Please join us Friday Feb 5th, 2011 in Niagara Falls for 4th Annual Niagara Spring Bridal Show, Club Italia.
No, we are not getting married! We’ll be making a guest appearance on the main stage at 2:00pm. All in great fun.
The Wine Ladies Wine Tasting Dinner for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
Which brings us to the focus of this week’s show. Coming up on February 17th, we will be hosting our “Open Up Your Heart” Wine Tasting Dinner, fundraiser in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. It’s going to be a fabulous evening featuring 3 incredible winemakers. All there to present their wines and pair with the food, wonderful wines of course, to enjoy, a jazz trio and much more.
It is a cause that we hold dear to our hearts as our Mum passed away in October of 2009 due to stroke. It is our goal to sell as many ticket as we can!
Joining us this week, one of the esteemed winemakers who will be presenting at the event, Dianne Smith, from Green Lane Estate Winery, Niagara’s newest winery. Dianne is committed to putting Green Lane on the map, with her passion for creating wines through biodynamic practices, producing wines with unique flavour profiles.
Viticulturist Matt Speck from Henry of Pelham and new kid on the block GreenLane Winery with winemaker Dianne Smith.
Also with us, Executive Chef Extraordinaire… from the beautifully appointed Cucci Ristorante in Oakville, Gordon Goss. Both Diane and Gordon have brought along a few samples as well as their unique passions and talents for their selected crafts.
Dianne Smith, winemaker from GreenLane Winery, the newest kid on the block in the Niagara region.
With so many new wineries and regions producing better and better wines, the world is our oyster. So why not think or DRINK outside the box and explore a little bit more this year. That’s one of our New Year’s resolutions to be sure.
Our topic for this week’s show, a departure from the vine. To a spirit that is undeniably a part of modern pop culture. Celebrated in song by many from Steely Dan and the Eagles to the Rolling Stones and Jimmy Buffet, a spirit that’s been around for over 200 years and growing in popularity. The delicious and often misunderstood, tequila! And there’s a lot more to tequila than one might think. It is a spirit rich in history, in complexity and versatility.
Ian Chadwick, Tequila and More Show
Joining us this week, our guest Ian Chadwick, a tequila and mescal aficionado. A writer,blogger, politician but he’s also the expert on tequila. He knows everything starting from the roots of the blue agave plant used to make it.
I’ve heard you talk about enjoying wines with chocolate many times and have dabbled in finding appropriate pairings. I’d love to throw a small party featuring the two but am not really sure where to begin. Could you offer me a couple of suggestions as to how many wines and how many types of chocolate I should offer, as well as the format the evening might take?
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Our 1st celebrity winemaker is Marco Piccoli of Jackson-Triggs, Niagara. He will showcase the signature wine, that has put Canada on the world wine map, Icewine.
Growing up in north eastern Italy in one of the world’s most established wine regions, it is hardly surprising that Marco Piccoli’s interest in winemaking started at an early age. However, it wasn’t until his late teens that his true passion was fully realized. Having worked on a number of vintages over the past ten years in Italy, Germany and Argentina, Marco’s experience in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres has provided him with enviable knowledge and skills that he now brings to his work at Jackson-Triggs. Brimming with a passion for winemaking that reaches far beyond the cellar door, Marco enhances the Jackson-Triggs style with his own signature.
“Wine is alive, and expresses its unique vigour from the vine right through to our palate,” he says, “and I enjoy infusing each grape with part of my own personality.” Recognizing that his challenge is to continue to create wines of exceptional quality and value, Marco looks forward to being part of Jackson-Triggs’ success well into the next decade. View a recent interview with Marco Piccoli at Jackson-Triggs here.
Entertaining, knowledgeable and charming Marco Picolli will showcase the signature wine, that has put Canada on the world wine map, Icewine. Although icewine or “Eiswein” was first created and continues to be made in Germany, Niagara’s entry into this extreme winemaking, although recent, has many experts around the world touting Niagara’s icewine as quite possibly the best in the world! Experience Marco Piccoli’s Cabernet Franc icewine, anticipate the alluring aroma of raspberry and plum with a hint of fig, intense flavours of berries and rhubarb with a silky lingering finish, Embrace the words and the passion of Picolli while you sip and savour this specialty nectar, often referred to as the “Nectar of the Gods”
To meet Marco Piccoli and purchase your tickets for the Open up your heart for Valentine’s Day with The Wine Ladies Wine Tasting Dinner and Dance all in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario please click here.
Last minute Christmas gift! Holiday Special, BUY Your tickets before Dec 25th, 2010 and pay $150.00 plus HST!
Christmas Cocktails for the holidays with The Wine Ladies and the BSO
We are in the midst of the holiday season now with still lots of partying and entertaining going on, last week we talked about holiday wines so this week we thought we’d shake things up a little, and we mean….literally and explore the world of the holiday cocktail. From the traditional “Hot Toddy” to the romantic “Fireside cocktail” to the racy Reckless Rum Martini, we had a great TV show with lots of spirits, liqueurs and showmanship. Taking a break from the grape we’re into the HARDER stuff! Cocktails! This week, we welcomed to The Wine Ladies TV and he worked his magic, creating fabulous holiday cocktails, offering up tips on “stocking your bar just” for the perfect party, Jim Shaw also known as The Wine God is an instructor at the career college Bartending School of Ontario otherwise known as the BSO, voted as Ontario’s , #1 bartending school, 6 years in a row. Thank-you Jim for these wonderful, delicious and stunning cocktails for the holidays! Happy Holidays everyone. And please remember don’t drink and drive! wonderful, delicious and stunning cocktails for the holidays!
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Jim Shaw of the Bartending School of Ontario. Christmas Cocktail: The Mistletoe (vs#1 & vs#2) Glass: Martini Type: Shaken Drink Ingredients: 1 oz Pomegranate Liqueur 2 oz Bar Mix ( Lime Ade) Juice of Lemon Wedge Or 1 oz Lime Vodka 2 oz Pomegranate Juice Juice of Lemon Wedge Theme: This colourful and equally refreshing cocktail will be garnished with a cherry wrapped with a small sprig of mint ( resembling a Mistletoe) Enjoy! be garnished with a cherry wrapped with a small sprig of mint ( resembling a Mistletoe)
