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Wine Club- Why Join?
Wine Club- Why Join?
Because it’s simple, it’s not a big commitment and it allows you to have access to our wines even if you can’t make the trip to Prince Edward County. We wanted to give something to our customers that really love our wines. This wine club lets you pick your wines, get special pre-releases and special discounts on new wines! Our wine club members also get barrel cellar tour and tastings complimentary with the membership so you can bring your friends and show off your favourite wines!
Our next wine club order goes out March 1! This means you have this month to sign up!
How it works:
YOU CHOOSE-either the Winemaker’s selection or make your own selection of 3 botttles four times a year wine. Wine ships the first of the month March, June, September, December
YOUR MEMBERSIP includes a membership card, rewards points redeemable on shipping or gift items, monthly newsletter, keeping you updated on our releases and events.
EXCLUSIVE cellar and tasting notes for selected wines/ cellaring advice, and selected food pairings with recipe ideas. Membership only pricing on prerelease wines.
SPECIAL invitation to members only cellar and harvest
experience free to members*– dates will be released at beginning of the month and available on a first come first serve basis (membership includes one experience per year)
OPEN invitation to book tour and tastings for yourself and 4 guests*
COMPLIMENTARY tastings every time you visit the winery
FRONT OF LINE access to older vintages and access to events.
To find out how you can join check out our website:http://grangeofprinceedward.com/wine-club/
*Set number of spots available so it is first come first serve
Our New Releases Spring 2011!
Here are the wines next up on the bottling line!
2010 Trumpour’s Mill Pinot Gris
This is our next big release! The 2009 has been sold out in the winery since November making the 2009 Pinot Gris available only in LCBO stores. The 2009 Pinot Gris was a huge success, and we are sure the 2010 is even better! The 2010 Pinot Gris has a gorgeous bright peachy colour. It has fresh aromas of peaches and apple which follow through on the palette and lead into a rich and spicy finish. It is a great wine to pair with anything from Thai curries to salmon or even orchard fruit desserts. Or perfect to sip on a patio on a summer evening!
2008 Grange of Prince Edward Rosé Brut
This is our very first 100% Pinot Noir sparkling wine with a beautiful rosy color! This 2008 brut has an amazing concentration of tiny bubbles which give this wine a luscious mousse and amazing mouthfeel. The nose has notes of granny smith apple, pear, brioche, elderflower and a fresh minerality. This same minerality is distinctive on the palette along with fresh citrus notes. This wine is well rounded and smooth with a very long grapefruit finish; reminiscent of fine old world sparkling wines, this brut was just made for celebrations! Try it with seafood especially oysters.Expected to be released Mother’s day weekend 2011. We will be taking preorders; for details, e-mail us:info@grangeofprinceedward.com
2010 Trumpour’s Mill Rosé
The perfect spring time wine to be released May 2011! Our 2010 Rosé developed a beautiful ruby color. A blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir, this rosé shows aromas of fresh strawberry and ripe cherry. The palette is full-on cherry leading to a sweet cranberry finish. This is a dynamic rosé that can be paired with spicy dishes, sweet desserts. Also to be a Vintages release this spring!
2009 Trumpour’s Mill Chardonnay
Always a pleasure to taste the new vintages of our unoaked chardonnay! Our 2009 Chardonnay is pale straw in colour with a nose of orchard fruit and citrus. The palette has bright apple and lemon notes and finishes with clean minerality. This chardonnay is perfect to pair with herbed chicken or fish, with cheeses or as a chilled summer white. Expected to be released Spring 2011.
For more details on our wines and how to get your hands on them check out our wine list- www.grangeofprinceedward.com
Our Upcoming Events- February and March
Sneak Peak of our 2008 Rosé Brut for Valentine’s Day!
Come by the winery this weekend, February 12th and 13th for our pre-valentine celebration!
We have having a special sneak peak of our first Rose Brut. We will also be doing chocolate and wine pairings. It’s a great way to get some new ideas for your Valentine’s Day celebrations!
Seriously Cool Chardonnay Media Tasting
“If you missed last year’s historical “Seriously Cool -Ontario Chardonnay” OWS event, you get a second,better chance to taste the best that Canada has to offer… all in one place. This year the Seriously Cool – Great Canadian Chardonnay Grape, take on the Big Apple’s critics and trade. Selected by a panel of experts from the 100 submitted, this year’s top Chardonnays from Ontario and British Columbia will be available for tasting in this dress rehearsal before the wines head to the McGraw Hill building high up in the skyline of New York City in midtown Manhattan. The wineries that will be going to New York City will be pouring their showcase wines for us!” Tuesday, February 22, 2010- 2:00pm to 5:00pm- Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
Wine List:
http://www.ontariowinesociety.com/flyers/seriouslycool-winelist.htm
Eventbrite:
http://seriouslycool2011.eventbrite.com/
Seriously Cool New York Wines
“Building upon the highly successful Seriously Cool Chardonnay media tasting held in London, England last spring, Canadian wine producers now have their sights on the Big Apple. The New York City event will take place on March 8 and will include a larger representation of cool climate VQA Chardonnays featuring 54 wines from 31 Canadian wineries located in British Columbia and Ontario.”
For More Info: http://coolchardonnay.ca/newyork2011
Cab Franc- Pairings and Recipes
This month, here at the grange is going to be #cabfrancmonth. Watch our blog, twitter and facebook for tasting notes, recipes, food pairings, reviews and more!
The Main Idea-
When I make dinners to pair with the cabernet franc I always try to incorporate a little charcuterie or cheese. But using the same flavours from other food works just as well. Salty things like olives, anchovies, etc. are great additions to dishes with this wine. Flat bread style pizzas are always the first thing that comes to mind for me. I like it for wine pairing because you can have a lot of different flavour combinations to try out. Things like prosciutto and arugula, roasted tomato and black olive, and parmesan and Italian sausage all will bring out new and interesting flavours in the wine.
But this time of year, I like to have warmer, richer dishes and so I’ve come up with a chilli “recipe” that will work great with the wine, without being over powering. I find these sorts of dishes work best when you do everything from taste. So, first off instead of using ground beef I used large cubed beef. Stewing beef is perfect. And in fact its best browned first just as in a stew. Then I like to add a couple of types of beans to add color and texture; generally I’ll go with one light coloured bean and one dark. A little shallot or onion and a little garlic go a long way in this dish as well, so don’t over power it with too much. In terms of the rest of the flavours, I like to keep it salty and spicy- avoid anything too green or vegetal (no carrots, green pepper, corn, potato) Also, Using fresh tomato is always something I’d suggest, as you can get hot house tomatoes all year around. I also like using a little of the wine in the chilli base; it will be subtle, but it will influence the pairing. Then just use enough fresh ground pepper and some nice herbs; thyme, bay etc. Avoid anything too overpowering like oregano. And then just play along with the balance of things. Let it simmer for an hour and then try it out!
Dessert (of) course-
This cab franc is also great for desserts. A wintery dessert classic for me has always been poached pears. And poaching them in cab franc is a lovely option.
Cab franc ice syrup is a great ingredient for desserts. Made from all Canadian grapes, ice syrup is a delicious and unique feature for a dish. Check out their recipe for blueberry ice squares here! But keep it local with frozen blueberries!
http://www.icesyrup.com/recipes/lynn/BlueberryIceSquares.html
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