Join the Niagara Chapter for its sixth Annual Dinner with guest speaker, award-winning winemaker, Darryl Brooker.  Hillebrand’s Executive Chef, Frank Dodd, has prepared a special menu for the Ontario Wine Society with dishes matching the wines selected by Darryl.  We will have the Vineyard Pavilion all to ourselves for dinner. The evening’s menu is attached.

Darryl Brooker has a B.Sc. in wine science from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales and a graduate diploma in wine business from Adelaide University. He was assistant winemaker at Mountadam in Australia’s Barossa Valley and then winemaker for Villa Maria in New Zealand. Darryl was led to Canada and the Niagara Region because of its outstanding potential to produce world-class wines at every level. He worked in Canada first as a winemaker for the initial two vintages at Flat Rock Cellars in Jordan, before taking on his current role as senior winemaker for Hillebrand and Trius.

Chef Frank Dodd graduated from Durham College in 1991 where he took his apprenticeship. He has rarely stepped out of the kitchen since then.  Frank has worked at some of the world’s finest dining establishments including: The Savoy and Dorchester Hotels in London as well as the Cliveden Hotel, one of Britain’s finest country houses.  Since coming to Canada in 2000, he has worked at Biff’s, Vancouver’s Wedgwood Hotel, and Langdon Hall before taking the Executive Chef position at Hillebrand Winery Restaurant. Cooking is his true passion in life and he shows this passion through his meticulous attention to detail in the kitchen. 

Chef Dodd loves to focus on the finest seasonal ingredients and strives to produce innovative seasonally-inspired menus that enhance Winemaker Darryl Brooker’s wines. 

The winery will provide a free tour at 5:45 p.m. to those who sign up in advance on the form below.

Directions: Take the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to Niagara Stone Road, exit 38B from Toronto and 38 from Niagara Falls. Turn right onto York Road and travel 2 km. Turn left onto Concession 6, drive straight for 6 km until you arrive at Niagara Stone Road. Turn right and Hillebrand Winery is immediately on your right.

To register for this event, fill out and mail in the form provided.

Registration Form

For information call the Wine Line at 416-921-9798 or visit www.ontariowinesociety.com. Seats will not be sold at the door.  Members $80; Non-Members $90.  Members may bring one guest at member price. Your cheque must be received by Friday, November 7, 2009.  Please do not mail cash.  Cancellations will be accepted up to Friday, November 7, 2009. 
Please Note:  Vouchers will not be accepted for this event.

Please reserve _____ spaces for the Annual Dinner at Hillebrand Winery – Saturday, November 14, 2009.  Enclosed is my cheque for $_______. (Please make cheque payable to "The Ontario Wine Society - Niagara Chapter" – Vouchers will not be accepted for this event).  Please contact me at ______________________________________ to confirm your receipt of this cheque.

 ****Please reserve ___ space (spaces) for the optional free private tour of Hillebrand at 5:45 pm.

Please print:

MEMBER’S NAME: ________________________________

Dietary Concerns/Allergies: ______________________________________________________________

OWS INDUSTRY MEMBER AFFILIATION?:  _____________________________________________

GUEST NAME (S): __________________________________________________________________

Dietary Concerns: ______________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________

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TELEPHONE:(DAY) __________________ (EVENING) ____________________________

WAIVER, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY - I, for myself, my heirs or assigns, and my guests for whom I accept complete responsibility, hereby release and forever discharge and indemnify the Ontario Wine Society (OWS), its executive, all members and their guests, from any and all damages, claims and actions relating to OWS activities, at Society functions or on Society grounds. I certify that I, and my guests, are 19 years of age or older.       

SIGNED: _________________________ DATE: _______________________________

Please mail to: The Ontario Wine Society - Niagara Chapter.

c/o S. Couch, 4850 Cherrywood Dr., Beamsville, ON., L0R 1B9

Ontario Wine Society – Niagara Chapter

Annual Dinner

Saturday November 14, 2009

~ Chef Frank Dodd ~

Canapés

Trius Sparkling

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Appetizer

Wild and Tame Mushroom & Watercress Salad, Straw Potato and Monteforte Feta with Maple Balsamic Dressing

Trius White 2008

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Main Course

Wellington County Beef Rib Eye and Filet of Fundy Bay Salmon, Forager Sourced Seasonal Niagara Vegetables

Showcase Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Showcase Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2007

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Dessert

Bitter Chocolate Soft Cake, Double Chocolate Icewine Ice Cream

Showcase Cabernet Franc Icewine 2008

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Coffee and Tea