Pelee Scores with Pinot
Pinot Noir is always pricy but if you’re a fan Pelee’s 07 Reserve is the bargain of the year. Semi-rich, spicy/sweet and drop dead charming. All the Pinot qualities. Perfect for just about any summer event and food.
PELEE ISLAND 07 Pinot Noir Reserve, VQA Pelee Island, Ontario 135939 $14.75
Kato Wake is an entrepreneur – a creative thinker and a visual maker with over twenty years experience in the design business. She possesses strong communication skills and has managed teams and groups of many sizes. Creative, resourceful and curious by nature – Kato is an ideas person and a problem solver. She sees the big picture, the practical steps needed to achieve it and the means to do so. Experienced with both print and web, she is motivated by serving the client and communicating ‘their story’ – however it needs to be told.
She has been involved in the restaurant and hospitality industry for almost as long as Billy – but hasn't drunk quite so much. Over the years, Kato has instructed hundreds of hospitality workers in 'the art of service' and has implemented training programs for several restaurants.
Presently, Kato manages both the print and web for Billy’s Best Bottles (www.billysbestbottles.com) and has designed 10 editions of Billy’s Best Bottles annual wine book – which has been a Canadian best seller each year. She also designed Kathy Guidi’s book on Canadian Cheese (published by McArthur and Company) and is currently designing a breakfast cookbook for County resident Elizabeth Pulker. As Billy's 'right hand woman', she helps him conduct seminars is is the 'operations manager' behind the Wine with Life Tours. :)
I wanted to thank you for the restaurant write-ups in the “Wine for 2009″ book. The Stone Road Grille was absolutely charming – one of our best dining experiences in a long time. The atmosphere, food quality and wine (of course) were spectacular. We are already planning our next visit. We also visited the Old Winery Restaurant but it appears to us that Tony Deluca no longer runs this as he has opened a restaurant just up the road – directly across from Jackson Triggs. The food quality at the Old Winery Restaurant was not quite what we would have expected but again, if Mr. Deluca has moved on… In any case, thanks so much for your on-going articles on the Niagara Region. They were invaluable! Eldon Amoroso