These are exciting times at Wine Sense as we currently have nine new wines and one new beer in stock!

Some of them are Limited Release wines so you will not want to delay in getting yours- the Selection Pink Pinot Grigio is moving like hotcakes and we are trying to get more in stock asap!

Here’s a quick summary of the styles- you can get complete details of the new products at our NEW Page:

-Eclipse Italian Veneto Forza with Grapeskins- an Amarone style blockbuster coming it at 16%

-Selection Argentine Malbec- another BIG red wine and great for those who were fans of discontinued Selection Chilean Malbec

-Limited Release Selection Pink Pinot Grigio- don’t pre-judge this Rose, it’s delicious, versatile and perfect for summer.

-Limited Release Island Mist Hard Pink Lemonade- back by popular demand!

-Limited Release Island Mist Mango Mai Tai- refreshing flavours of mango, pineapple and rum!

-Limited Release Island Mist Peach Bellini- peach, apricot and prosecco (we secured the last 38 cases from Winexert!)

-Niagara Mist Pineapple Ginger Mist- fragrant pineapple with a exotic ginger!

-Limited Release Niagara Mist Pineapple Coconut Mist- cool things down with pineapple and coconut!

-Limited Release Spice Lime Mist- kick it up with spiced lime! A great alternative to vodka when mixing Caesars!

-Limited Release Brew House Kölsch- the easy drinking classic German-style beer is perfect for the summer!

So head on down to Wine Sense asap to get your hands on these great new styles!

Just a handful of the New styles available at Wine Sense!

Cheers!

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We are very fortunate to be offering the New Zealand Hawke’s Bay Merlot as the February wine in the LE17 Collection.

Hawke’s Bay’s temperate climate and plentiful sunshine make the region ideal for fruit-growing with grape vines first planted in 1851.
Hawke’s Bay has since earned itself an international reputation for producing high quality Cabernet & Merlot blends, Syrah, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and an impressive array of aromatic white wines.

Our LE17 Hawke’s Bay Merlot features ripe fruit with dark, oaky spice and soft tannins with hints of mocha and licorice. It will pair well with any beef dish and of course lamb!

LE17 Hawke’s Bay Merlot arrives later this month. For those of you who didn’t pre-order this fabulous wine- call you favourite Wine Sense location and ask them to reserve one for you before they are gone!

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This year’s LE17 collection is looking like a great line up. One of the unique things about this year collection is that all 5 wines are from different countries. Usually you will see at least two wines from the same country. This year we’re offering wines from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Spain and Italy!

5 wines from 5 countries that will give you a diverse collection in your wine rack that will have you prepared for any occasion or food pairing: A Dry and Off-Dry white and three reds that are Medium, Medium-Full and Full-Bodied!

The Pre-Order Deadline is this Saturday!

You can visit this page to see videos about each wine and video recipe that will pair with each wine!

Although we do bring in extra kits- we are well ahead of last year’s pre-order numbers so that means their will be few kits available if you don’t pre-order!

Don’t miss out- the five LE wines are always in the Top 10 Best Sellers for the year and they are only available for a month or two at max!!

Cheers!

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Last month Wine Sense Managers visited Niagara On The Lake for Management Training. The Niagara region is the heart of Ontario’s wine region and is a wonderful place to visit wineries and experience the wine lifestyle. The town of Niagara On The Lake is a beautiful place loaded with Canadian history and very close to Niagara Falls.

We started our trip with a store management training session from Kevin Graff of Graff Retail, North America’s leading retail training organization. The session was a starting point to continued training focusing on how to better run our stores.

Winexpert and Vineco- ourtwo wine kit brands are owned by Andrew Peller Limited– we visited their Ontario Wine Kit Production facility and warehouse. We were able to see the production process from Juice Storeage, to blending and production to the bag and in the box. It’s an impressive and industry leading plant. We then stopped a the distribution warehouse to see where our orders are picked, packed and shipped from.

To cap it off we visited three of the Andrew Peller Limited Wineries- Peller Estates, Trius and Wayne Gretzky Estate Winery and Distillery. We toured the Wineries on bike and outside of one scraped knee (don’t take photos while riding a bike) it went very well. Peller Estates features the 10 Below Ice Wine Tasting Room and the the Gretzky Winery and Distillery is a must visit for any wine, whiskey or hockey fan!

It was an educational and fun trip to wine country- We look forward to sharing what we learned with all of our customers!

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