Events at Featherstone Estate Winery : Our 2012 Feature Weekends
2012 CALENDAR
April 7, 2012
Tasting room opens for the season. Please see our visitor page for more detail.
April 20 &21
The "F'ing" Winery Tour
May 19-21
'Noshing' on the Veranda
opens for the season
June 23 & 24
Tickled pink
June 30, July 1&2
Joy and bubbles
More Joy and bubbles
July 22 & 28
Sheep : they're baa-ck
August 12 & 26
Sheep labour, Sunday reprise
July 22
Sunday Brunch
with the Winemaker
and August 12 & 26
September 1-3
Last chance for
Nosh on the Veranda
November 3 & 4
A Joyful Time
December 23
Tasting room closes for the season. Please see our visitor page for more detail.
April 7
Tasting room opens for the season
After laying around on the couch for three months eating bon-bons, we are ready to peel ourselves off and get back to doing what we love to do -- selling great wines to folks who appreciate them. With that in mind, the Featherstone tasting room re-opens for the season on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Closed on Good Friday, April 6, and on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012.
Our Tasting Room hours for the 2012 season are:
April and May
Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from 11:00 am - 5:30 pm.
June, July, August
Open Thursday through Monday from 11:00 am - 5:30 pm (closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
September - December
Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from 11:00 am - 5:30 pm.
We charge $5.00 for tasting samples of four wines. A portion of our tasting room fees are shared with the local food bank.
Sorry, we do not host weddings.
April 20, 21 & 22
The ‘F’ing’ Winery Tour
The ‘F’ing’ Winery Tour Join us for a spring fling at all three of the ‘f’-ing wineries-Flat Rock Cellars, Fielding Estate, and Featherstone Estate Winery. We three wineries band together once a year for a fanciful, flavourful, “F’ing” Winery Tour.
Our farfetched theme and this year’s forthcoming festivities include fanciful food and wine pairings at each winery. This year the food pairings will focus on flatbread with a fresh, fabulous topping. Each winery will match their featured food to their feature wines. We hope to see you at the forthcoming frenzy of first-class wines. Bring your friends!
Friday April 20; Saturday, April 21; and Sunday, April 22 from 11:00am-4:00pm. A passport fee of $10.00 per person (plus HST) entitles you to taste two featured wines and a fitting food pairing at each winery. Passports can be purchased at all three wineries, either by ordering ahead or on the day of your visit.
May-June 2012
May 19-21
'Noshing' on the Veranda opens for the season
Our huge wrap-around veranda opens for the season this weekend. We have changed the menu completely in 2012, streamlining it towards a simpler noshing, wine bar fare. Meat and cheese boards featuring local artisanal products are the mainstay of the new menu although our clay-pot breads will be back.
Enjoy any of our wonderful wines by the glass or bottle. See the full veranda menu here.
Nosh will be available on Fridays, Saturday, Sundays, and Mondays, from 11:00am-4:00pm: beginning on May 19 to end of day on September 3, 2012.
June 23 & 24
Food Celebration
Tickled Pink: grilled straw-berries and rosé
Fresh local berries are in season! Dig into oven-roasted strawberries drizzled in balsamic vinegar, topped with freshly ground black pepper, and served over a wedge of grilled angel food cake. We are pairing this delicious nibble with our limited-production, vibrant and fruity 2011 Rosé. This rose shows all the freshness of a summer’s day, so Drink the Pink.
Saturday, June 23 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm $3.00 per person Sunday, June 24 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm $3.00 per person.
June 30
Joy and bubbles
Sparkling wine is the wine of celebration and no other wine is so associated with joy and festivity. Join us for a sip of Featherstone 2008 Premium Cuvée “Joy”, made in strict adherence to the French méthod classique and using only estate-grown chardonnay grapes. This is one of the few times our sparkling wine will be available for tasting, and with only 112 cases produced, we don’t expect to have it on the shelves for very long.
To celebrate Canada Day, and the winemaker’s birthday, Featherstone 2008 Premium Cuvée “Joy” (retail price $34.95) will be open for tasting all weekend. A delicious nibble …which is yet to be determined...will be served with the bubbles.
Saturday, June 30 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm Sunday, July 1 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm Monday, July 2 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm
July-August 2012
July 1 & 2
More Joy & bubbles
Sparkling wine is the wine of celebration and no other wine is so associated with joy and festivity. Join us for a sip of Featherstone 2008 Premium Cuvée “Joy”, made in strict adherence to the French méthod classique and using only estate-grown chardonnay grapes. This is one of the few times our sparkling wine will be available for tasting, and with 
only 112 cases produced, we don’t expect to have it on the shelves for very long.
To celebrate Canada Day, and the winemaker’s birthday, Featherstone 2008 Premium Cuvée “Joy” (retail price $34.95) will be open for tasting all weekend. A delicious nibble …which is yet to be determined...will be served with the bubbles.
Saturday, June 30 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm Sunday, July 1 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm Monday, July 2 from 12:00 (noon) - 4:00 pm
July 22 & 28
Sheep in the vineyard: they're baa-ck
David Johnson has added ‘shepherd’ to his job description. Join him for a vineyard tour and an introduction to the Featherstone Estate sheep.
The sheep are brought into the vineyard for a brief period to do leaf removal on the vines and provide weed control. Sip on our famous Featherstone Estate 2011 Black Sheep Riesling and enjoy a vineyard tour that is unique in Canada.
Time: 1:30pm. Tour lasts about 45 minutes. Three wines will be tasted. Please wear appropriate footwear to meet the sheep (high heels will be regretted).
$10.00 per person (plus HST), to a maximum 20 people per session. We recommend calling ahead with a credit card number to reserve: 905-562-1949
Sunday, July 22; and Saturday, July 28
July 22
Sunday Brunch with the Winemaker
Have a mid-summer chat with our winemaker, David Johnson, while enjoying a delicious three-course Sunday Brunch on our huge outdoor veranda. Brunch is made complete with four Featherstone wines tailored to the meal.
Discuss the season, learn about the upcoming harvest, and drink in the view. See typical menu.
July 22, Sunday, 11:30am | $39.95 per person (includes taxes and gratuities), to a maximum of 20 people per brunch.
We recommend calling ahead with a credit card number to reserve: 905-562-1949 Seating is outdoors and we do not have indoor seating in the event of poor weather. Please dress appropriately.
Also next month: August 12 & 26
Aug-Oct 2012
August 12 & 26
Sheep labour, Sunday reprise
David Johnson has added ‘shepherd’ to his job description. Join him for a vineyard tour and an introduction to the Featherstone Estate sheep.
The sheep are brought into the vineyard for a brief period to do leaf removal on the vines and provide weed control. Sip on our famous Featherstone Estate 2011 Black Sheep Riesling and enjoy a vineyard tour that is unique in Canada.
Time: 1:30pm. Tour lasts about 45 minutes. Three wines will be tasted. Please wear appropriate footwear to meet the sheep (high heels will be regretted). $10.00 per person (plus HST), to a maximum 20 people per session. We recommend calling ahead with a credit card number to reserve: 905-562-1949
Sunday, August 12; and Sunday, August 26.
August 12 & 26
Sunday Brunch with the Winemaker
Have a mid-summer chat with our winemaker, David Johnson, while enjoying a delicious three-course Sunday Brunch on our huge outdoor veranda. Brunch is made complete with four Featherstone wines tailored to the meal.
Discuss the season, learn about the upcoming harvest, and drink in the view. See typical menu.
Sunday, August 12; and Sunday, August 26 at 11:30am | $39.95 per person (includes taxes and gratuities), to a maximum of 20 people per brunch.
We recommend calling ahead with a credit card number to reserve: 905-562-1949 Seating is outdoors and we do not have indoor seating in the event of poor weather. Please dress appropriately.
September 1-3
Last chance for nosh on the Veranda
As harvest approaches and cooler weather is in the offing, we box up the cutlery, put away the tables and chairs and turn our thoughts from sunny repasts on the veranda to the ripening grapes, booking harvest crews, and making wine.
The last chance for noshing on the veranda is from 11:00am-4:00pm, Friday, September 1, through to Monday, September 3, inclusive. (We then close the veranda for the season Monday, September 3 at 4:00pm.)
Nov-Dec 2012
November 3 &4
A Joyful Time
We will feature the release of 2009 Cuvée Joy, our sparkling wine made in the method traditionelle, just in time for the holidays.
Big and red doesn’t only describe Santa! We will also release the 2010 Onyx cabernet-merlot blend, which we only make when we have an exceptional vintage. Onyx ($29.95/ 750mL) was 20 months in French barrels, and has a deep ruby colour and a generous, sweet nose of mocha, raspberry, plum, pipe tobacco. Mid-weight, quite smooth and well balanced with a bit of spice on the finish. Production was limited to 389 cases (16 barrels).
December 23
Closed for the 2012 season
On December 23, 2012, the Tasting Room closes for the Season.
We are open 11:00-5:30pm on Sunday, December 23 and then closed for the winter.
We wil re-open on Friday, 5 April 2013, with hours from 11:00am-5:30pm.
