No. 99 Club: October 2020

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Fall Feature Cocktail

Save the Date OCTOBER 2020

Created by Zak Kvas WAYNE GRETZKY ESTATES MIXOLOGIST

Member Exclusive Weekend Saturday, November 7, 2020 Featuring reservable taste & buy experiences at each property, membersonly private dining on Saturday, and virtual seminars on Zoom!

Snow White 4 oz 1 oz 3/4 oz 1/4 oz 1 oz 2

Wayne Gretzky Estates Riesling Wayne Gretzky Estates Vidal Icewine Wayne Gretzky Estates Vidal Artisanal Spirit lemon juice soda water apples

Add Riesling, Icewine, Vidal Spirit, lemon juice and 1 muddled sliced apple to a shaker. Muddle generously until apple is incorporated into the drink. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into highball glass with a few apple slices. Top with a splash of soda and garnish with apple slice.

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You had me at Chardonnay

Here’s one to buy NEW! Distiller’s Pick NEW!

Wayne Gretzky Estates Salted Caramel Canadian Cream

$34.95 /750 ML

Picture your favourite Wayne Gretzky Estates Canadian Cream and then add rich notes of melted caramel and a hint of marshmallow and milk chocolate. The mouth-feel is smooth, rich, sweet and creamy, with a long pleasing finish. Enjoy this over ice, in your coffee or mixed into your favourite cream-based cocktails.

Visit www.TheWineShops.com to order direct to your door!

WINEMAKER’S NOTEBOOK We are winding down after a very busy harvest with most of the cellar crew finally able to get some much-needed rest. We are pressing off our last batches of Cabernet Sauvignon and packing away all the equipment until next fall. In the cellars we are focused on fermentation, oak aging and blending throughout the winter. Soon enough, we’ll be back out in the vineyards to pick grapes for Icewine.

mixyourup WEEKLY WINE ROUTINE You can make wine a part of your weekly routine without breaking the bank.

Although there are many opportunities to make wine a part of your everyday, not every occasion requires a wine with a high price point. Follow these suggestions and you’ll find that great value wines and splurge-worthy wines both have a place on your table.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Ease into the week with a great every day drinking wine such as the Wayne Gretzky Estates Cabernet Merlot , priced under $16.

To keep things interesting, why not try a varietal that isn’t normally in your fall rotation? Mix it up with a refreshing and food-friendly glass of Wayne Gretzky Estates Pinot Grigio .

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

We’ve finally made it to hump day!

Treat yourself to something special to celebrate the halfway point of the week. Enjoy a Wayne Gretzky Estates Whisky Oak Aged Red or a Wayne Gretzky Estates Estate Series Shiraz Cabernet .

If busy weekdays call for take-out, pair it with something casual. The Wayne Gretzky Estates Baco Noir is great with pizza or enjoy the all-around food-friendly Wayne Gretzky Estates Merlot .

The Weekend!

If you’re looking to impress guests, reach for a chilled bottle of the Wayne Gretzky Estates Estate Series Pinot Noir .

Under $16

$16-$25

$25+

Wayne Gretzky Estates Estate Series Pinot Noir 2018

ORIGIN: STYLE: ALCOHOL:

VQA Niagara Peninsula Medium-bodied and elegant 12.7%

$29.95/750 ML Winemaker’s notes: A classic single varietal wine. 51% of the grapes were harvested from our Clark Farm Vineyard, the rest from long-standing growers for Wayne Gretzky Estates in the Niagara Peninsula. After a two-week maceration, the wines were aged for 11 months in French oak barrels and received full malolactic fermentation.

Flavour profile: This ruby red coloured wine has a bouquet of cherry, pomegranate, smoky oak, earth, leather and spice. This Pinot Noir shows wonderful fruit fl avours of cherry and tart red berry, with just a touch of spice. The youthful tannins provide good structure and an extra dry finish along with fl avours of red berry tea, cherry, pomegranate, spice and earth.

Best served: Serve at a cool room temperature of 15 to 17°C. Drink now to 2023. Enjoy with portobello mushroom burgers, duck breast, veal parmesan and cheesy eggplant lasagna.

Wayne Gretzky Estates Whisky Oak Aged Chardonnay 2019 $19.95/750 ML

ORIGIN:

VQA Niagara Peninsula

STYLE:

Medium to full-bodied and rich

ALCOHOL: 12.3%

Winemaker’s notes: The Chardonnay grapes were harvested from vineyards within the Niagara Peninsula. The wine was aged for 6 months in both French and American oak before the blend was created. A portion of the wine spent two months in our ‘Red Cask Whisky’ oak. This adds punch and power to the mouth-feel, along with increasing the wines ageability and subtle notes of the ‘Red Cask Whisky’.

Flavour profile: Bright straw yellow in colour with a lovely bouquet of spice, oak, vanilla bean, grilled lemon and Bartlett pear. Flavours of tropical fruit, pear and delicate spice present on the palate while ripe tree fruit, spice, oak and vanilla linger on the finish.

Best served: Serve at a cool room temperature of 14 to 15°C. Serve with smoked creamy cheeses, chicken in cream sauce over pasta, turkey pot pies or rich lobster dishes.