Lilly Pulitzer fashions from Island View set to rock Barbados! The Wine Ladies TV.
Thrilled to be outfitted in Lilly Pulitzer dresses while filming our TV show and PIE Bookazine fashion shoot in sunny Barbados! Beautiful, elegant and easy to wear Lilly Pulitzer dresses from Island View in Oakville are perfect for our week long stay taking in the sun, the sea, sight seeing and enjoying our incredible home away from home at the luxurious Saint Peters Bay Luxury Resort and Residences, Barbados
Jackie O
Lilly Pulitzer started about 50 years ago in Palm Beach Florida. The dresses famously took off when Jackie Kennedy took to Lilly’s shirtdress. She was photographed around the world. Jackie knew style. We all know that and the brand took off! And most deservedly so! We are all set to travel in style with our suitcases stocked with both casual and dressier pieces. They will take us to the beach, the sea, the culinary scene and much more!
Lilly Pulitzer
An example of some of the stunning fashions available at Island View, Oakville.
A picture is worth a thousand words they say. And celebrity stylist/photographer Korby Banner, of Style by Jury will be setting up his cameras for the latest PIE Bookazine photoshoot. A high end fashion lifestyle magazine captures the essence. Excitement and enticement of beautiful, elegant, uniquely playful places and people, we do not want to disappoint as we are a part of telling the tale of Barbados and the incredible Bajan lifestyle.
So whether swimming with turtles, steering a J sailboat or simply sunbathing on the beach at the luxurious Saint Peters Bay Luxury Resort and Residences, Barbados sipping a rum cocktail, we will bring you the magic of Barbados through the still lens of Korby Banner and the moving, of Duck Blue Productions, our videography.
We’ll be “liming” with the Bajans… be sure to join us!
P.S. In case you were wondering, the concept of “liming” encompasses any get together sharing food and drink, telling of tales, jokes and stories. As long as the activity has no explicit purpose beyond just hanging out.
Now that last part is the nub. While the term might have its origins in Trinidad, the pass time (and don’t tell me it should be pastime) is truly Caribbean.
The Wine Ladies TV. Come experience life the “Bajan” way!
Sun drenched sandy beaches, crystal clear blue sea, delectable cuisine, iconic rum cocktails! Stunning places to rest and to play.Come experience life the “Bajan” way!
Thrilled to announce that we are heading to Barbados in January 2014 to shoot an episode of The Wine Ladies TV, our internet show about our adventures in wine, food and travel!
Saint Peters Bay Luxury Resort and Residences
Our home away from home. Saint Peters Bay Luxury Resort and Residences, Barbados
Korby Banner
We will also be part of PIE Bookazine milesone’s 10th! The high fashion lifestyle magazine will be including us in a four page photoshoot.Celebrity stylist/photographer Korby Banner of “Style By Jury” will be joining us to do the shoot and we are thrilled to be working with Korby again.
Lilly Pulitzer
It will feel great to leave our winter wear behind and enjoy our light and flirty Lilly Pulitzer summer dresses from Island View, Oakville.
Darrin Robinson of EMERGE Lifestyle and Fitness Training
And thanks to our trainer Darrin Robinson of EMERGE Lifestyle and Fitness Training, Oakville, those dresses are fitting mighty nicely these days!
During our week long stay we’ll be staying at one of the most stunning properties in Barbados, the Saint Peter’s Bay Luxury Resort & Residences on the North West coast of Barbados. Where every amenity one can imagine is here for the guest’s enjoyment.
We’ll explore not only the island but the gastronomy of Barbados and her signature drink rum,from the sugar cane fields to the distillery. Boundless activities await us too including sailing the sea, swimming with turtles,Bajan music and dance plus a little relaxation.
Whether you choose to own or rent! Tell them The Wine Ladies sent you.
About Saint Peter’s Bay Luxury Resort & Residences
Developed and presented by UNNA Luxury Resorts & Residences, Saint Peters Bay features a stunning collection of three and four bedroom beachfront homes for ownership and vacation rental coupled with an array of attractive amenities and exceptional personalized service. Ultimately, whatever meaning you seek, Saint Peter’s Bay means the best of Barbados and the best of Caribbean living.
Saint Peter’s Bay Luxury Resort & Residences
Saint Peter’s Bay comforts include our water taxi service to surrounding locations, lagoon style pool, beauty salon, fitness centre, breezy gazebo bar and convenient access to enjoy all our enchanting island has to offer.
Saint Peter’s Bay Luxury Resort & Residences
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Port Ferdinand Marina and Luxury Condominium Resort
About Port Ferdinand Marina and Luxury Condominium Resort
Port Ferdinand Marina and Luxury Condominium Resort is a sixteen acre exclusive residential marina resort located just north of historic Speightstown on the Barbados Riviera. Port Ferdinand is a boat owner’s haven offering a lifestyle unmatched by any other in the Caribbean. It is luxury with soul, where the comforts of home meet unrivaled amenities.
Port Ferdinand Marina and Luxury Condominium Resort
The resort marina features 120 berths with 83 luxury homes, each with impressive views of the captivating horseshoe shaped marina and turquoise Caribbean Sea. Dine in style at our fine dining restaurant, spend a day being pampered in our spa, head out to sea on a paddle board adventure, take a picnic from our gourmet store on your yacht for a day or simply relax at home. We have it all.
The Wine Ladies TV
More About The Wine Ladies TV…. If you have a great story idea or adventure, we would love to hear from you. Check out our last adventure in Peru!
The Wine Ladies TV “One Sip at a Time”
“One Sip at a Time” follows the adventures of The Wine Ladies, Georgia and Susanne; sisters, entrepreneurs, wine lovers and food aficionados who travel the world with a sense of adventure and discovery. Bringing the audience the latest and the coolest in everything wine, culinary and lifestyle related.
Georgia and Susanne have a knack for discovering wine, spirits and culinary treasures in the most unlikely places The Wine Ladies travel the globe encountering fascinating people while on spectacular adventures, whether stomping grapes in Italy, driving a mechanical harvester, horseback riding among the vineyards along the foothills of the Andes, or sabering champagne at a red carpet event.
Each episode focuses on an adventure and special guest appearance by a winemaker, master chef, restaurateur, or celebrity from many walks of life whether in sports, music, entertainment or leading business entrepreneur. It’s all intertwined with the love of the grapevine!
Celebrity Homes, featuring The Wine Ladies in Homes and Cottages Magazine.
Homes and Cottages recently visited their homes and have featured them as the Celebrity Home feature.
The Wine Ladies-Georgia Mense -Chase and Susanne Seelig- Mense are media darlings when it comes to the fruit of the vine. Known simply to their fans as Georgia and Susanne, The Wine Ladies host an Internet TV show and are sought after as guest speakers and celebrity hosts for events across the country. They market fine wines and wine related products through their online store and have garnered Entrepreneur of the Year from the Oakville Ontario Awards for Business Excellence. The Wine Ladies having just celebrated their 10th anniversary are the top media wine personalities in Canada. Homes and Cottages recently visited their homes and have featured them as the Celebrity Home feature.
Homes and Cottages Magazine Cover.
Pick up a copy or visit www.HomesandCottages.com
Celebs Suburban Stars, The Wine Ladies featured July 2008!
Our adventure to Peru, a world of hidden treasures. Truly magical!
Georgia and Susanne choose Pisco to create their own special cocktails at Pisco Bar in Lima, Peru.
Pisco es Peru… as is world class gastronomy, spectacular landscape, incredible people and of course Machu Picchu!
In a word, our adventure to Peru, a world of hidden treasures was magical.
Our mandate as we landed on Peruvian soil, in the capital city of Lima, located in a desert, surrounded by surreal spaces of sand dunes was to discover the “Pisco Trail”. Pisco, you see is the name of Peru’s national drink, a grape spirit, a wonderful elixir that is made with grapes from vast, green vineyards that flourish in the heart of the arid deserts of Peru. Our exploration of this traditional spirit that dates back hundreds of years was a delectable journey of a drink of equisite qualities. There is a story to Pisco, we enjoy the unravelling of its secrets and its mysteries as shared with us by the proprietors of several Bodegas. Be sure to ask for Pisco on your next evening out, as Pisco is the new rising star at the bar!
Pisco is Peru – The Wine Ladies TV Part 1
Pisco is Peru – The Wine Ladies TV Part 2
Pisco is Peru – The Wine Ladies TV Part 3
Many thanks to our new Peruvian good friends that made this trip ,one of a lifetime!
From left to right: Andres E. Machalski, Lyris Monasterio,Georgia, Susanne,Ana Maria Vegas Castillo,Ricardo Carpio Valdes and Jose Luis Peroni
Where there is drink there is food, and Peru is widely known as the gastronomic capital of the Americas by many a chef around the world. Each and every meal was a celebration of freshness and of fusion. Peru’s cuisine is a blend of several cultures that speak to its history. From the traditional cuisine of the Indians, to that of the Spanish conquerors, the influx of Japanese and Chinese. And with the diversity of the landscape from the coastal region with a selection of over 2,000 fish to choose from, and the Andean highlands the purple, red, yellow “chocla” corn, with 3,000 kinds of potatoes the possibilities are endless!
Our adventures were not restricted to our dietary pleasures alone… as there were numerous moments of “participAction” as well! Riding the “Paso horses” for example at the stunning traditonal yet extremely innovative Bodegas Carevedo founded in 1884. Following our delicate dismount we learn from the passionate and charismatic co-owner and master distiller Johnny Schuler of the history and breeding of these particular horses, and how they related to the history of Pisco.
At Bodegas El Sarcay, another award winning Pisco producer, hawks are trained here to keep the smaller birds at bay and away from the vineyards. We are hypnotized by the majestry of the hawks and a gloriously bedazzling eagle as they fly to our extended arms piece of meat in hand.
The Wine Ladies explore Machu Picchu!
Finally Machu Picchu, one of the wonders of the world….Arresting, transformational and powerful with take-your-breath-away beauty. Truly no words can adequately describe how you feel standing in the immense presence of what is Machu Picchu! An ancient civilization, a city in the sky, a wonder of the world!
Thrilled to announce that we are heading to PERU to shoot an episode of The Wine Ladies TV, our reality show about our adventures in wine, food and travel! This would include exploring the gastronomy of Peru, restaurants, wineries, the fishing, travel to Machu Picchu, the history, making and enjoyment of Peru’s signature drink Pisco, organic coffee, organic cacao, the culture, gold, Peruvian alpaca, cotton and general points of interest. Stay tuned!
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Peru’s award as the World’s Leading Culinary Destination 2012 by World Travel Awards was celebrated in Toronto at the Annual Pisco Peruvian Night.
Celebrating with brothers Giancarlo and Alessandro Colombaro, owners of Pisco restaurant, Toronto with the Pisco Sour and classic Peruvian fare the pan con chicharrón. Delish!
The Pisco Sour
Many Peruvian tipplers prefer to mix pisco with lime juice, sugar syrup, egg white, Angostura bitters and ice — the classic formulation known as a pisco sour and long claimed by Peruvians as their national cocktail.
The Wine Ladies, Georgia and Susanne with Jose Luis Peroni,Director Trade Commission of Peru,OCEX Toronto.
More About The Wine Ladies TV…. If you have a great story idea or adventure,we would love to hear from you.
The Wine Ladies TV “One Sip at a Time”
“One Sip at a Time”follows the adventures of The Wine Ladies, Georgia and Susanne; sisters, entrepreneurs, wine lovers and food aficionados who travel the world with a sense of adventure and discovery. Bringing the audience the latest and the coolest in everything wine, culinary and lifestyle related.
Georgia and Susanne have a knack for discovering wine, spirits and culinary treasures in the most unlikely places The Wine Ladies travel the globe encountering fascinating people while on spectacular adventures, whether stomping grapes in Italy, driving a mechanical harvester, horseback riding among the vineyards along the foothills of the Andes, or sabering champagne at a red carpet event.
Each episode focuses on an adventure and special guest appearance by a winemaker, master chef, restaurateur, or celebrity from many walks of life whether in sports, music, entertainment or leading business entrepreneur. It’s all intertwined with the love of the grapevine!
It is time to Emerge with Darrin…Emerge Lifestyle and Fitness Training. The Wine Ladies get in shape!
Our fitness journey with Darrin Robinson of Emerge Lifestyle and Fitness Training
With Darrin Robinson Day #1 Training begins! Our 90 day transformation.Check out the H2O in our signature wine glasses!
With Darrin Robinson Day #1 Training begins! Our 90 day transformation.Check out the H2O in our signature wine glasses!
We love our job as “The Wine Ladies” and appreciate every day and all that it brings. Fabulous, entertaining and interesting people and places, incredible wines and spirits and delicious and diverse foods from around the world…. all make up our daily diet for life!
Yes, we know… it’s a tough life…. but believe it or not, this amazing lifestyle definitely has a few major challenges too!
The major snag in all of this is…. the challenge to maintain a healthy balance, an abundance of energy and a healthy body! A fit strong body with enough lean body mass to allow us to indulge in all of the above.
The last couple of years have definitely become more of a struggle. We recognized that we needed to take some kind of action but what? And that’s where Emerge Lifestyle and Fitness Training comes in… and so does super personal trainer/nutritionist and author/ Darrin Robinson.
A quick visit to his studio, a thirty minute chat and learning Darrin’s philosophy that we “can bid adieu to our treadmill and stair master”…is all we needed. “We are in, when do we get started?”
Oh and the testimonials and before and after posters of a few of his clients…. well those helped too.
Oh and the testimonials and before and after posters of a few of his clients…. well those helped too.
Our individual food plan… key is planning ahead!
Our individual food plan… key is planning ahead!
In a nutshell, Darrin says “the goal is to achieve a certain level of fitness, a reasonable percentage of lean body mass that will allow you to indulge guilt-free, in whatever strikes your fancy whether it be in a glass or on a plate… or both!
It has been two weeks since we had our preliminary consult with “kick-@#5$* Darrin. Our goals are a little different but the journey is the same.
My goal, Georgia is to rid myself of these skinny legs and put on some serious muscle!
My goal, Georgia is to rid myself of these skinny legs and put on some serious muscle!
I’ve been on an extended hiatus from working out and its definitely time to hit the weights… “not the treadmill or the bike “ says Darrin, but weights… that’s what you need to achieve a place of fitness and body composition that will allow you to enjoy those amazing foods and wines guilt FREE! Really? Guilt FREE?
As for me, Susanne, I am ready to be the best that I can be. Super strong, fit and looking FF (#oxo%%4* FABULOUS!!!).
As for me, Susanne, I am ready to be the best that I can be. Super strong, fit and looking FF (#oxo%%4* FABULOUS!!!).
To be able to slip on an outfit and it looks just right. No fuss, no bother. Confident everytime. My goal is to be at about 15-20% body fat! Hey I might even apply for a Fitness Model competition too. Lets see where this adventure takes me.
Be sure to look for our weekly posts of “Darrin says”, little golden nuggets of knowledge that will help us in our quest to meet our goals”
1.Darrin says…. too often we think about sacrificing certain foods when trying to get get fit or lose a few pounds… why not think about what your fit body is sacrificing to eat those foods instead?
2. Darrin says…. Eat frequently….
3.Darrin says…. Post workout shakes. It’s very important to feed your muscles within an hour after finishing your workout.You require a quickly absorbed protein and quickly absorbed high GI simple carb. At Emerge each client is given a custom post workout shake with whey protein and a dextrose based carb source to ensure rapid recover for our client’s muscles.Stay tuned for our progress results o Monday Nov 25th, 2013!
It is important to eat frequently, but not too frequently! Six meals a day is the way to go, eating every 21/2 – 3 hours. More often than and your body will never get the chance to tap into your “reserve tank”. Why is this important? Think of what you eat as going into two tanks… in the first tank the calories are used for your dietary needs/calories, while in the second your “reserve tank” these calories are storing fat. If you continuously are dumping calories in your dietary tank, your body will never get an opportunity to tap into the “reserve tank” and use up those calories that are storing fat. Bottom line, eat often, not too often, use up the appropriate calories from both tanks for optimal fat burning, weight loss and overall health fitness
Darrin you see has the formula, once you reach a certain level/degree of fitness many of those calories get cheated, they have very little affect on your body, because your body is equipped to metabolize, metabolize, metabolize! We still have to be reasonable, although “The Wine Lady” reasonable might be slightly skewed, if you get our drift!
Darrin has so much valuable info to share, we really would like to share some of his tips with you. This guy rocks! Every week we will share a little bit of our journey with you as we strive to each of our individual goals! We have our eyes on the prize…
We don’t mind sharing…. if you would like to book a consultation with Darrin contact him directly.
November 11th, 2013; 1st Progress Report.
Two weeks into our Emerge Lifestyle and Fitness program with Darrin, our stories are not alike…
For me, Georgia… my first progress today report put a smile on my face! With a little increase in muscle and a reduction of fat! Darrin is pleased, but with slight reservation! Darrin says… the goal was not necessarily to lose pounds (which I did, unceremoniously) but to gain lean body mass and reduce my percentage body fat. Although I did that too, almost a full pound of muscle, Darrin says “if you are not consuming your quota of good fats and carbs accordingly, your results will be slower and/or compromised”. My mandate this week, to pay more attention to consuming the required healthy fat quota of the program, incorporating the 3-6-9- essential fatty acids, easily done when the Omega 3-6-9- oil is used for salads, veggies etc). “Make sure you eat those calories Georgia, as dictated in your tailor-made individual program”. Seven days from now, the callipers will make a comeback. I am feeling good! Stay tuned… will the scale tip downward to Darrin’s chagrin or will the “skinny-#$%$# arms and legs gain some strength and tonality? I will do my part, hopefully the body parts will cooperate.
Now as for me, Susanne… to be truthful I was a little bit disappointed in my results INITIALLY…I am still stuck on the master in the bathroom the bleep bleep bleep scale… I only lost 1 lb in 2 weeks! With years of yo yo dieting my metabolism is a lot slower than my sister Georgia who lost 3lbs!!!! But all is not lost, the good news is I also put on 2 lbs of muscle. This will help speed up the metabolism .
To be truthful on this plan I am not hungry at all and was skipping a few of the protein drinks and some of the 6 mini meals required every day. A big no no… so this week I will be much more diligent with the food plan. The good news is I can already fit into my leather pants that have been way toooooo small for many years. Just in time to, because leather pants are back in style!
November 25th, 2013; 2nd Progress Report.
Darrin Robinson and Georgia.
For me Georgia…Over the last nine months or so leading up to my knee surgery this bod of mine has taken a serious hiatus from working out. The affects of that are plain to see…long, skinny, whimpy legs, with very little muscle… oh come on, how bad can it be you might ask? Pretty bad… one of the major wake-up calls happened when I was getting a spray tan for a fashion show. After I came out of the cubicle I noticed a bunch of white lines around my knee cap area. “What happened here I ask the owner? Oh, it’s not the tanning equipment, you just don’t have any muscle there, so the spay couldn’t access that area…you really should work on that! Yikes, thanks, now that bites!
And lets not even go to the other long, thin extremities, my arms!
Alas, four weeks into working at Emerge, I feel like I am beginning to Emerge! I have gained 2 pounds of lean body mass and am leg pressing 360 pounds! Wahoo! And my skinny arms… well lets just say I got quite a few compliments on a “small bulging bicep at a recent event!
Thanks Darrin, I am slowly starting to feel a little like my old self again… and who knows the way things are going I may not need that second surgury on the other knee. Fingers crossed! .. legs and toes!
Darrin Robinson and Susanne.
For me Susanne….How does one measure happiness? One of the ways is by going through your closet and trying on things that have been gathering dust for quite some time. Trying them on
and lo and behold they fit! This has been my delightful experience this past week.
Just 3 weeks and 3 days into my physical transformation I am down 8.5 lbs of fat and up 5lbs of lean muscle mass! It truly is incredible.
I have been dedicated to the cause and have my eyes on the prize… wearing a bikini in Barbados in early January. Its been a few years to be sure! I’ll even post a picture lol. The workouts and the food plan have been great. My only real challenge has been the omission of wine from my diet for NOW only… soon to be reintroduced once I have achieved my goals
Here Darrin uses calipers on 4 body areas to measure my results! Darrin thank you for your encouragement, friendship, sense of humour and giving me this
wonderful gift!
December 13th, 2013; 3rd Progress Report.
Darrin Robinson and Georgia.
For me Georgia…
EMERGING…. with definition! So thrilled with my results so far after just 6 weeks with our awesome trainer Darrin over at EMERGE Fitness. Progress report #3. I am feeling a transformation happening. Starting off just 6 weeks ago with very little muscle, feeling a little “broken” I remember calling it, Darrin promised if I followed the program we would start to see “ripples” and a gain in muscle and strength pretty quickly. It’s actually been an enjoyable experience… the “diet” or way of eating Darrin tailor-made for me is very, very palatable! And the workouts are challenging but also an hour I truly look forward to. Darrin’s expertise, his personality and sense of humour ( he did do a little stand-up comedy) makes the time fly by, and this “back” view is not too bad… Next goal… to work on my “stilts” !
Darrin Robinson and Susanne.
For me Susanne…
Just finished up our 6th week of training with my “new best friend” Darrin over at EMERGE! I am ecstatic over my results… 10lbs of fat… count the number of fingers here! GONE and 7 lbs of new muscle is now mine! Overall, the scale shows a loss of about 6 lbs… I have to say the journey has really been a wonderful experience.I am not hungry at all, am enjoying healthy foods and the training although challenging, Darrin has created a program that is challenging for me and fits my physical condition.
We are off to Barbados in January to shoot another episode of The Wine Ladies TV and I know I will be proud to walk the beach!
Merry Christmas from Darrin, Georgia and Susanne
We ask Darrin, as The Wine Ladies “vino cheer” is a big part of the holidays! Can you offer us any hints on how we can enjoy without risking losing ground on the progress we have made in the last 7 weeks on our program?
So Darrin says… absolutely! Here are a few tricks of the trade that will allow you to indulge (without going crazy ladies) while still keeping the waistline in check!
Tip #1 If you know you are in for an indulgent evening ahead, plan ahead and cut back on the carbs and the fats thoughout the day. Stick with lean protein choices and plenty of veggies and salad to fill you up..
Tip #2 Stay hydrated before, during and post party time.
Tip #3 Decide ahead of time what your goal is for the holiday season. Do I want to maintain the momentum of losing fat and gaining muscle? Or, do I simply want to maintain my present weight/body composition throughout the holidays and resume my program in the new year? Or do I want to say to heck with it, I am going to enjoy myself, not deny myself (within reason hopefully) and get back on the program in the new year, even if that means taking a few backward steps and re-losing the 4-5 pounds you previously lost. Everybody is different, depending on where you are at this moment any one of the three choices might work for you, but the idea is choose where you are at, and embrace it. Making that mental decision alone will go a long way in your enjoyment of the holiday season. Any if you elect to take option #3, no guilt necessary, enjoy and pick up where you left off… you will get there
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!