18 (n v '.q rr q i iivv >n ?»jt T H E O A K V IL L E B E A V E R ,f< 3n»i it Friday, August 25,2000 Chilean wineproducers making quality comeback A few years ago, when the first Chilean wines entered the export market, it virtually scared the rest of the world to drink. The quality of the LOOK FOR r Do puzzle lovers our FLYER y e S S 5 jg ' w if '1 0 0 0 V . ^ Does a penchant for puzzles give certain people an advantage in the field of tax preparation? It's possible. Working with numbers, managing money and preparing taxes are much like solving a good puzzle pleasant work that's both challenging and rewarding. \235M*sr Chilean red wines, and to a lesser extent the white wines was exceptional and the prices were low. Santa Carolina was no exception and the winery from the M aipo Valley received more than its share of publicity in my wine columns. Nothing would last for ever though, and by the time the 1990's had arrived, the Chilean wines had become slightly more expensive and almost all of them suffered from a much lower quality. Perhaps there was just Back to School Super CUatao'* After completing the course, you may even have the chance to interview for employment with H&R Block* -- -- £ £ £ *& *** TODAY'S PAPER ,v If you enjoy solving puzzles and have a desire to help others, take the H&R Block Income Tax Course. It's designed for people who want to increase their tax knowledge and save money on taxes, and who may be looking for a second career or seasonal employment. ©2000 H&R Block Canada, Inc. For more information or to register, call 1-877-229-6112 or 1-905-333-1212 or visit our website at www.hrblock.ca Completion of the course is neither an offer nor a guarantee of em ploym ent too much wine produced did. I tasted the 1998 Santa from too few vines to satisfy the international market. C arolina Reserve M erlot recently and Whatever the case found it to be a may have been, wine worthy of nobody would my recommenda ever admit to it. tion again.. By the mid The winemakers 1990's the pro o f Santa Carolina ducers listened to have managed to the winemakers retain the varietal and consum ers, character by fer and realized that menting the wine something had to 100% in stainless be done in a hurry steel. if the Chilean This wine is wine industry Wine Cellar e x c e p tio n a lly wanted to keep its sm ooth and market share. Just as the case twenty or despite its youth, very mel so years ago, the wine mak low to drink. The SANTA CAROLI ers in the cellars o f Santa Carolina apparently also NA RESERVA MERLOT is worked over-time to regain a general listing under their rightful place by CSPC 324590 for $11.95, a improving the quality of the great M erlot for a decent wines ... and they surely price. Alex Eberspaecher sponsored by Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville Oakville Christian Youth Choir · Interdenominational · Ages 14 to 22 N E E D S S O P R A N O S , ALTOS T E N O R S A N D BASSES T O J O IN U S IN T H E FALL Contact Christel Kirstein BA (E ducationis) M usic 4 6 9 -1 1 7 6 N O W 'S THE TIME TO GET INTO A GREAT LITTLE NUMBER 0 9 % ! p urchase fin an cin g up to 4 8 m on ths AND HAVE LOTS OF CHOICE tUT TIME I S ______ RUNNING OU $00 V $00 $00 THE GENERAL MOTORS CANADA WIDE CLEARANCE SALE 4 C 0L 'i* AS //O A 1 40«H OF GAS ; C o u p o n m u s t b e p re s e n te d | t o r e c e iv e 4 0 0 L o f g a s a t n o e x t r a c h a rg e w it h th e p u rc h a s e o f a n y n e w o r u s e d in s t o c k v e h ic le .* I 547 Trafalgar Rd. (Just South o f the QEW) website: www.townechev.com C H EV R O LET O LD SM O BILE *ends Aug. 31 / /2 0 0 0 u[