No.99 Club: September 2021

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - myWineCountry Tour!

Make your visit to Wine Country the best yet with this all-inclusive tour between some of Niagara’s best estates.

SEPTEMBER 2021

This all-inclusive touring package, in partnership with Brewery & Distillery Tours Niagara, includes transportation to and from your hotel in Niagara Falls or Niagara-on-the-Lake, plus stops and experiences at Peller Estates, Trius Winery and Wayne Gretzky Estates. Visit myWineCountry.com to learn more.

Itinerary: 11:30am

Niagara Falls pickups

12:00pm

Niagara-on-the-Lake pickups

12:30pm

Greatest Winery Tour at Peller Estates

1:15pm

Lunch at Barrel House Grill* or The Winery Restaurant at Peller Estates

3:00pm

The Trius Tour at Trius Winery

4:30pm

The Wine, Whisky and Beer Tour at Wayne Gretzky Estates

5:45pm

Depart for drop offs to Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls

Call our Wine Country Concierge at 1-888-510-5537 to reserve your group today! $50 gift card for lunch included in tour price. *Barrel House Grill is weather dependent.

Itinerary times subject to change.

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Harvest Season!

Here’s one to buy

No. 99 Amber Ale

$34.95 for 12 /473ML

Deep amber in colour with a tan hued foam, this beer has aromatic notes of grains, caramel, toasted bread, citrus, and malty sweetness. Full-bodied and richly fl avoured, this ale has punchy notes of roasted grains, caramel, and a long lingering finish.

Wayne Gretzky Estates Estate Series Pinot Noir 2018 $29.95/750 ML

Available, at the Estate in Niagara-on-the-Lake and online at thewineshops.com

WINEMAKER’S NOTEBOOK

ORIGIN:

VQA Niagara Peninsula

STYLE:

Light to medium-bodied and elegant

ALCOHOL:

12.7%

Harvest season has finally arrived. We have been busy prepping the cellars, welcoming new harvest staff, and having health and safety meetings to make sure we continue to stay safe and physically distanced. Our sparkling grapes and early ripening white varieties are picked first (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling), while the red grapes spend a longer time on the vines to ripen throughout October. It’s the busiest time of the year, but we’re all excited to see how the wines taste throughout fermentation.

Winemaker’s notes: A classic single varietal from our Clark Farm Vineyard (70%), and from long-standing growers within the Niagara Peninsula. After a two-week maceration, the wine was aged for 11 months in French oak barrels and received a full malolactic fermentation.

shandy

Best served: At a cool room temperature of 15 to 17°C. Drink now to 2023. Enjoy paired with portobello mushroom burgers, duck breast, mushroom risotto, veal parmesan and meaty lasagna.

B ACK YA R D

As a rule, it’s always handy to have a selection of No. 99 beers on ice. There’s nothing more refreshing than a frothy brew in a chilled glass on a hot day, but how about enjoying a beer with a twist – A shandy. A traditional shandy is typically half beer and half lemon-lime soda, and 100% refreshing. You’ve seen a mimosa bar before, but here are some ideas to create your own shandy bar.

— ZAC KVAS —

Lakeside Shandy THE BASE

No. 99 Premium Lager, Session Ale, Hazy IPA, Hazy Pale Ale

THE MIX

Fresh Lime, Lemon, Orange and Grapefruit Juice, Citrus Soda, Lemonade, Sparkling Wine, No Boats on Sunday Cider or Spritzer, Wayne Gretzky Estates Simple Syrups

THE GARNISH

Citrus Wheels, Berries, Apple Slices, Fresh Herbs, Sugar or Salt to rim the glass

1.75oz

any Wayne Gretzky Simple Syrup

1oz

lemon juice

8oz

chilled No.99 Premium Lager or Session Ale

Build cocktail in a chilled pint glass, stir and enjoy!

Garnish with an orange slice.

Flavour profile: Bright ruby red in colour with a bouquet of red cherry, red currant, smoky oak, earth, and spice. You’ll find the same fl avours on the palate along with soft tannins, good structure, and an extra dry finish with notes of red berry tea, red currant, red plum, spice, and earth.

Wayne Gretzky Estates Riesling 2020 $14.95/750 ML

ORIGIN:

VQA Niagara Peninsula

STYLE:

Off-dry and refreshing

ALCOHOL:

11%

Winemaker’s notes: Riesling grapes were harvested from vineyards in the Niagara Peninsula, gently pressed and underwent a slow, cool fermentation in stainless steel to preserve the bright aromatics. The fermentation is stopped at a point of balance to produce a wine with fresh acidity and a juicy off-dry finish.

Flavour profile: Clear and bright with a fresh aroma of tangerine, white peach, melon, and white fl owers. Wonderful fl avours of juicy citrus, peach, and tropical fruit present on the palate while notes of lemon, lime, apple, and golden kiwi linger on the refreshing finish.

Best served: Chilled at 10 to 12°. Drink while young and fresh paired with citrus chicken, seafood, barbecued pork ribs with barbecue sauce or marmalade baked ham.