Niagara Chapter's April Tasting: Pinot Noir - Double Horizontal Tasting At Niagara College Teaching Winery Retail Store, 135 Taylor Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake
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"Happy Anniversary" Niagara Chapter! To celebrate our first year anniversary, we'll be sampling Pinot Noirs at the highly acclaimed Niagara College Teaching Winery! (NCT) This new facility educates the winemakers of tomorrow, as teams of students produce award winning wines under the supervision of professor winemaker Jim Warren. We'll celebrate with a toast of sparkling wine to kick off the new year. Then we'll start the tasting off with a tour of the production facilities, and finally proceed to the greenhouse, where we'll sample Ontario Pinot Noirs; including NCT Winery's award winning 2002 Pinot Noir.
Pinot Noir, otherwise known as the "Heart Break" grape, is a difficult grape to grow. This "selfish" little grape notoriously demands much attention and is a constant challenge for the growers, but if tamed, can result in a drinkable masterpiece. Find out what Ontario has to offer. Taste Pinots from the 2000 & 2002 vintages in a "stepped" horizontal tasting including a number of award winners!
Walter Sendzik will lead the tasting. Sendzik is publisher/editorial director of VINES magazine and the co-author of the Buyer's Guide to Canadian Wine, which is now in its third edition. He recently wrote the chapter on Pinot in the new Buyer's book, which was just released at the end of February, so when we say "he wrote the book on Pinot", we mean it! We're very excited to have him lead our first tasting of the new membership year!
As always, there will be hor's oeuvres and mingling afterward. We hope to see you there! NOTE: This month only, the address to send your cheques has changed from our usual address. Please send it to the St. Catharines address indicated at the bottom of the page!
For information call the Niagara Wine Line at 905-685-7623. Seats will not be sold at the door. Members $25, Non-Members $30. Members may bring one guest at member price. Your cheque must be received by Thursday, April 22, 2004. Please do not mail cash.Directions: Niagara College Teaching Winery (135 Taylor Road, RR #4, Niagara-on-the-Lake) Take the QEW to Exit 38A (Hwy. 55/Glendale Ave.) Turn right onto Glendale and follow to Taylor Road at the lights. Turn left on Taylor to the College. Turn left through the campus entrance and follow the signs for the Winery past the main building and Greenhouses. You will soon see signs for the Winery Retail Store & Greenhouse Retail Store. We will meet in this building! For a map or local directions, see www.niagarac.on.ca (then click on "sitemap", then on "maps - directions to campuses").
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Please reserve _____ space(s) for the Pinot Noir - Double Horizontal Tasting, Tuesday, April 27, 2004. Members $25; Non-members $30. Enclosed is my cheque for $_____________ (members may bring 1 guest at member price.) Please make cheques payable to "The Ontario Wine Society - Niagara Chapter". Please include a telephone number or email address that you would like us to contact to confirm that your cheque was received. Please print: NAME: _________________________________________ GUEST(S): _________________________________________ ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY: _______________________________________ POSTAL CODE: ________________________________________ TELEPHONE: (DAY)________________________________ (evening) ________________________________________ I understand and accept my personal safety responsibilities when attending an Ontario Wine Society event. SIGNED: __________________________________________ DATED: _________________________________________ |
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Please forward your registration and payment to: The Ontario Wine Society - Niagara Chapter c/o Y. Halliday, 31 Greenwood Ave., St. Catharines, ON., L2P 1X7 |
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