Happy Easter

Martin wanted to share his 2008 Easter Sunday with you, our readers:

Brunch:
Keep it light and not too late! Dinner will be huge and you have to start cooking early so ... fluffy scrambled eggs on buttered Ace organic white toast sprinkled with a tissue-thin slice of Serrano ham and a drip of truffle oil with ...2007 Chardonnay Musqué, eh - yes!

Snacks:
Nibble a bit - but hold off! Maybe a few olives and a glass of 2006 Vin Gris.

Dinner:
Sweet Potato bisque with 2002 Moira Vineyard Chardonnay.
Winter Vegetable Salad
Seven-hour roast shoulder of lamb, duck fat potatoes, creamed rosemary onions, frozen peas with 2000 Moira Vineyard Pinot Noir.
Tarte Tatin with Calvados battu and 2006 Late Harvest Gewurztraminer.

Easter Holiday Weekend Hours

Our Winery Retail Store will be closed on Good Friday, March 21 - but open on both Saturday and Sunday, March 22, and 23 from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Don't forget the Gamay or Rosé to go with your turkey or ham and the 2007 Chardonnay Musqué to go with your Easter Brunch foods.

This month, we celebrate the release of our latest VQA wine - 2006 Vin Gris. Vin Gris is a dry white wine made from the saignée of red wine grapes (in this case, 2006 Pinot Noir).

Brilliant copper colour. On the nose you will find apple crisp, rose hip, maraschino cherry, pear and honey-almond. Promising acidity and medium body awakens your tastebuds to flavours of sour cherry, lemon zest, crab apple and vanilla with a long, finish. Only 14 cases produced.

Pair it with good conversation or if you must - a raw milk 3-year old Chevre Noir from the Cheese Boutique.

Retail pricing (does not include $0.20 bottle deposit) 750 ml - $23.80, 12 bottle case - $285.60.

People Are Talking About Malivoire ...

2006 Pinot Gris VQA:
"Medium straw with lightly oxidized green tint in colour. Lime, lemon, red apple, tangerine and minerals on its nose. Light to medium bodied with under-ripe tropical fruit and tart apple flavours, great acidity and a lingering, fresh lime pulp finish. Match it with tomato marinated pork kebabs. Great value." - Zoltan Szabo (Jan-08)

“… peach blossom and peach pit bouquet; drier and less extracted than previous vintages with a fine dry, white peach and citrus flavour and a crisp minerally finish. ****” Tony Aspler (Feb-08)

“For all round drinkability the star white is 06 Pinot Gris. Fruity, fresh and friendly”. Billy Munnelly (Feb-08)

2006 Chardonnay VQA:
“Medium straw colour; toasty oak, spicy, green apple bouquet; richer on the palate than the nose suggests with spicy pineapple flavours and lively acidity. Great length. ****½ “. Tony Aspler(Feb-08)

“The 06 Chardonnay  is fresh, lean, classy and suited to summer aperitif or a patio lunch”. Billy Munnelly (Feb-08)

2006 Ladybug Rosé VQA:
“If you're in the dog house because you forgot the Valentines Day card, find yourself a bottle of Malivoire Ladybug Rosé 2006. She'll love it. For my money it's the best Ontario pink wine that doesn't only look pretty but goes very well with a range of dishes. The wine is orange-pink in colour with a fragrant bouquet of raspberries. It's medium-bodied, dry with a tangerine and raspberry flavour and just a hint of green pepper from the Cabernet Franc that dominates the blend. You can match this wine with fish dishes or white meats. And it's delicious with onion soup. That's Malivoire Ladybug Rosé 2006”. Tony Aspler (Feb-08)

“Malivoire is very committed to dry Rosé and the 06 ‘Ladybug’  was a hit with a platter of shaved chorizo. Every bottle I had this summer was a hit with whatever food was on the table” Billy Munnelly (Feb-08)

2005 Gamay VQA:
“… deep ruby colour; spicy, black cherry nose; well structured, elegant, fresh and lively with good acidity. Well integrated oak. **** (I agree with Martin Malivoire that this is a sadly neglected variety in Ontario)”. Tony Aspler (Feb-08)

“… my favourite, the 05 Gamay .  A red that’s good with almost anything, especially in summer. I’d like to see more wineries following Malivoire’s lead with Gamay”. Billy Munnelly (Feb-08)

2005 Pinot Noir VQA:
"700 cases made only. Red cherry, pomegranate, spicy sweet peony, mandarin orange and fresh trumpet mushroom  aromas. Medium bodied with intense flavours and long finish. A great Pinot by "hands-in-the-dirt-winemaker" Shiraz Mottiar. I had it with Marc Thuet's boudin noir au jus and fresh white truffle mash and I was a happy camper! 4 stars out of 5". Zoltan Szabo (Jan-08)

“Impressively deep colour; creamy oak and sweet black raspberry nose; firmly structured with concentrated dry extract and supple tannins. ****”. Tony Aspler (Feb-08)

... to read the entire list of reviews, please click here.

By our next communication, we will have finalized our plans to celebrate the global observance of

Earth Day Tuesday April 22, 2008

ORDERING IS EASY

To place your order, use our online order form or call us Monday to Friday at 1-866-644-2244.

 

Don't Miss Out!

Our 2007 Chardonnay Musqué is selling quickly (less than 60 cases remain). Order yours today with the online order form or by calling the winery at 1-866-644-2244.

 

Still Room for More at Next Tasting

We still have space available on Saturday March 29, 2008 for the Library Tasting. We are going to reach deep into our library cellar to retrieve rare wines from Malivoire’s founding vintages.  We will offer a vertical tasting of Moira Vineyard Chardonnay, Courtney Gamay, Pinot Noir, Old Vines Foch, and Riesling Icewine to a fortunate few.

We have room for 15 lucky customers on Saturday March 29th (Sunday March 30th is sold out). at $75 per person (including taxes & gratuity).  A variety of intriguing foods will be selected and prepared specifically to match each of the wine groups. Some sample pairings could be - unique Canadian Cheeses and Courtney Gamay, classic Beef Bourgogne and Pinot Noir, zesty Salmon Gravlax and Moira Vineyard Chardonnay, and traditional Cassoulet from Castelnaudary and Old Vines Foch.

During the lunch, we have permission to screen Michael Stadtländer's "Island Project".

Following the lunch, stay around for our auction of 1 bottle each of selected vintage wines. These are "last chance" wines and may not be offered for sale again.

Serving will begin at 12:30 p.m. both days.  If you’d like to join us, please contact the winery by telephone, at 866-644-2244.

 

Other Upcoming Events

We will participate in the 3rd Anniversary of Whole Foods’ Market - Oakville location, (May, 2008) at 301 Cornwall Rd. east of Trafalgar Rd.

Where to find Malivoire Wines: www.malivoire.com/
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What's Happening at Malivoire: www.malivoire.com/
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Somewhereness

Mark your calendars. Malivoire Wine Company will once again be a part of the second Somewhereness in Toronto. This event has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The location at this time has not been finalised. As in 2007, we will be joined by our friends at Flat Rock Cellars, Tawse Winery, Norman Hardie Wines, and Stratus Vineyards. This will be the first public release of some of the new vintage from all of the participating wineries. Last year this was the "must-attend" wine show!