Oakville Chapter members Rodger & Grace Inglis welcomed us to their botanical garden called Four Winds for a beautiful lunch in the countryside.
Four Winds is located northeast of Oakville in the town of Port Perry, Ontario. We first started in the rustic barn where a catered lunch was paired with a selection of seven wines from our chapter’s cellar. Rather than focus on a particular theme, vintage or varietal, our cellar committee focused on what was aged well and goes well with the food.
Wines from Niagara, Prince Edward Country, Veneto and Beaujolais were paired with a charcuterie board, Grilled vegetable salad with chicken, Eggplant parmesan with tomato basil sauce and Focaccia pizza. Lunch was followed by an exploration of the botanical garden and a personalized tour by Rodger, explaining the origin of each plant and tree – each one more unique than the last.
We appreciated that it isn’t easy ensuring the survival of non-indigenous plants and trees in our northern climate and the garden was in immaculate condition.
Many thanks to Grace & Rodger Inglis and organizers Cath Sparling and Francine Landry for an extremely pleasant day!
