Saturday August 21, 2010
Mori Gardens Highway 55, Niagara Stone Road
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Stay overnight and continue the experience with these optional tours.

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 – Wine and Culinary Tours:

These Wine and Culinary Tours will give you a chance to experience the Niagara Region on a personal level. Knowledgeable guides, a variety of wine tours within four of the appellations and tastings at three award winning wineries.

Visit Niagara’s wineries offering beautiful vistas of the surrounding vineyards and landscaping as you enjoy an exclusive sampling of some fine wines.

At Niagara Culinary Institute enjoy a food experience with a cookery demonstration in the culinary theatre and lunch in the fine dining restaurant where some of Canada’s finest chefs are trained. Niagara Culinary Institute is a world class facility which partners with top regional chefs in the community. Following your wine and/or culinary tour visit the new Wine Education Centre opened by the Prince of Wales, and the globally-recognized Niagara College Teaching Winery, both included as part of these packages.

There are 2 departures to suite your schedule:

ALL TOURS START AND END AT NIAGARA COLLEGE – NIAGARA ON THE LAKE CAMPUS – FREE PARKING

Winery Tours – depart from Niagara College at 10:00am or 1:00pm – visit 3 wineries in Niagara lakeshore, Niagara River, St. David’s Bench and Four Mill Creek Appellations. Tour includes transportation, and tastings:
Inclusive cost $45.00 per person – taxes included.

Niagara Culinary Institute – begins at 10:00 am and 12 (noon). The experience includes a cooking demonstration in the Colleges state of the art cooking theatre, followed by lunch in the fine dining restaurant.
Cost $65.00 per person (includes all taxes and gratuities).

Second session 12 Noon cooking demonstration followed by lunch of Niagara grown foods and a visit to the Niagara College winery and education centre
Cost $65.00 per person (includes all taxes and gratuities)

To Book your Sunday Tour – debbie@bbstay.ca or 1-888-805-9188
Or Grape Escape Wine Tours at 1-866-935-4445

The Passion Event in Niagara-on-the-Lake

The pass holder is entitled to visit each of the 22 participating wineries, on any and all of the five weekends in May (Saturday/Sunday). The pass entitles the holder to one wine and food pairing at each of the participating wineries.

Wine & Herb will take place each weekend in May 2010 (1&2, 8&9, 15&16, 22&23, 29&30) and runs between the hours of 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

Want a vehicle and driver?

Grape Escape Wine tours  1-866-935-4445 www.tourniagarawineries.com

or

Niagara Classic Cabs 905-262-0005 and quote “Wine & Herb” to receive your special rate.

or

Niagara Vintage Wine Tours offers packages and discounted rates for Wine and Herb pass holders. Call 905-933-7433 and mention Wine and Herb for more information, or visit www.niagaravintagewinetours.com

Check out this great B&B:  www.appletreebb.ca

No cover charge. Regular menu also available.
Reservations recommended.
February 7, 14, 21, 28
From 12 – 3 PM

The Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake
The membership is comprised of 22 distinctive wineries located in one unforgettable place nestled below the Niagara Escarpment amidst a landscape of vineyards and orchards. The 22 wineries are: Cattail Creek, Château des Charmes, Coyote’s Run, Hillebrand, Inniskillin, Jackson-Triggs, Joseph’s, Konzelmann, Lailey, Maleta, Marynissen, Niagara College, Palatine, Peller, Pillitteri, Ravine, Reif, Southbrook, Stonechurch, Stratus, Strewn, Sunnybrook Farm. More information about each of the wineries can be found at www.wineriesofniagaraonthelake.com.

The key events on the three weekends are:

All three weekends: Discovery Pass to tour wineries for icewine experiences (passes, $30, available at http://www.niagaraicewinefestival.com/)

Jan 15/16/17

    Opening Gala at the Fallsview Casino on Jan 15, 2010 (tickets, $175, available at http://www.niagaraicewinefestival.com/)

    Icewine Seminars at the Market Room in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Courthouse, 1 and 3 pm, Jan 16 and 17 — expert instruction and live jazz entertainment (tickets, $20, available from the Chamber of Commerce)

    Canadian Jazz Hall of Fame Brunch in the Grand Hall at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Courthouse, 11-1 pm Jan 17 — live jazz, terrific food and wine (tickets, $50, available at the Chamber of Commerce  905-468-1950)

    Winter Winefest in Jordan, Jan 16 and 17

Jan 23/24

    Icewine Street Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, 11-5 on Jan 23, 12-5 on Jan 24 — free admission, icewine, cocktails and food available for purchase, live ice carving

    Icewine Seminars at the Market Room in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Courthouse, 1 and 3 pm, Jan 23 and 24 — expert instruction and live jazz entertainment (tickets, $20, available from the Chamber of Commerce)

    Icewine Cocktail Competition on Queen Street in NOTL, Jan 23, 9 pm-11 pm — free admission, icewine, cocktails and food available for purchase, live jazz

    Winterfest in the Square, downtown St Catharines, 7-11 pm

 Jan 30/31

    Icewine Seminars at the Market Room in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Courthouse, 1 and 3 pm, Jan 30 and 31 — expert instruction and live jazz entertainment (tickets, $20, available from the Chamber of Commerce)

    Live Jazz performances at restaurants, hotels and wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Jan 30 and 31

Why not treat yourself to a couple of days fun? Book a cozy B&B like this and enjoy a little winter this year.

The Parade will begin at the corner of King and Centre Streets. It will turn right on Castlereagh, left on Wellington, left on Byron, left on Simcoe, and left again onto Queen St.

Come by and watch the parade makes its way through historic downtown Niagara on The Lake. 
Probably one of the best Santa Claus parades in Canada.

City: Niagara on The Lake
Date: December 12, 2009
Time: Parade starts @ 11:00 am

Why not take a mini vacation an stay overnight at  a downtown bed and breakfast? Check this out www.appletreebb.ca