No. 99 Club: May 2020

On-line Exclusive WAYNE GRETZKY ESTATES ‘RICHARD’S BREW’ COCKTAIL KIT MAY 2020

$56.90 Enjoy a craft cocktail at home with three simple ingredients! Find the full step-by-step video tutorial with Estate Mixologist Zac Kvas on our Wayne Gretzky Estates Instagram account @gretzkyestates.

Richard’s Brew 1 ½ oz 2 oz 1 oz

Wayne Gretzky Old Fashioned syrup Wayne Gretzky Canadian Cream Whisky Your favourite cold brew coffee

Add all ingredients to shaker filled with ice.

Shake and strain into glass of your choice.

Garnish with a cinnamon stick. *Coffee and garnish not included in kit

Created by Zak Kvas WAYNE GRETZKY ESTATES MIXOLOGIST

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Wayne Gretzky Estates Whisky Oak Aged Chardonnay

$18.95 /750 ml

Aged for 6 months in American and French oak before the blend was created, a portion of this wine spent two months with our ‘Red Cask Whisky’ oak. This added punch and power to the mouth-feel. Serve with smoked chicken in a cream sauce over pasta; turkey pot pies and rich lobster dishes. Drink now to 2024.

Available at Wayne Gretzky Estates, The Wine Shop locations, LCBO and online at waynegretzkyestates.com

WINEMAKER’S NOTEBOOK In the vineyard, the shoots are beginning to grow and flowering will start later in June. This first stage will result in grape clusters and we’ll adjust yield, or density, on the vine by shoot thinning. It’s hard to believe that we’ll see fruit in less than 90 days.

In the cellar, we’ve been busy bottling all the 2019 aromatics, just in time for patio season! It’s also time to begin harvest preparations. We are currently awaiting our barrel orders to arrive from our coopers in France and the US.

WINE, BEER AND WHISKY ANYTIME Curbside Pick-Up While we are no longer offering tastings or tours at the estate, enjoy curbside pick-up from 11am - 6pm daily. Call the retail store to place your order with a credit card.

Give us a call again when you arrive and our retail managers will bring your order out and place it in your trunk if it can be auto-opened, or on the curb for guest pick-up.

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Have your favourite VQA wine, beer and whisky delivered right to your doorstep! Shop online at shop.peller.com or call our Direct to Home team at 1-866-440-4383 from Monday to Friday, 9am - 7pm.

Wayne Gretzky Estates Rosé Spirit

$30.05/375 ml

ORIGIN: Niagara Peninsula ALCOHOL: 40% abv

Distiller’s notes: Our winemaker, Craig McDonald, working closely with some of our long-standing growers for Wayne Gretzky Estates, selected the finest Gamay Noir grapes harvested from Niagara Peninsula vineyards. The juice underwent traditional rosé wine making techniques, a short period of skin contact for colour, and a slow cool fermentation, to enhance and retain varietal expression; then it was presented to our distilling team.

The fresh and lively rosé wine was double distilled in a copper pot still to bring forth a very clean, aromatic spirit with 88% ABV. The spirit was then aged for 1 month in a stainless-steel tank to soften the mouth-feel and enhance aromatics, and aged for an additional 5 months in Wayne Gretzky Cabernet Franc Icewine barrels for added depth of flavour and mouth-feel along with a pretty rose petal pink colour. Pure, naturally limestone filtered, UNESCO-protected Niagara Escarpment water was added to achieve 40% ABV and the perfect balance of aromatics and flavours. The spirit was then bottled, ready to be enjoyed.

Flavour profile: At first swirl of the glass, look for elegant tear drops forming along the side of the glass. Aromas of strawberry cream, rhubarb, custard, red apple, floral and spice rise from the glass. The mouth-feel is smooth, warm and creamy in texture, along with a hint of sweetness. Look for flavours of red apple and berry to develop on the palate. The finish is long, lingering and warm with a note of rhubarb and spice.

Best served: Enjoy neat or on the rocks, mix with soda water and a cherry or as a replacement for vodka in Martinis and other cocktails.

Rosé Basil Smash 1 oz 1.5 oz .5 oz 5 1

Wayne Gretzky Rosé Spirit Wayne Gretzky Basil simple syrup lemon juice shakes of Wayne Gretzky Signature bitters orange slice fresh basil

Add rosé spirit, basil simple syrup, lemon juice and bitters to a shaker full of ice.

Smash a leaf of two of fresh basil between the palms of your hands and add to the shaker. Shake until chilled and strain into a martini or coupe glass. Squeeze an orange slice and add to the glass with a piece of fresh basil. Sip & enjoy!