Events 2012
– February
Savvy Winemakers’ Brunch - Ottawa
Location:
Offsite Event - Panorama Room - National Arts Centre, Ottawa
Date: Feb. 5,
2012, 11am
Savvy Company is putting a twist on the classic winemaker’s
dinner…by hosting a brunch featuring multiple winemakers! Join us for Ottawa’s
first-of-its-kind Winemakers’ Brunch.
While snow falls on the Rideau Canal, inside the National
Arts Centre (NAC) you will mix & mingle with several of Ontario’s top
winemakers from Niagara & Prince Edward County – each serving their finest
sparkling, white, red & dessert wines for you to enjoy with dishes from the
savoury and decadent brunch buffet created by NAC’s
Executive Chef Michael Blackie. A special event like this offers you the unique
opportunity to learn firsthand from the winemakers about their wines, winery
& their winemaking style along with food & wine pairing techniques.
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/celebrate/winterlude/calendar-events/winemakers-brunch
Taste Ontario — Ottawa
Location:
Offsite Event - National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex
Drive, Ottawa
Date: Feb. 6,
2012, 6:30-9pm
This highly anticipated taste-and-buy event is returning
to the National Gallery of Canada. Thirty-four of Ontario most passionate and
talented winemakers will be pouring over 100 wines. Join us during Winterlude 2012 and discover your Ontario favourites.
Chocolate Daze – Red Wine & Chocolate Event
Location: Winery Event
Date: Feb 11th / 12th, 2012
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bring your special valentine to the winery on Valentine’s Day weekend! Couples are treated to “BIG RED Barrel tasting” while they sample gourmet
hand-made Belgian chocolate truffles chocolates by “The Winemaker’s Wife” Wynne
Tummon.
Matters of the Heart –
“2010 Red” Barrel Sampling
Location: Winery Event
Date: Feb 18th / 19th, 2012
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bring your special valentine to the winery for this special Valentine event! Couples
will be treated to a special tasting of the 2010 Reds slotted for bottling in
May. (Our Best Reds To-date).
Matters of
the heart — Barrel Sampling will feature full bodied reds from the Hot and Dry vintage
of 2010. Come sample what could be some of Kacaba’s
Best Reds to-date. All tasting bar proceeds and donations from this special event
weekend will be donated to the Canadian
Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Barrel
Tasting and Pre-Release Sale
Weekends, February to April 2012. We will once again open our cellar doors and
invite the public to sample from tanks (stainless steel barrels) in our
winemaking production area. We will be sampling our 2011 Reserve Riesling and 2011
Rebecca Rose. This vintage is sure to please as the best Rose and Riesling
produced by Kacaba to-date.
Place you
order now before the May 2012 bottling and receive $2 off per bottle (minim
purchase 6).
2011 Reserve Riesling,
Much
more than a typical bench Riesling! Alluring notes of ripe pineapple, mango,
peach, and yellow plum intermingle and lead to a fresh balanced acidity making
for a long finish brimming with flavour. This wine
will pairs excellently with most foods but many bottles will be appreciated on their
own long before the food is served.
Prelease Price = $15.95 (save $2) - May 2012, RegularPrice
= $17.95
2011 Rebecca Rose,
Exciting
notes of strawberry, spice and rhubarb pie on the nose. A zesty palate of pink
grapefruit mixed with flavours of papaya &
strawberry. An exotic and refreshing wine to be enjoyed on
its own or with food.
Prelease Price = $12.95 (save $2) - May 2012, Regular Price = $14.95
Events 2012
– March
Cuvée en Route
– Winery Passport Program
Location: Winery Event
Friday, March 2nd / 3rd & 4th,
10am – 5pm
Tour and taste along the wine route Friday, Saturday and Sunday when the
wineries roll out the red carpet to feature special tasting flights embodying
the best of the best of Ontario wines, chosen by the winemakers. On Saturday
and Sunday, Cuvée en Route guests have the exclusive
opportunity to shop for highly prized Cuvée award
winning wines direct from the wineries.
Download 2012 Cuvée en Route
Brochure
Cuvée en Route Tickets
$30 per person, or included with purchase of Cuvée
Weekend ticket.
Kacaba Vineyards Winery
Tasting Theme: Older Vintages
Enjoy a rare opportunity to taste older vintages of GOLD MEDAL,
Reserve wines from the cellar of Kacaba’s
Library of award winning wines.
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
2004 Meritage Reserve
2004 Cabernet Franc
Reserve
Cuvée
Gala – the "Oscars" of
the Ontario wine
Location: Winery Event
Friday, March 2, 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Our Cuvée
Weekend Experience begins with the red-carpet, black-tie optional gala on
Friday night where culinary stars share the spotlight with our Ontairo wine celebrities. This spectacular Gala is hosted
by Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Often called the "Oscars" of the Ontario wine industry, the evening
celebrates the Cuvée Award winners - exceptional
wines judged by the winemakers themselves.
Cuvée Weekend Tickets
$200 per person which includes Cuvée Gala and Cuvée en Route.
($175 if purchased before Jan 1. 2012)
Food
& Drink Fest - Hamilton
Location:
Offsite Event - The Careport Centre! 270 Longwood Rd. South, Hamilton
Date: March 23rd,
24th & 25, 2012
Experience
an exciting variety of local VQA and international wines, specialty beers, and
culinary sensations created by some of the Hamilton, Halton
& Niagara Region’s most popular restaurants, breweries & wineries. Enjoy terrific live entertainment and fun informative cooking demonstrations all in one great location!
Toronto
Wine & Cheese Show
Location:
Offsite Event - The International Centre, Mississauga
Date: March 16th - 18th, 2012
Join Kacaba Vineyards in the
Experience Niagara Pavilion at the annual Toronto Wine and Cheese Show. The
three-day event features a tasty selection of gourmet foods, wines, beers and
spirits, as well as interactive and informative seminars.
For more information please visit www.towineandcheese.com.
Barrel
Tasting and Pre-Release Sale
Weekends, February to April 2012. We will once again open our cellar doors and
invite the public to sample from tanks (stainless steel barrels) in our
winemaking production area. We will be sampling our 2011 Reserve Riesling and 2011
Rebecca Rose. This vintage is sure to please as the best Rose and Riesling
produced by Kacaba to-date.
Place you
order now before the May 2012 bottling and receive $2 off per bottle (minim
purchase 6).
2011 Reserve Riesling,
Much
more than a typical bench Riesling! Alluring notes of ripe pineapple, mango,
peach, and yellow plum intermingle and lead to a fresh balanced acidity making
for a long finish brimming with flavour. This wine
will pairs excellently with most foods but many bottles will be appreciated on their
own long before the food is served.
Prelease Price = $15.95 (save $2) - May 2012, RegularPrice
= $17.95
2011 Rebecca Rose,
Exciting
notes of strawberry, spice and rhubarb pie on the nose. A zesty palate of pink
grapefruit mixed with flavours of papaya &
strawberry. An exotic and refreshing wine to be enjoyed on
its own or with food.
Prelease Price = $12.95 (save $2) - May 2012, Regular Price = $14.95
