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Have you read the article about our tasting sets in The Globe&Mail? This program has been so popular we have a 200+ box order from a Canadian corporation for their staff in all 10 provinces. It is going to be a very busy week at the winery.#winelife#winelover#houseofreds#christopherwaters #theglobeandmail #tastingbottle#happy#stayhome#staysafe#notl#niagarawine#ontariowine#canadawine#niagaraonthelake #icellars#icelvineyard#vqa#lcbo#

Dear friends, we are getting so many calls about when we are starting in person tastings. We believe safety must be our top priority during the pandemic both fo...r our guests and our staff. So we have decided to do only outside tastings for a maximum of 4 people groups on a well ventilated patio until everyone get vaccinated. For this purpose we are building the coziest winery patio with a beautiful wood pergola and some of the cutest wood/epoxy tables hand made by our winemaker. Please help us to choose the shade colour blue or white? Updated with a third option!

Steven Spurrier, one of the most widely respected and liked people in the wine trade, has passed away. Steven, 79, famously gained global recognition in 1976 when he organised the ‘Judgement of Paris’ tasting, a blind line up that pitted up-and-coming California stars against top Burgundy, with game-changing results. Alan Rickman later was to play his character in a film version of the events surrounding the tasting called Bottle Shock (2008).... Steven had many more strings to his bow, though. Entering the wine trade in 1964 with London’s oldest merchant, Christopher & Co, he later moved to France, where he raised French eyebrows with the opening by an Englishman of Les Caves de la Madeleine in Paris in 1971. A smart merchant selling diverse wines, this Right Bank base provided the launchpad for L’Academie du Vin some 18 months later, as the first private wine school in France. L’Academie du Vin, according to Steven’s own website, had been breaking Parisian wine rules by putting on tastings of non-French wines, which later seeded the idea for the ‘Judgement of Paris’ tasting. Steven’s influence and reach steadily grew, selling his wine interests in France and returning to the UK in 1988, where he fashioned a polymath career as a wine writer and consultant, with consultant editor to Decanter and wine consultant to Singapore airlines among his positions. He also founded and became director of The Christie’s Wine Course in 1988 and was chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards. Continuing his passion for writing and the written word on wine, he also co-founded the Academie du Vin Library with Simon McMurtrie in 2019, dedicated to publishing the best wine writing from both the past and present. The Acadamie published Steven’s latest edition of his own memoirs in 2020. Along the way, Steven picked up many prestigious awards, including Le Prix de Champagne Lanson, for wine writing, while being honoured as Le Personalite de l’Annee (Oenology) for services to the French wine world in 1988. Perhaps his most lasting achievement, though, will be the foundation of his own English sparkling wine estate, Bride Valley, in Dorset, which delivered its first commercial harvest in 2011, with the first release of wines selling out in 2014 and subsequent vintages going on to deliver growing acclaim. Steven Spurrier will be much missed by his wife Arabella and family, and the many in the trade that crossed paths with this generous and gentle giant of the wine world.

Goodbye, such an amazing man... R.IP Steven Spurrier #stevenspurrier #wine#rip#london#thebottleshock #sad#wineworld#ontariowines

Happy Women’s Day. #staring#women#day#proud#icellars#houseofreds#niagara#winelover#womenandwine#2021#winelife#internationalwomensday #celebrate

In just 3 days, we have received hundreds of orders on these tasting sets and sold out. We are doing a new bottling next week. Order yours now to get them before Christmas.#houseofreds #samplebottle#tasting#icellars#family#business#niagarawines#ontariowines#canadawines#christmasgift#notl#merlot#cabernetfranc#sauvignonblanc #syrah#arinna#wiyanawanda#chardonnay#cabernetsauvignon#pinotnoir#gift#2020#staysafe #

May we offer a gift idea for your loved ones or yourself? Now you can experience 10 of best Icellars wines in cute mini bottles at $60 tax included. A perfect sized portion for a couple to have a fun night. You can order along with your friends to do a zoom virtual tasting. Each bottle has a unique QR code when you scan with your phone it shows you its tasting notes.... This set is available now at the winery and at www.icellars.ca #niagarawines#ontariowines#canadawines#notl#winetasting#zoom#virtualtasting#christmas#gift#2020#winelife#engineer#winemaker#vineyard#icel

Welcome December...#houseofreds#december#2020#stayhome#staysafe#niagarawines#wiyanawanda #pinotnoir #winter#ontariowines#canadawines#familybusiness #snow#redwine#winelovers#vqa#notl#niagaraonthelake#icelvineyard#icellarsestatewinery #engineer#winemaker#winelife#narure#

In the spirit of giving this season ICELLARS and @feroxwines are teaming up to provide a gift pack as unique as we are! As there many organizations in need of support at this time, we decided to donate $ 10 from every gift pack to sold to our chosen charity - @bethelemhousingniagara. We have selected 3 of our favourite ICELLARS and FEROX wines to create one of a kind gift pack.... We are excited to launch this exclusive offering to welcome your support for both local businesses and resident in need. Six Gift Bottle Pack $ 250 + complimentary shipping. ICELLARS 1- 2018 Sauvignon Blanc 1- 2017 Pinot Noir 1- 2017 Syrah FEROX 1-Chardonnay ‘Vintages’ 1- 2017 Ferox Red 1- 2017 Merlot _ Cabernet Available for purchase at both winery retail stores & online wineshops until December 31 2020 From our families to yours we wish you a safe and happy holiday season... Elif & Adnan ICEL Stephanie & Fabian REIS