Discovering New Zealand, The Wines, The Food And The Cultural Landscape! The Wine Ladies TV!

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New Zealand takes centre this stage this week with guest Dr. Damian Martin, winemaker, viticulturist and visionary. Dr. Martin, General Manager of Winegrowers of Ara, http://www.winegrowersofara.co.nz/Default.aspx will take us on a journey of discovery with a focus on the emerging and unique viticultural zone of Ara located in Marlborough.

Among the world’s great acquired pleasures is eating raw oysters matched to an elegant Sauvignon Blanc, one of New Zealand’s signature grape varietals, so John Petcoff proprietor and partner of Oyster Boy www.oysterboy.ca renowned retailer, restaurateur and caterer responsible for bringing the very best in “mollusks for the masses” will also join us in studio.

If you missed last week’s TV show not a problem, watch The Wine Ladies TV podcasts and archived shows on www.thatchannel.com/TheWineLadies from anywhere and anytime. Also, don’t forget to set that radio dial to The Jewel Radio Network at 88.5 FM in Toronto, 98.5 in Ottawa and 107.7 in Hawkesbury on line at http://www.jewelradio.com every Sunday morning at 8:30a.m. to connect with The Wine Ladies radio show.

Heart healthy foods, wonderful wines and GOLD all take centre stage this week, all for a great cause! Be sure to join us as we chat up our inaugural “Heart of Gold Party” in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario taking place May 6th, 2010.The Fundraiser where YOU make Money! http://www.uponline.com/cgi-bin/viewmessage?s=1555.13066 Find out all the details about this awesome event, explore the benefits to our hearts of eating well, enjoying a glass of wine and giving.

This week joining us in the TV studio Marco Di Bouno, Director, Research Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/splash/ Marco will give us the state of the nation as to our heart health. Also in studio Keith Perrin Managing Partner, Gold Smart Network www.goldsmart.ca who will show us how to turn all your old, unwanted and unused gold into cold, hard, cash. Gold is at an all time high, so now is the time to do it! Also in studio Cary Silber, Proprietor Encore Food with Elegance www.encorecatering.com who prepares some heart healthy food alternatives. All this as we enjoy a glass of red wine from Girls Night Out www.girlsnightoutwines.com . Join us as we raise a glass to our heart health and yours too.

And don’t forget about these awesome events coming up in April and May

New Zealand Wine Events Canada April 2010

New Zealand and her signature Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir are sure to dazzle .Find out why these particular two grape varieties excel there, and are winning over the hearts and taste buds of both the wine novice and the aficionado. Come experience New Zealand Wine Events the taking place across Canada in the month of April from Vancouver ( April 19th-25th), Ottawa ( April 27th) and Toronto (April 29th). For tickets and more information www.nzwine-events.ca.

Austrian Wine Fairs – Toronto, April 28th, 2010 and Calgary, April 29th,2010

The Austrian Trade Commission in cooperation with the Austrian Wine Marketing Board in Vienna, Austria invite you to the largest tasting of Austrian wines in Canada. Wines from 34 Austrian wineries await you. Meet a number of winemakers at the special presentation. Austrian Wine Trade Fair- Rosehill Venue Lounge, 6 Rosehill Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 12-4pm and in Calgary at La Chaumiere Restaurant. Please find your personal invitation attached: http://www.advantageaustria.org/ca/events/Calgary-Einladung-10WEB.pdf

Heart of Gold Heart and Stroke fundraiser May 6th, 2010

The Wine Ladies present “The Heart of Gold” Party in support of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario. The Fundraiser where YOU make Money! Everybody has some in their jewellery box, unwanted gold necklaces, out of date or broken pieces or pieces missing from a set and the stuff you simply don’t want. We invite you to turn that jewellery into cash. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario will benefit from the evening and you will leave with cash. To RSVP email us at rsvp@thewineladies.com and for more information http://www.uponline.com/cgi-bin/viewmessage?s=1555.12999