tasting, in February, will be on wines from South Africa. The time has also come to mark ‘ and my readers. I and if you find is exceptionally If I had to choose WY your calendar for Apr. 8th â€" 10th, as the date for the Toronto Wine and Cheese Show at the International Centre in Mississauga. Finallyv. as I say on my free [ SHOP OAKVILLE JLIE HIRD, RN, RMT _ 2079 Marine Dr. ‘all for Appointment THE OAKVILLE BEAVER VYakyville has lots of places with the products that younger people want ... Fashions, Music, Movies, Restaurants ... Take a look around, it‘s all right here! A PROJECT OF THE OAKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE phone info line, (845â€"5585, then press 5200), this is ~Alex Eberspaecher wishing you all the best for ‘94, from the depths of my Wine Cellar. 825â€"1391 o /L(Zâ€" D Lb c