More than any other photo of Donald Ziraldo this one sums up who he is, his flamboyant style, and what he has done for the Canadian wine industry.
Ontario (Provincial Appellation)
Kings of the "Ice":
Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser
by
Tony Aspler
December 26, 2007
The cover of Wine Tidings magazine (March 1998) shows a smiling Donald Ziraldo in an Inniskillin baseball cap, sitting on the Great Wall of China. He’s holding a bottle of Vidal Icewine. This photo, more than any other shot of the peripatetic wine producer, speaks volumes as to who he is, his flamboyant style, and what he has done for the Canadian wine industry.
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