Tweet to Win! Over $3500.00 in prizes to be won in wine country with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Bed and Breakfast resorts, wineries, restaurants and more!

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 Congratulations to all of our winners!

And this week's winner is…… Melissa Finn @MelissaFinn

Congratulations to Sunday’s winner (Oct 28th ,2012 ) who won the stay at the Baroque House www.baroquehouse.com in Niagara-on-the-Lake and assorted prizes valued at $900.00!

Niagara-on-the-Lake…an enchanting destination, for fine wine, food, theatre and much more! An easy drive, just ninety minutes from Toronto, NOTL is an oasis for the palate, the food and wine simply delectable,  top notch entertainment, home to the world-famous Shaw Festival Theatre,  quaint yet sophisticated with superb shopping.  Steeped in history NOTL is located on the southern shores of Lake Ontario where the Niagara River ends its journey into this famous Great Lake, now the selected destination of discriminating travellers from around the world. So much to see, to do, to taste and to embrace! Plan a romantic weekend get a way,  or a couple of days with friends or with family. With over 160 incredible Bed and Breakfasts ready to welcome you, feel at home away from home, with friendly personal service, amazing fresh, home cooked meals, from farm to table ingredients, and the "scoop" on what to see, where to go, what not to miss, there is a B & B for everyone, perfectly suited to your taste, from the traditional, to the contemporary, the historic and even small cottages to accommodate the family! Visit www.niagarabedandbreakfasts.com for details on accommodation and highlights for the region depending on the season. Watch The Wine ladies TV all about Niagara-n-the-Lake as well as our fabulous contest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ufwL088aUBw&noredirect=1

 

Tweet to Win! Over $3500.00 in prizes to be won in wine country with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Bed and Breakfast resorts, wineries, restaurants and more!

Win one of  6 incredible prize packages. Every week we will feature a stunning Niagara Bed and Breakfast resort and give away a great prize including accommodation and assorted great gifts

It's easy as 1-2-3

  1. Make sure that you are following us on Twitter @TheWineLadies
  2. From Sunday, Sept 16th,2012 @ 12pm EST until Sunday, Oct 28th, 2012 @11:00am EST tweet the follow hashtag #NiagaraBBTWLContest Below are examples that you can use and modify as you see fit.

Example Tweets:
• #NiagaraBBTWLContest Enter me in @TheWineLadies contest to win $3500.00 in prizes in Beautiful Niagara @OntarioBnBs
• @TheWineLadies stay in a #NiagaraBBTWLContest  win prizes @OntarioBnBs                                                    

  1. Each Sunday at 11:00 am, one winner will be selected at random from all the tweets received that week. Below is a list of the schedule and prizes.

         Week #1: Sept 16th – Sept 24th,  – Lakelands Luxury B&B prize package. Value $550.00 @LakelandsBnB  Winner #1 Mike  @ekimonalletsac

          Week #2: Sept 24th– Sept 30th  –  Stewart House B&B. Value $600.00 Winner #2 Emma Walpole @emmaleewalpole  www.thestewarthouse.ca   

          Week #3: Sept 30th – Oct 7th – Brockamour Manor Value $600.00    Winner #3 Sandy T @SassyGirlCanada  www.brockamour.com

          Week #4: Oct 7th-Oct 14th – Wishing Well Cottage Value $675.00 Winner #4 @savvari   www.wishingwellcottage.com

          Week #5 Oct 14th-Oct 21st – Post House Inn Value $700.00 Winner #5 Cheryl @loucheryl  www.historicinnsofniagara.com

         Week #6: Oct 21st-Oct 28th – Baroque House Value $900.00 Winner #6 Melissa Finn @MelissaFinn  www.baroquehouse.com

     2. Each time you tweet (or re-tweet our Tweets) using the hash tag #NiagaraBBTWLContest, your name will be entered into our draw for a chance to win the prize. Keep entering every week for the    next 6 weeks for your chance at one of 6 great prizes. Be sure to add @thewineladies at the end of your Tweet as well to help track it.

     3. If you don't TWEET you can also enter on The Wine Ladies FACEBOOK Fan page too right here. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wine-Ladies/74962673175

The more you Tweet, the better your chances! The winners of will be randomly selected at 11:00am  every Sunday (Sept 24th,Sept 30th,Oct 7th,Oct 14th, Oct 21st.Oct 28th) and notified via TWITTER and FaceBOOK

Good luck everyone! See you in Niagara!

www.niagarabedandbreakfasts.com

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Best of the Breast Celebration

SAVE THE DATE “Bubbles to Boobies” Sept 20th

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SAVE THE DATE for the most “Uplifting” 50th Birthday Bash you’ll EVER attend!

Breast implants have come a long way since the first breast augmentation was performed 50 years ago in 1962. Dr. McLean, an innovator and thought leader in the cosmetic surgery industry, is taking this opportunity to educate women about the evolution of breast enhancement since then. He will also address the health concerns and questions many women have regarding breast implants – not only for those women considering breast augmentation but also for those who have had implants for several years. Other experts on hand throughout the evening will discuss subjects related to breast health, such as mammography, hormonal health and body image.

Best of the Breast Celebration.

They’re bouncy…they’re beautiful… and they’re having a birthday!

Join us for Guest Experts, Hors D’Oeuvres, Refreshments, Prizes and More!

Nothing says celebration like a little bubbly, so from “Bubbles to Boobies”, The Wine Ladies will be here  demonstrating the art of Sabrage.In times of triumph French officers under Louis XIV, and later, Napoleon’s gallant soldiers – the Hussars -opened Champagne with a strong blow from their swords.Napoleon is known to have said, “Champagne! In victory one deserves it; in defeat one needs it.”
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The first 200 guests will receive a free gift bag!

Date:Thursday, September 20th, 2012

Place: Dirty Martini Bar & Resto Lounge, 2075 Winston Park Drive, Oakville, On

Time: 7 pm to 11pm

Dress: Wear something pink!

Cost: Minimum $5. Donation

Proceeds benefir the Betty Wallace Women’s Health Centre.

RSVP on or before Friday September 14th,2012 at www.mcleanclinic.com/bestofthebreast or 905-273-4888

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Tweet to Win! TIFF prize packages valued at $1500 for lovers of film and fine Wolf Blass wines.

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Wolf Blass Wines. Two First Prizes valued at $250.00 each.

Wolf Blass Wines. Two First Prizes valued at $250.00 each.

“Official wine sponsor Wolf Blass Wines wants you to Enjoy The View at this year’s TIFF Festival with a prize pack for lovers of film and fine Australian wine.”

Win one of 3 great Enjoy The View TIFF Festival prize packages. One Grand prize ($1000.00), and two (2) 1st prizes values at $250.00 each

It’s easy as 1-2-3

  1. Make sure that you are following us on Twitter @TheWineLadies
  2. From right now until Wednesday, Sept 5th,2012 @ 11am EST, tweet the follow hashtag #TIFFWolfBlassTWLContest  Below are examples that you can use and modify as you see fit.

Example Tweets:

• #TIFFWolfBlassTWLContest Enter me in @TheWineLadies contest to win prizes @WolfBlassWines for TIFF
• @WolfBlassWines official wine sponsor #Tiff 2012 #TIFFWolfBlassTWLContest @thewineladies

  1. Each time you tweet (or re-tweet our Tweets) using the hash tag #TIFFWolfBlassTWLContest, your name will be entered into our draw for a chance to win one of the 3 prizes. Be sure to add @thewineladies at the end of your Tweet as well to help track it.
  2. If you don’t TWEET you can also enter on The Wine Ladies FACEBOOK Fanpage too right here.

The more you Tweet, the better your chances! The winners of will be randomly selected on Wednesday Sept 5th, 2012 and will be  notified by noon on Thursday Sept 6th, 2012 (at noon)

Good luck everyone! See you at TIFF 2012

Prize Packages:

 1 Grand Prize Package: Approximately $1000

  • 2 TIFF tickets (to a select official festival film)
  • 2  bottles of Wolf Blass wine
  • 1 decanter
  • 2 high-quality wine glasses
  • 2 Wolf Blass jackets
  • An electronic wine fridge.
Wolf Blass Wines. Grand Prize Value $1000.00

Wolf Blass Wines. Grand Prize Value $1000.00

First (2) Prize Packages: Approximately $250.00 each

  • TIFF tickets (2) (to a select official festival film**)
  • Two  LCBO gift cards
  • 1 decanter
  • 2 high-quality wine glasses
Wolf Blass Wines. Two First Prizes valued at $250.00 each.

Wolf Blass Wines. Two First Prizes valued at $250.00 each.

TIFF Wolf Blass wine dinner worthy of the Red Carpet! Meet “Wolfie ” the man that made it all happen!

South Africa wine,culinary and safari tour with The Wine Ladies April 14,2012

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South African tour of a lifetime, 14 day tour with 7 day culinary program, 7 day safari. Prepare to be awestruck! For the complete itinerary click here  http://gotouchdown.com/special-tours/wine-tour.html

ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!

We are going to South Africa in April 2013 for 14 days. Culinary and wine tour for the 1st 7 days followed by an incredible, spellbinding African Safari for the next 7. Sure to be on everyone’s bucket list, our exclusive tour will include wineries, wines and exhibitions not normally accessible to the public or other tours! Only 10 spots in all. We are so excited!!! Who would like to join us on this FIVE STAR, all inclusive adventure?

For those of you located outside the geographical area, we are happy to arrange a personal web cast. Please email  info@TheWineLadies.com to set up. Everyone around the globe is welcome!

 

 

Spark City Media Challenge, our chance at $2000 for our charity.

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Yesterday The Wine Ladies were part of media and blogger teams from across Toronto, driven by our thirst for victory and our desire to do good. We competed in an adventurous, city-wide scavenger hunt. We were armed with an all new Chevrolet Spark and an iPad. Ours was the hot green colour called Jalapeño. Each team was given tasks to complete unique tasks around the city, using our unique Ipad as a clue giver. The winning team will receive $2,000 for the registered charity of their choice. Our Charity of choice for this event is The Angel Project. We will know if we win on Monday! Keeping our fingers crossed on that one.

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Niagara-on-the-Lake, perfect for a second date!

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Niagara-on-the Lake turned out to be the perfect venue for my second date, from the food and wine, to the picturesque old town, to the sounds of the music festival, a little shopping and a small dose of history. How could he not be impressed with wine country?

 

And so he was. It was my turn to come up with a plan for Saturday afternoon  which was to be our second date. Being quite the foodie and wine lover that I learned he was, spending the day in Niagara was a natural. Three wineries, I thought will be ideal, each with a unique focus, a stroll around the old town, quaint but with sophistication, a little window shopping, and a few stops along the way taking in the sounds of the music festival. This would be perfect. He enjoys a good band or quartet, this I know, as he plays a couple of instruments himself… hmmm we could do a duet, I could sing and tickle the ivories, but I digress.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Queen Street

We’ll top off the evening with a stupendous tasting menu over at Peller Estates. http://www.peller.com Celebrity Chef Jason Parsons rocks the kitchen, is a friend and a great guy with a big personality, I’ll have to introduce him.

Celebrity Chef Jason Parsons of Peller Estates

It’s all come together nicely, the plan is set, just hoping it will be a delightful sunny afternoon!

Saturday afternoon, the sun is shining and we are off, cruising down the highway, the top down and the tunes playing. Niagara-on-the-Lake is 1.5 hours from Toronto, easy drive with easy conversation and anticipation for the day before us.

Our first stop, Konzelmann Winery http://www.konzelmann.ca/ where we are greeted by the General Manger, Jensin Ozkur who personally gives us a tour, so passionate about the winery, the wines and the vineyards. Konzelmann Estate Winery was founded in 1984, although the family has been in the wine business for over 100 years with its origin in Germany, in the town of Uhlbach (not far from Stuttgart) founded in 1893. “This is the only winery in NOTL” Jensin explains “with vineyards on the lake”. The view is spectacular with the vineyards overlooking Lake Ontario, 16 hectares in all, made up of vitis vinifera grapes including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay Gewurztraminer as well as Zweigelt.

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Zip n Sip Wine Adventure with The Wine Ladies Sept 9th

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Join The Wine Ladies on a mission to experience first-hand the excitement and rush of zip lining and rappelling, followed by a luxurious lunch and beautiful wine tasting at Burning Kiln Winery. We’ll be leading a tour here sharing this unique adventure and culinary treat. On the road to the “South Coast” an upcoming wine region, soon to be Ontario’s newest designated viticulture area, we are headed for an exhilarating day of adventure for not only our palates, but our body and soul too!

Burning Kiln Winery

Burning Kiln Winery

If you’ve never tried it, here’s the perfect opportunity to join an intimate group of 14 for a fun filled, food and wine excursion! We have done it and loved it so much we wanted to share it with our fellow wine lovers and friends.

Check it out here.

Burning Kiln Winery

Burning Kiln Winery

Purchase your exclusive ticket on line here http://guestli.st/116742 or call 905-338-6797 for your all inclusive exclusive VIP ticket.

We’ll start at Long Point Eco-Adventures www.lpfun.ca , where we will be 2 groups of 8 (Georgia’s team and Susanne’s team) led for 2 hours by 2 handsome, fully trained young zip line guides. Of course, games, fun and prizes always a part of the wine adventure experience with The Wine Ladies. So stay tuned!

Long Point Eco-Adventures

Long Point Eco-Adventures

The Wine Ladies invite you, for what promises to be a fun filled culinary and sport adventure, something a little different for couples, groups of friends or singletons too.

Date: Sunday, Sept 9th,2012

Time: 11:00 am-5:00 pm

Day itinerary:

11:00 am – Arrival at Long Point Eco-Adventures – registration, outfitting and zip lining school.

11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Zip lining and rappelling

1:30 pm-3:00 pm – Lunch at Burning Kiln Winery

3:30 pm -5:00 pm Vineyard and winery tour, meet the winemaker, exclusive wine tasting and shopping.

Limit: 14 persons

Price is $129.00/person. Includes zip lining and rappelling, complementary wine tasting and exclusive tour of the vineyards and winery and a spectacular lunch hosted by the winemaker.. Just bring yourself, all gear is provided. Please wear comfortable/running shoes.

If you are searching for the perfect culinary and sporting adventure please join us for Zip n Sip with The Wine Ladies.

DIRECTIONS

Please allow 2.5  hours drive from Toronto. If you are interested in car pooling with someone please contact us at 905-338-6797. We will meet at Long Point Eco-Adventures for 11:00am on Sept 9th.

Long Point Eco-Adventures
1730 Front Road,
Turkey Point, Ontario  N0E Canada

Adventures in wine with The Wine Ladies

Adventures in wine with The Wine Ladies

Oh so Fab Pajama Party was…oh so fab! Raises $15,000 for the Daval Hospice

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The evening was a stupendous success with a few hundred ladies dressed in pjs and fine lingerie, from animal prints, to sexy bustiers, boxers and pignoirs, strutting their stuff walking the catwalk all for a great cause.

The fundraiser, held at the White Oaks Resort and Conference Centre www.whiteoaksresort.com in support of  the Daval Hospice www.davalhospice.ca had all the ingredients, the perfect recipe for the perfect party, with great food, wine and entertainment including a number of Niagara Falls finest firefighters; nothing like a man in uniform, ready to offer a helping hand.

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Niagara-on-the Lake … glorious afternoon for a little wine, a “Vidal pizza” and a Vidal truffle!

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Taking the ride down to NOTL for a morning meeting ended up being the perfect excuse to stay on, enjoy a light lunch, take in a couple of wineries and explore our "FIX" for chocolate!

First post-meeting stop was for a bite to eat. We decide on The Old Winery Restaurant, which we know immediately was a good choice based on the fresh thin crust pizzas we see exiting the wood burning oven and the waft of enticing smells that surround us.

Just as we are seated outside on the patio , our server promptly arrives with a smile, wine list and menu.

Shawna, is awesome! Our choice for pizza is the Vidal, tomato sauce, blackfigs, pancetta and fiore di latte and honey Dijon drizzle. What’s fiore? It’s a wonderfully flavorful and software type of mozzarella also made from cow's milk, super delish!

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Niagara-on-the Lake … glorious afternoon for a little wine, a “Vidal pizza” and a Vidal truffle!

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Niagara-on-the Lake … glorious afternoon for a stroll, a little wine, a “Vidal pizza” and a Vidal truffle!

Taking the ride down to NOTL for a morning meeting ended up being the perfect excuse to stay on, enjoy a light lunch, take in a couple of wineries and explore our FIX for chocolate!

First post-meeting stop was for a bite to eat. We decide on The Old Winery Restaurant, which we know immediately was a good choice based on the fresh thin crust pizzas we see exiting the wood burning oven and the waft of enticing smells that surround us.

Just as we are seated outside on the patio, our server promptly arrives with a smile, the wine list and menu.

Photo of Susanne holding up the wine list

Shawna, is awesome! Our choice for pizza is the Vidal, tomato sauce, blackfigs, pancetta and fiore di latte and honey Dijon drizzle. What’s fiore? It’s a wonderfully flavorful and software type of mozzarella also made from cow's milk, super delish!

Pic here of us sitting without the pizza yet

The Vidal sounds amazing! But what about the wine? This is the Old Winery Restaurant with a good selection of wines by the glass to choose from too.

Georgia ‘s thinking Pinot Noir and Susanne a Shiraz

pic of Shawa showing the Cattail Creek Estate Pinot Noir

Cattail Creek Estate Winery Pinot Noir 2009 VQA Four Mile Creek -very aromatic, red cherry with plum, lively and spicey.

Creekside  Estate Winery – Shiraz  2009

Black raspberry and plum, spicey with notes of oak and vanilla

pic here of Creekside

Our "Vidal Pizza" arrives, doesn't it look to die for?

pic of pizza here