An Italian immigrant who came to Canada as a teenager in the late 1960s, Benny Marotta embarked on his career in real estate development as a general laborer and a bricklayer. He ultimately found tremendous success as a custom homebuilding and commercial building construction/leasing leader. Alongside his daughters, Benny Marotta runs the Two Sister Vineyards, an Ontario winery that welcomed famous gardener Frankie Flowers on May 29.
NIAGRA ON THE LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 30, 2022 – Two Sister Vineyards hosted its “Garden Party with Frankie Flowers” event in the afternoon of Sunday, May 29, 2022. Guests at this event were invited to enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres while expert gardener and popular Toronto television weatherman Frank Ferragine (perhaps better known by his gardening nickname Frankie Flowers) delivered a presentation on flower planter construction.
Frankie Flowers provided a vivid demonstration for event attendees by actually constructing flower planters in real-time. Lorie O'Sullivan, the Retail Manager and Head Sommelier at Two Sister Vineyards, joined Mr. Ferragine onstage to share information about the winery’s award-winning vintages and offer inspiration for the flower planters that he constructed. In fact, Mr. Ferragine’s flower planters were each based on a different Two Sister Vineyards wine.
About Two Sister Vineyards
Two Sister Vineyards began as a natural offshoot of Benny Marotta’s thriving real estate development career. In 2006, he purchased a number of adjacent peach farm properties in the small town of Niagara on the Lake on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
A year later he planted specialized varieties of grape vines on this land, taking the first step toward transforming the property into a world-class vineyard that originally spanned roughly 80 acres. This vineyard produced its first vintage in 2010.
In 2014, Benny Marotta spearheaded the development of a high-quality winery on the same property. He opened Two Sisters Vineyards in November of that year, and the business became instantly popular among residents and visiting travelers alike. By 2018, it had secured top regional honors as “Winery of the Year.”
Today, Two Sisters Vineyards sprawls out over 220 acres and produces a variety of award-winning wine. Benny Marotta owns and operates the vineyard and winery with his two daughters, Angela and Melissa, who are the “Two Sisters” in the company name.
About Frankie Flowers
As an offshoot of his work as the morning weatherman for Toronto’s CityTV, Frank Ferragine serves as the station’s gardening expert using the nickname Frankie Flowers. He is well-regarded for his helpful gardening advice, which he delivers with his trademark humor and wit.
Lending his expertise to a wide range of specific topics, Frankie Flowers is obviously passionate about the outdoors, nature, and watching things grow. His gardening advice has earned him two “Garden Communicator of the Year” designations from Landscape Ontario. At Canada Blooms, his Walt Disney-inspired Tinker Bell Garden received three awards including “Best Overall Garden.”
Frank Ferragine is also a respected landscape consultant and a bestselling author who has written four gardening books. Along with his family, he owns and operates Bradford Greenhouses, one of the biggest combination garden center and greenhouse facilities in the world.
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