Inniskillin Winery (Niagara-on-the-Lake ~ Pt 3)

After our lunch plus tasting here and a few more stop here, we proceed to our next stop at Inniskillin Winery since I wanted my dad to try their Ice Wine although both of us are not a big fan of the sweetness.... but it's something that you have to try since when you are in Canada since we have the perfect weather for crafting Ice Wine and Inniskillin have the credit of creating International market for Canadian Icewine. Tried it, didn't like it and he decided not to buy any =P

It's not only great for wine tasting but what a great way to enjoy our beautiful scenery.

Peller, Sunnybrook & Stonechurch (Niagara-on-the-Lake ~ Pt 2)

After our lunch at Southbrook here, we went on to visit more wineries to totally satisfied my Dad... there's just nothing better for a wine lover than to complete the Wine Route at Niagara-on-the-Lake (^_^)  And before you start, it's a good idea to print out a map available here or get one at any Winery or Visiting Center to get an easy view of where all the wineries are.

 1st stop ~ Peller Estate

 This is probably the most visited winery in the area, it's always packed and not to mention their award wining Restaurant.... not to mention that they have a great wine pairing tasting menu but just look at this magnificent view (^v^)

 

 Most winery offer free tasting if you end up making a purchase. But at Peller, you'll have to pay for all your tasting although it's at a minimal charge...

2nd stop ~ Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery

This is the place for alternative to grape wine which have all sorts of  fruit wine. And if you have a headache when having regular wine, this is a great alternative. We tried a few glasses here and although we are all not big fan, it was not sweet as I expected like most fruit wine t be.

Southbrook Vineyards (Niagara-on-the-Lake ~ Pt 1)

I'm going to Niagara-on-the-Lake for Taste the Season (a wine and food pairing pass for 26 wineries) this weekend and it reminded me that I haven't posted my weekend trip to the wine country when my dad came from Hong Kong back in June and it happens that I got a Dealicious coupon for a wine tour / tasting/ lunch deal for Southbrook Vineyards.

First we were given a tour....

Southbrook is the first wine estate in Canada to earn both organic and biodynamic certification for it's vineyard and winery. Their building design and construction embraced many green initiatives covering from water management, energy conservation, sustainable material and resources and indoor air quality.

Recycling the collected rain water, the rocks act as a filter system and it also help to cool down the building in summer time.

Laundry Day

Was just walking pass this laundromat and there was no one inside, so we went in for some pics (^_^)

I have always been bless to live in houses/apartment with our own washer and dryer, therefore I have always been intrigue by laundromat and this is my first time inside one =P

Holy Chuck Burgers

Have already plan to visit Holy Chuck Burgers and I was lucky enough to bump into a TeamBuy deal just a few days before... I'm totally regretting of not buying more than one of the deal after my first bite into their burger =P

The decor is like most fast food places and the only thing that differentiate then was this cute game console but it wasn't working very well when Ben wanted to try it =P

 The Wall of frame and shame (>_<), I can see a lot of people finishing this without any problem but in 6 minutes including one of their thick Milkshake??? It's just unfathomable to me !?!?

Oyster Night

I'm an Oyster addict and can basically eat dozens of it =P So me and my friends would organize Oyster Night from time to time, we could go buy a bunch of seafood home since eating out would be too $$$. We have been going to Diana's Seafood to get our Oysters for years because it's fresh, good variety and very affordable (^_^)

 Our Buys for 7 people

Oysters, Oysters & more Oysters

We bought 5-6 varieties, I personally like saltier not as creamy/meaty ones =D

Barque Smokehouse

Last month I've been to the first ever Foodspotting Eat-Up in Toronto, although I am not a member... you ask why, because I'm still using Blackberry (I'm waiting for my 4s) and I feel discriminated by Foodspotting since they don't have app for BB yet =( Anyhow, I can't give up on a food event especially when it's organized by a fellow foodie Mike (@chopstickhero) and since I've been meaning to try out Barque Smokehouse for a while =D

It was a Wednesday and it was pack. Love the bright atmosphere, great for pictures  (^_^)

Mike have kindly arrange for a family style tasting menu and let's just say I had a meat overload (^v^)