NOTE: The Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake gave announced plans for the Niagara Icewine Festival in this press release issued today:
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON (THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010) During the Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Festival from January 1 to 31, the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake (WNOTL) encourage you to beat the winter cold with liquid gold.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is proud of its Icewine heritage,†said Andrea Kaiser, chair of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Festival committee. “Icewine is a world-class wine and we wanted to create a world-class event that fully celebrates what we think is winter’s rare gift.â€
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Festival includes a variety of Icewine-inspired events offered by the members of the WNOTL and Niagara-on-the-Lake restaurants. The flagship event of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Festival is the Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Village on Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 11 am to 5 pm on Queen Street in the centre of the Heritage District. The event pairs Icewines from the 25 WNOTL with Canadian Jazz music and Icewine-infused delicacies from Niagara-on-the-Lake restaurants. On the evening of Saturday, January 22, 2010, from 9 pm to 11 pm, wine country’s hottest Icewine “Mixologists†will compete in the Icewine Cocktail Competition. The best part of this event is that guests get the opportunity to sample innovative Icewine cocktails.
In addition, the Heritage District of Niagara-on-the-Lake will be the site of Icewine Legends (offered the weekends of January 15/16, 22/23, 29/30, 2011), a tasting series lead by Niagara-on-the-Lake’s founding and upcoming Icewinemakers; Icewine & A Movie (offered Saturday, January 15, 2011), a celebration of Icewine and 50 Years of the Shaw Festival and Goodies for Grownups (offered Saturday, January 29, 2011), an Icewine and dessert reception hosted by celebrity Chef Anna Olson. For details on Niagara-on-the-Lake winery and restaurant event listings, visit Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Every day the WNOTL welcome guests to Wine Country to savour the richness of the region and to experience the 25 distinct wineries each with its own personality reflected in the wines they craft. The members of WNOTL are: Cattail Creek, Château des Charmes, Coyote’s Run, Hillebrand, Ice House, Inniskillin, Jackson Triggs, Joseph’s, Konzelmann, Lailey, Maleta, Marynissen, Niagara College, Palatine Hills, Peller Estates, Pillitteri, Pondview, Ravine, Reif, Riverview, Southbrook, Stonechurch, Stratus, Strewn and Sunnybrook Farm.
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