Sharing Summer and Wine Exciting things have been happening at Malivoire. If you’ve visited us recently or seen our newest LCBO Vintages releases, you’re aware of the lively changes to our labels. This year at Malivoire is about more than a new look, though. Curious? Make time, Saturday June 6th, 10am – 5pm, to join our 2009 Welcome Summer event. Our Proprietors and staff will share the fun of exploring the winery with you, and treat you to offerings from our celebrity chef. We will also share new wine available now online and in our retail store. 2007 Gamay A rounder, fuller, richer take on gamay. Dark crimson in colour, with dried currant, cherry syrup, clove and hickory aromas. Plum, ripe raisin, rhubarb and raspberry treat the palate. The finish is satisfyingly lengthy. This Gamay drew an enthusiastic “91” score from the Toronto Star’s Gord Stimmell and the Gold Medal for Gamay at the recent Ontario Wine Awards. Although the yield for this vintage was typically low, the price of this impressive red remains comfortably approachable. You’ll be impressed by what $17.95 can buy. Available now. » more 2008 Gewürztraminer Softly peach-hued from four days of soaking on the grape skins, this gewürztraminer is fresh and lively. The nose finds apricot, pineapple, mango and lavender while peach, ginger and quince delight the palate. The finish is long, exotic and tingly. Our 2008 Gewürztraminer was awarded a Bronze medal at the Ontario Wine Awards and is offered again in two popular bottle sizes, the 750 ml. for $24.95, and the handy 375 ml. for $12.95. Available now. » purchase 2007 Mottiar Pinot Noir From Malivoire Winemaker Shiraz Mottiar’s own vineyard comes something very personal. Uncommonly dark, focused, intense and richly textured, this was our special offering at the Toronto Somewhereness wine event in April. LCBO Vintages claimed almost all of this inaugural small batch, but several cases have been held back, available to you on June 6th only, for $34 a bottle. Ask Shiraz to autograph some for your cellar, and you’ll have the first piece toward a rare vertical collection with more memorable vintages to come. » more A Media Salute to Malivoire’s terroir A just-published magazine cover story makes us proud. Writing in the April-May edition of Wine Access, critic David Lawrason ranks our Moira Vineyard among the ten best single vineyards in the world. He praises Moira Vineyard wines as exhibiting “textural finesse” and “tender elegance”. A visit to our winery now will reward you with a chance to savour our 2006 Moira Chardonnay for $36.95 a bottle and possibly to buy one of the few remaining bottles of our 2006 Moira Pinot Noir for $41.95. LCBO Vintages has released a small allocation of the 2005 Moira Vineyard Chardonnay at $37.00/bottle and the 2006 Moira Vineyard Pinot Noir at $41.95/bottle via their In Store Discovery program. To search for stock at your nearest store click here To hear more about this vineyard’s power, click here to listen to acclaimed wine critic Matt Kramer’s enthusiastic appraisal of Moira Chardonnay which he called “genuine” and “damn good” among other notable descriptors. » listen A new Malivoire.com is live! Malivoire Wine Company Ltd. 4260 King Street East, Beamsville, ON, Canada 1-866-644-2244 » malivoire.com