VALENTINE'S DAY

Valentine's Survey — What's your pleasure ? — You could win a hardcover Wine Journal to record all your experiences with wines, touring, and food matches, as well as offering tips on serving and entertaining. Click here to enter.

For Valentine's Day, take your sweetheart to one of the 2005 VQA Award of Excellence winning restaurants. These restaurants have been chosen for their exceptional wine lists featuring Ontario VQA wines. Click here for the list.

WINTER WONDERLAND

Freshly fallen snow, crisp winter air — what a great time to visit Ontario wine country. Stroll the window shops in quaint country villages, explore winery boutiques, sample wines at tasting bars, and attend the many events happening at wineries this time of year. Click here for the Events Calendar.

UPCOMING WINERY EVENTS
  • Niagara Icewine Festival. For ten days in January the Niagara region is transformed into a wintry wonderland, celebrating one of Canada's most cherished products, Ontario Icewine. Enjoy gala evenings and outdoor Icewine cafés, ornate ice bars, Winemaker's Dinners and exclusive winery events along Niagara's famous wine route. January 13th to 22nd. Niagara Icewine Festival.
Niagara Icewine festival

  • The Seduction of Wine! Fine wines paired with gourmet aphrodisiacs. Saturday and Sunday, February 11 & 12 and 18 & 19 at the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Cost: $75 per person limited to 150 people per weekend. To purchase tickets, call 905-468-1950 or online at www.niagaraonthelake.com.

  • Cuvée. Cuvée Weekend, consisting of the Cuvée Gala, the Cuvée Awards, and Cuvée en Route, is a red carpet celebration of the best of Ontario wine and food in the heart of Niagara wine country. To purchase tickets visit www.cuvee.ca.
WHAT'S NEW AT THE LCBO

When visiting your local LCBO this month be sure to pick up a bottle or two of the Ontario Superstar wines of the month. This month offers two great value wines from Colio Estate Wines and Legends Estate Winery.

  • Colio Estate Vineyard Pinot Grigio VQA 503391.
  • Legends Estates Cabernet Franc VQA 390195.

For more information, visit your local LCBO or www.lcbo.com.