The Ontario Wine Society Presents Icewine Weekend 2006 Date: February 4 & 5, 2006 Members (Couple): $400 (double occupancy) Members (Single): $255 (single occupancy)

Chateau des Chateau des Charmes Winery tour and tasting. Dinner and accommodations at White Oaks Inn & Resort.

SPECIAL for Niagara Chapter Members: Winery Tasting & Dinner at Chateau des Charmes only, $130 per member including taxes and gratuities (SPACE IS LIMITED)

Icewine Weekend 2006

With the weather getting colder, many of us are contemplating the dreary days of winter that follow the holiday season. Well, to fight the winter blues, The Ontario Wine Society is offering members a very special way to spend a couple of days in February with their annual Ice Wine Weekend.

This year the host winery is Chateau des Charmes. The story of Chateau des Charmes begins over five generations ago with a family that traces its roots to the Alsace region of France. In these foreign lands, the ancestors of winemaker Paul Bosc began a heritage of winemaking that would serve the family for generations to come.

A graduate of one of Europe's finest winemaking schools, the University of Burgundy at Dijon, Paul Bosc came to Canada from France in the 1960's. He brought the Old World tradition of winemaking to his new home and he grafted that knowledge and tradition to the soils of Niagara. Since 1978, guided by great vision, passion and five generations of winegrowing experience, Paul has been committed to developing the best possible vineyards sites in order to produce wines that have become recognized as benchmarks in the Ontario wine industry. The first to plant a wholly vinifera vineyard, Chateau des Charmes now encompasses four vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake totalling 250 acres - the largest winery owned vineyard holdings in the Niagara Peninsula. In 1993, they became the first Canadian winery to win a gold medal for a table wine at Vinexpo in Bordeaux, France, with their 1990 Chardonnay, Paul Bosc Estate Vineyard.

A recent recipient of the Order of Canada, Paul is joined by his wife Andrée and his son Paul-André who represents the sixth generation of winegrowing expertise.

Accommodations this year will be at the White Oaks Inn & Resort. This hotel, but a few kilometres down the road from Chateau des Charmes, features luxurious, well-appointed rooms, a fabulous fitness and recreation centre as well as many other amenities. Valet parking, use of the pool and work out facilities and breakfast are all included.

This event sells out each year and again space is very limited (maximum 50) and will be reserved on a payment received basis. Please complete the form below and return with payment (payable to the Ontario Wine Society) by Wednesday, January 4, 2006 to The Ontario Wine Society, c/o Wendy Muir, 58 Newdale Place, Brampton, Ontario, L6S 5Z3. Our guarantee of numbers must be given to the hotel at this time so there will be no refund after this date. An additional night's stay at the White Oaks Inn & Resort either Friday or Sunday is available for $137 per room, including all taxes and fees, and must be booked by the member directly with the hotel at 1-800-263-5766 ext 3310. Please mention you are with The Ontario Wine Society.

For information only (reservations will not be taken over the phone), call the Wine Line at (416) 921-9798.

• 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Private Winery Tour & Tasting hosted by the Bosc Family. Guests will be welcomed to Chateau des Charmes with a Brut sparkling wine reception in the Estate Room followed by a private winery tour. Afterwards, Paul Bosc Sr. and Jr. will lead the group in an exclusive wine tasting seminar in the St. David's Bench Vineyard Room. It will begin with a flight of unique varietals and styles, which have garnered much attention and critical acclaim. Paul Bosc Sr. will also discuss various research and development techniques employed by the winery. In keeping with the Society's Icewine Weekend theme, the tasting will be completed with a flight of the award-winning Icewines (Riesling, Vidal and TBA)
• 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Return to White Oaks Inn & Resort. Guests now have the opportunity to check into the hotel (if they haven't done so already), rest (or explore the resort) and prepare for dinner.
• 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Dinner Reception at Chateau des Charmes. Returning once again to the winery, guests will be treated to an exquisite winemakers dinner reception, catered by Chef Erik Peacock of Wellington Court Restaurant. A unique tasting menu (see below) has been prepared and paired with the fine wines of Chateau des Charmes.