The Ontario Wine Society Presents The Niagara Chapter's Annual Dinner At La Cachette Restaurant at Strewn Winery, 1339 Lakeshore Rd., Niagara on the Lake Date: Friday, November 11, 2005; 6:30pm Reception, 7:00pm Dinner Members: $85     Non-Members: $95 Please note: Price includes all food, wine, taxes and gratuitites.

This year's Annual Dinner will be held at Terroir 'La Cachette' Restaurant at Strewn Winery. La Cachette is a colourful, warm, and contemporary dining room featuring fanciful artwork from the artisans of Ontario. Their French Provençal style of food, prepared by Chef Alain Levesque, is a local favourite.

Our guest speaker will be Sandy Ward; founder of the BYOW website www.BringMyWine.ca . He will speak to us on the new Bring Your Own Wine (BYOW) and Take The Rest Home (TTRH) legislations that have recently been passed. Sandy has been building Internet applications since 1996 and currently works at Yahoo! Canada as an Engineering Manager. His love of wine started while living in Ottawa but it became an obsession during the six years he lived in San Francisco; where is also discovered BYOW. Ontario passed their new BYOW law shortly after Sandy moved to Toronto. Frustrated by the lack of information on BYOW restaurants, he created www.BringMyWine.ca to share information with his friends. Within a couple of months many other people found the site and it is now the leading site for BYOW information in Ontario.

Our dinner will feature the wines of Strewn Winery. Established in 1997, Strewn made its home in what used to be Niagara Shores Canning Company. Built circa 1930's, this newly renovated building now houses Strewn Winery, Terroir La Cachette Restaurant, and The Wine Country Cooking School (Canada's only winery cooking school). Owner and winemaker of Strewn Winery, Joe Will, will be on hand to describe his wines and to talk a bit about Strewn Winery.

The menu for the evening will be:

• Sweet Pepper Cream Soup w/ Basil Aïoli
  Paired with Strewn Estates Riesling Terroir 2002
• Seared Sea Scallop w/ Watercress & Celeriac Purée
  Paired with Strewn Estates chardonnay Terroir 2001
• House Smoked Duck Magret w/ Lentil Salad
  Paired with Strewn Estates Cabernet Franc Terroir 2000
• Venison Medallions w/ Roasted Garlic & Olives Niçoise
  Paired with Strewn Estates Strewn 3 2002
• Apple & Maple Tatin
  Paired with Strewn Estates Select late harvest Vidal 1998

Directions:
Strewn Winery (1330 Lakeshore Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake) Take the QEW to Exit 38 (use the "Niagara on the Lake" ramp). Follow the signs to Hwy 55 and Niagara on the Lake. Once you're on Hwy 55, you'll come to a stop light at Four-mile Creek Rd. (in the town of Virgil). Turn left and follow past 2 stop signs. The road will dead-end at the third stop sign on Lakeshore. Strewn will be on the left at the corner of Four-mile Creek Rd. and Lakeshore Rd. For local directions or a map, visit www.strewnwinery.com or www.lacachette.com.

For information call the Niagara Wine Line at 905-685-7623 or visit www.ontariowinesociety.com. To register for this event, fill out and mail in the form provided. Seats will not be sold at the door. Members $85, Non-Members $95. Members may bring one guest at member price. Your cheque must be received by Friday, November 4, 2005. Please do not mail cash. Cancellations will be accepted up to Friday, November 4, 2005. Although we appreciate knowing your intentions, receipt of your cheque is the only way to guarantee a reservation, so please be sure to mail in your registration forms early as reservations are not accepted by phone or email. Please Note: Vouchers will not be accepted for this event.