Cave Spring Cellars, The Vine and Free House Wines & Spirits
Invite you to our ‘World Domination’ Portfolio Tasting
Restaurateurs & Wine Enthusiasts won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to Taste & Buy an impressive selection of wines and spirits from our collection of premium, family-owned wineries.
Please join us as we bring our portfolio tasting to 3 cities on 3 days!
Ottawa – Monday 24 October, 2011 at the Terrance Robert Gallery, 531 Sussex Dr
Ottawa, ON K1N 6Z6
2-5pm Hotel, Restaurant Trade and Media Only SOLD OUT
5-7:30pm Consumers, Collectors and Enthusiasts SOLD OUT
Live and in person – meet the good folks from:
Cave Spring Cellars / Cocci Grifoni / Nicolis / McManis / Tin Barn / Clos du Val / Kato / Murphy-Goode / Hartford Court / Cambria
And join us in celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Cave Spring Cellars by tasting over 17 back-vintage wines – going back up to a decade – with the winery founders Len and Tom Pennachetti and winemaker Angelo Pavan. These rare library selections will be available for purchase as well.
Taste & Buy a huge selection of wines & spirits from:
Kistler, PlumpJack, Justin, Schramsberg, Clos du Val, Groth, Murphy-Goode, McManis, Tin Roof, Cambria, Von Strasser, Whitehall Lane, Cade, Vino Noceto, Hartford Court, Thomas Henry, Ray’s Station, Domaine Ligneres, Kato, Heartland, St. Urbanshof, Nicolis, Mosole, Pra, Bastianich, La Mozza, Virna, Abrigo, Cocci Grifoni, Valdibella, Villa Papiano, Le Fonti, Torraccia di Presura, Le Macioche, Capoverso, Tenuta di Arceno, Vie di Romans, Bruichladdich, Cooper Spirits (St. Germain), Paolo Lazzaroni.
Meet Visiting Winery Principals:
Leonard Pennachetti — President | Founding Partner, Cave Spring Cellar
Co-Founder of Cave Spring Cellars, Len Pennachetti has pioneered wine and hospitality in Canada’s Niagara Peninsula. From his early days as one of the first farmers to plant the noble grape varietals of Europe in Ontario, to his forward-thinking integration of Niagara wine and tourism, Len has worked to define the future of the Niagara Peninsula. Full Bio (PDF).
Angelo Pavan — Vice-President and Winemaker | Founding Partner, Cave Spring Cellars
“The measure of a winemaker is not his ability to speak for great vineyards, but rather his faith in the idea that great vineyards can speak for themselves.”
For more than two decades Angelo Pavan has guided winemaking at Cave Spring Cellars, crafting wines of authentic character and sophistication from the fruit of Ontario’s Beamsville Bench. A passionate and gifted winemaker, with an encyclopedic understanding of Niagara Peninsula viticulture, Angelo has helped pioneer winemaking from noble European grape varietals in Ontario. Full Bio (PDF).
Thomas Pennachetti — Vice-President, Marketing & Sales | Managing Partner, Cave Spring Cellars
As a managing partner andVice President of Marketing and Sales,Tom Pennachetti has been a guiding force in establishing Cave Spring Cellars as one of Canada’s premier wineries. Involved in every facet of Ontario’s thriving wine community,Tom has helped build the reputation of the Niagara Peninsula as an outstanding cool-climate viticultural region and a thriving tourism destination. Full Bio (PDF).