No.99 Club - January 2023

What’s Happening in Niagara Wine Country

Winter Dining

Experiences

Various 2023 Dates

$155 + tax for Wine Club members

Escape to Niagara Wine Country with an exquisite dining experience hosted by Chef Ross Midgley and his culinary team at Riverbend Inn & Vineyard. Each month, enjoy a themed fi ve-course long table dinner in the Coach House complete with wine pairings. Reserve a guestroom to complete your experience via riverbendinn.ca

Taste of Italy - January 27

Classic French Bistro Experience

- February 24

A True Quebecois “Sugar Shack” Experience - March 24

Days of Chocolate & Cheese

Weekends in February

Explore the decadent art of wine, chocolate, and cheese pairing at over 20 estates in Niagara-on-the-Lake. VQA wines matched with chocolate or cheese-infused dishes –from classically sweet fl avour combinations to unexpected surprises. Chef Desharnais will be serving spicy bittersweet chocolate, pepita, and black bean mole sauce served over zesty cheese nacho with crumbled cotija cheese paired with our Wayne Gretzky Estates 2021 Rosé.

For event details and tickets visit wineriesofniagaraonthelake.com

Winter Snow Globe Dining

Nightly at 7pm

$195 + tax for Wine Club members

Join us for a unique outdoor dining experience in your own personal heated snow globe. You’ll enjoy a four-course prix fi xe menu with wine pairings under the stars overlooking our snow-covered vineyards. Enjoy the best fl avours of Niagara Wine Country prepared by Chef Dodd and his culinary team. At the end of the evening, enjoy Chef Frank Dodd’s homemade hot chocolate along with a roasted marshmallow toasted on your personal firepit.

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Here’s one to buy

Wayne Gretzky Estates

Butter Pecan Cream Liquor

$35.95 / 750 ML

Made from farm-fresh Canadian cream and our finest whisky, the aromas and fl avours of this cream liquor excite with rich notes of candied pecan, baked pastry, buttery custard, sweet vanilla, and a hint of whisky spice. The mouthfeel is smooth, rich, sweet, and creamy, with a long finish. Enjoy straight up or on the rocks or as a mix in your favourite desserts, coffee, or fancy drinks.

Purchase exclusively at the Estate in Niagara-on-the-Lake or online via Shop.GretzkyEstatesWines.com

Chef Parsons’ Icewine

Marshmallows

3/4 cup Vidal Icewine

3 envelopes of unfl avoured gelatin

3/4 cup water

2 cups granulated sugar

2/3 cup corn syrup

1/4 tsp salt

1 tbsp vanilla extract icing sugar for dusting

Place Icewine in a small saucepan over medium heat and simmer until reduced to 4 tsp, watching closely to prevent scorching, set aside to cool. Pour ½ cup water into a mixer bowl and sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand for 10 minutes to soften. In another saucepan, combine remaining water, sugar, and corn syrup. Once this mixture boils, let boil for 1 minute before stirring in gelatin and salt. Pour the gelatin mixture into a mixer bowl and beat with a whisk on high speed for 8 minutes. Add vanilla and reduced Icewine and continue to whisk for 2 more minutes. Transfer your mixture into a 9” square pan lined with oiled plastic wrap. Use an oiled spatula to spread evenly. Allow to set for several hours in a cool area. When fi rm, remove from pan and cut into squares. Toss each square in icing sugar to coat.

Blushing Canadian

Wayne Gretzky Estates Signature Series

Cabernet Merlot

$31.95/750 ML

ORIGIN: VQA Niagara Peninsula

STYLE: Full-bodied and structured

ALCOHOL: 13.6%

SWEETNESS: Dry, 2.2 g/L

Winemaker’s notes: A classic blend of 49% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Cabernet Franc, all harvested from the vineyards within the Niagara Peninsula. The individual wines were aged for 12 months in 60% French and 40% American oak barrels before the fi nal assemblage was created. 30% of the barrels were new oak. A full malolactic fermentation was completed in barrel to soften the mouthfeel.

Flavour profile: Deep purple garnet in colour, with a warm aromatic bouquet of ripe black cherry, black currant, spice box, cedar chest, toasty oak, and vanilla notes. On the palate, fl avours of juicy black currant and black cherry are complemented by notes of spice, vanilla, and toasty oak. Lovely notes of black tea, black currant, Chai spice, oak, and vanilla linger on the dry finish.

Best served: Serve at a cool room temperature of 17 to 18°C. Drink now to 2028. Serve with two-year-old aged Canadian cheddar; grilled medium-rare cuts of beef; rack of lamb; wild game meats; rich bean or mushroom stews; and sautéed mushrooms.

Critical Acclaim: Double Gold Medal

Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards, UK 2022 Gold Medal - 95 pointsInternational Wine Challenge, UK 2020

Wayne Gretzky Estates Vidal Icewine

$50.00/200 ML

ORIGIN: VQA Niagara Peninsula

STYLE: Rich and luscious

ALCOHOL: 11%

SWEETNESS: Sweet, 195 g/L

Winemaker’s notes: This small lot Icewine is harvested from naturally frozen Vidal grapes from Niagara Peninsula vineyards at minus 10°C. The grapes are pressed frozen, releasing the pure extract from each grape. The juice is cool fermented to retain freshness and bright fruit fl avours. 15% of the wine is fermented in oak barrels to build texture and complexity.

Flavour profile: This Vidal Icewine is bright yellow gold in colour with a classic bouquet of peach, baked apricot, mango and tangerine. The elegant mouthfeel is perfectly balanced between sweetness and acidity. Flavours of juicy peach, ripe mango and tangy marmalade explode on the palate, followed by notes of tropical fruit that linger on the long fi nish.

Best served: Serve chilled at 8 to 10°C in small white wine glasses, 1 to 2 oz per person. Enjoy now through 2028. Enjoy before a meal, chilled with your favourite vodka and a couple of frozen grapes for an amazing Icewine Martini.

Enjoy during a meal with pâté; spicy appetizers such as fi sh cakes; vegetable rolls; and Thai dishes. Enjoy with hard aged cheeses, 2 to 5-year-old Canadian cheddar or blue cheeses. You can also pair with fruit-based desserts of pineapple, apple, peach, pear, melon, and apricot.

1 oz Wayne Gretzky Estates Cabernet Franc Icewine

2 oz Trius Brut Rosé or Peller Estates Ice Cuvée Rosé

Chill the Icewine and Sparkling wine well before combining in a fl ute glass.