Volume 10 Issue 11

November 2015 

 

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Ottawa K2C 1E6

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2016 Wine Calendar
Come on in to pick up your 2016 Wine Calendar.  
Our 2016 Wine Calendar is once again chock full of great wine tips and ideas to tempt you throughout the year. 
 
And we continue to offer our Wine Calendar at no cost to our Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris customers.  
 
Just one of the little ways we like to say "Thanks".
Remembrance
Day
Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris will be closed until 12:30 on Tuesday, November 11.
Great Things Take Time
Like planning holiday gatherings and mailing gifts to distant relatives, making wine takes some planning-ahead.

Plus, when it comes to the holidays, the more you can do ahead of time the better, right?
Here are some things to consider read more...

With many thanks
to our friends at
Wine Kitz Pickering.
Who's Already Thinking Christmas?
I bet many of you are already agonizing over your Christmas lists and looking for something unique for those very special but very hard-to-buy for folk. 

How about:
  A Complete Winemaking Experience!
Starting at $200
* Wine kit of your choice
* 30 wine bottles
* 2 Bottle Bins (as seen on Dragon's Den)
* Winery fee (including   corks, and shrink tops)
* Gift Wrapping
We also customize
Gift Certificates for any amount and for any Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris services and products. Our customized certificates are attractively presented in a wine bottle decorated for that special occasion.
Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris
makes holiday gift
giving easy!

Wines Of The Month 

Every month we feature a red and white wine from both our Ultimate Estate Reserve (premium) and Traditional Vintage (value) collections at 10% off the regular kit price.  
10% Off 

During November*
VIEUX CHÂTEAU DU ROI
   
CALIFORNIA
CHARDONNAY

 

If you love these wines or have been wanting to try them, don't miss out on these savings!

 

Click here for more information on our Wines Of The Month.

 

*Sale ends on the last day of the sale month. Cannot be combined with any other discount or offer. Offer available while supplies last.
Used Corks
Used cork is a popular product that can be recycled into many everyday items. 
Our Wine Kitz partner in Pickering collects used corks to sell online with the proceeds going to children's charities. 

The Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris Team continues to support this effort.
So, don't be shy. 
Bring us your corks. 

Regular

Hours of Operation
The Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris team is available
7 days a week for your shopping convenience.

Monday to Friday 10-9
Saturday 9-5
   Sunday 10-5   
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Hello Everyone
PASSPORT SERIES
2016
LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER
THESE EXCEPTIONAL
LIMITED RELEASE WINES
Available for just a short time each year, and by reservation only, the exclusive Passport Series™ promises you a new exhilarating journey, making this collection a highly sought after one-of-a-kind wine experience.
Every Year An Adventure 
Every Bottle An Expedition
 
CABERNET FRANC/
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
(Murray Darling & Riverland, Australia)
Release Date December 2015

MONTEPULCIANO
(Umbria, Italy)
Release Date January 2016
 
SAUVIGNON BLANC/MUSCAT
(Lodi, California)
Release Date January 2016

PINOT NOIR/MERLOT/SYRAH
(Chile & Argentina)
Release Date February 2016

THREE COUNTRY CAB
(California, South Africa, Spain)
Release date March 2016

CLICK HERE for more information and pricing on these exceptional wines.

PRE-ORDER DEADLINE
FOR ALL WINES IS
NOVEMBER 20

Call or email to pre-order yours today.

All kits make 30-750ml bottles of wine. A winery fee of $50.00 per batch applies to all wines made in store. 
WINE AND YOUR
SEX DRIVE
Wine and sex is definitely not a pairing that instantly pops into mind. However, even though we don't talk about it, wine is used as a social lubricant all the time. Which left us wondering...

With many thanks to our friends at Wine Folly
AMARONE
Last month you may recall me talking about a $58 bottle of Italian Amarone from a well-known commercial producer that I had tasted during a wine-tasting seminar. I had told you that, while it was a "nice" wine, it had no "wow" factor and that I believed our own Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone showed more fruit, more depth and more complexity. 
Following that experience, Wendy Smyth, our travelling Sommelier who writes our Wines With Wendy column, did an in-depth tasting of our Premium Cellar Craft Sterling Amarone style, along side our Ultra Premium Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone style. 

You really do need to read what Wendy says. It's wines like these that keep our customers coming back again and again. Click here to read Wendy's notes
The air is crisp, the leaves are ready for raking, the squirrels are scurrying to stock their dens, and the Halloween goblins have come and gone. To me, November is always a time for personal restocking to ensure I'm ready for the cold, snowy days ahead. So I've checked that the winter wear is ready to go and that my cellar is well filled for the months ahead. I'd say I'm ready.

How fortunate I was in October to have the opportunity to pick grapes at By Chadsey's Cairns winery in Prince Edward County. And Winemaker Vida welcomed me to the team to help sort the grapes for de-stemming and crushing. (Did you know that if you let a lady bug slip through, the grape must will smell like peanut butter?) I am always awestruck by the fragility and complexity of the winery process and the commitment and passion of the winemakers. Really hard work (but of course I found the après wine and cheese helped a lot). 

The Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris team was at the National Women's Show October 24 & 25 where we had the opportunity to showcase a few of our wines and speak with over 700 women about the ease and fun of custom wine making. We love introducing the art of custom wine making to the millennials who are embracing the practice with great enthusiasm.

And this past weekend found me pouring, tasting and schmoozing
at the 30th Anniversary Edition of the National Wine & Food Festival. I always enjoy assisting the National Capital Sommelier Guild with the Tutored Tasting seminars. I even got to taste several delicious offerings from Anna Olson, Canada's most beloved pastry chef, who was one of the Show's star presenters.

Fall is always a busy time at Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris and this year is no exception. Our winery is bustling as our customers get ready for the Christmas season. And, just in case you were wondering, the very last day for starting wine for holiday sharing is November 12.

Cheers! 



 
Linda LeGroulx
 
WINE KITZ OTTAWA IRIS
OTTAWA'S #1 WINE-MAKING DESTINATION  

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