Canadian Wino(s)

These events tend to have a selection of mid to high end items from various regions, especially classic regions of France and Italy.  The food is generally very good too.  They are a good night out and an opportunity to taste before you buy on higher quality wines.

Go to the ‘Events’ page at vintages.com to see other events.  It looks like there are still tickets available for the Bordeaux & Burgundy tasting at the King Eddie, Mar 18.  This will be a good one if you missed the 2007 UGC Bordeaux tasting or the 2006/7 Burg tasting last spring.  The events at the King Eddie are great, and the food is a cut above.

Cheers,

Ross

How does great wine, delicious food, and fantastic music, all in the idyllic setting of the Beamsville Bench sound to you?

“Graze the Bench” is the premier event for wine, food and music lovers. A week-end of casual and elegant grazing amongst the seven boutique wineries of the Beamsville Bench

Enjoy a beautiful wintery day in Niagara Wine country! Treat your taste buds to an amazing selection of wine, enjoy great giveaways (including signed copies of Donald Ziraldo’s “Icewine: Extreme Winemaking” book), Mix and mingle with other wine club members and lavish in not having to drive or plan a day out of the city! And let’s not forget our amazing iYellow Tour Guides who know how to create a fun and memorable wine experience! This is a great way to spend a Saturday out of the city and in a relaxing winter wonderland!
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Itinerary
Saturday January 30th

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9:30am
Depart Downtown Toronto for Niagara Wine Country
(p/u at the Vineyards Estate Wine Store @ 228 Queens Quay)
Start your day off with a glass of Peller Estates Ice Cuvee, a sparkling wine made with a dosage of Icewine

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11am
VINELAND ESTATES WINERY
Taste 2 of Vineland’s amazing table wines, the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Icewine and VICE
and Indulge while enjoying a crisp baguette served with thyme chevre and black-date walnut chutney.

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12:30pm
Free time in Jordan Village
Enjoy Free Time & lunch in Jordan (We recommend the Jordan House)
Stroll the wintery streets and enjoy the peaceful country side.

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2:30pm
FLAT ROCK CELLARS
Experience a customized Flat Rock private tasting and enjoy great Flat Rock table wines as well as the 2007 Sweet Revenge Vidal Icewine while warming up by the open fire, where you can also taste freshly made Icewine marshmallows.

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4:15pm
EASTDELL ESTATES WINERY
Warm up beside EastDell Estates’ two-storey escarpment stone fireplace while sampling spicy vegetable chowder alongside EastDell’s Cabernet Franc Icewine. Then cool off with a taste of refreshing Riesling Icewine presented with a light lemon mousse

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6:30pm
Sparkle & shop
Arrive back at Vineyards Estates Wines Store on Queen’s Quay in Toronto
receive a 25% iYellow discount on all wine accessories
SEATING IS LIMITED
$140 per person or $270 per couple*

Enjoy more than 100 events including winery tours and tastings, concerts, Niagara cuisine, artisan shows, wine seminars, live entertainment and one of Canada’s largest street parades during the 58th Niagara Wine Festival.
Last year the Niagara Wine Festival attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to Niagara’s wine country, making it the largest wine festival in the Country

A whirlwind tasting tour of the Napa Valley! This splendid evening features over 90 wines from 25+ prominent Napa Valley producers including Beringer, Shafer, Grgich Hills, Pahlmeyer and more! Meet & chat with representatives from each winery while you savour the Napa experience.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Royal Ontario Museum
Peter F. Bronfman Hall
Weston Entrance
100 Queen’s Park, Toronto
(Historic Queen’s Park Doors)
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

$95 per person

To order tickets, kindly contact VINTAGES at 416-365-5767 or 1-800-266-4764 (Monday–Saturday 9am to 6pm, excluding holidays).

One doesn’t really think about wine as being unnatural, I mean, it’s grapes stomped by bare feet and dumped into a barrel made of wood until the sugar is fermented into alcohol and then it’s ready to go. Yes? Well, generally, but no! These days the vast majority of commercial winemaking (and grape growing) uses techniques and additives that stray from the above process to ensure consistent taste and quality of the end product. And that’s cool, but don’t you kinda want to know what some of those techniques are? And what influence they have on the alcoholic grape juice that you consume? And while you’re at it maybe you’d like to try some wine from wineries that are going ‘old school’? Then you’ll be excited to know about…

WineCampTO II – September 22 at the Fine Wine Reserve in Toronto.

Exposing and Celebrating Napa Valley’s Crush on Toronto!
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Tuesday October 27th, 2009
The Great Hall (1087 Queen Street West)
8pm-10:30 pm
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Taste 22 Napa Valley Wine Stations
Meet California Winemakers
Socialize with other iYellow Wine Club members
Enjoy the sounds of Toronto House DJ – DJ Dinamo
Explore Queen West’s Vintage Venue The Great Hall
hor’s Deourves provided by On the Move catering company
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$48+gst
*first 50 people to purchase tickets receive a Napa Valley Reusable shopping bag

WANT LIMITED VIP ACCESS?
7pm-10:30pm
Enjoy a VIP Winemaker speed tasting Hour to Meet Winemakers 1:1
limited to first 48 people
$58+gst
* All VIP ticket holders receive a Napa Valley Gift Bag

Limited Tickets Available
Portion of Proceeds will go to Rebecca’s Hope for Leukemia Research

Tour the best of wine country for only $45

• Meet some of the most talented & passionate people behind the wines.
• Sample Ontario’s spectacular 2007 vintage and over 90 wines
• Hear the stories behind these delicious, highly rated wines
• Purchase exclusive wines at the event
• Nibble on hors d’œuvres made with the freshest local ingredients.

How is this different than the recent Ontario Wine Awards tasting at the distillery?  This is run by Vintages vs. the outside event organizer that does the Distillery tastings.  For my money the Vintages events are far superior in organization.  The venue is better for a wine tasting, and they won’t charge you  extra if you would like a fresh glass part way through (as they did at the Ontario Wine Awards, recently at the Distillery, lol).  The food is usually better too.  There will be some overlap on the wine list but the focus here is premium Ontario wines.  This should be a good opportunity to taste the better Ontario wines in a great venue, and better service.  400 tickets, about 300 still available.

Don’t miss our Annual Canada Day BBQ!

Celebrate the holiday with us at the winery and enjoy wines aged in the very patriotic Canadian Oak as well as local pork and sausage and of course, s’mores cooked over some of our “decommissioned” barrels.

Remember tickets are just $10 per person but reservations are required.

To purchase your ticketsphone 905.468.0503 or email christine@laileyvineyard.com.