My original Catastophe’s name is Lucy. She is my cat. I picked her up on the Trans-Canada Highway between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. She was dirty, flea-ridden and malnourished. After lots of veterinary bills and a thorough cleaning of my car, she became a member of our family. But she is a handful. Lucy is, by far, the smallest of our cats (in fact, only 8 pounds) but she lets us know she is around. For a small cat, she has the loudest “meow” that can reverberate through the house to picking fights with the older, and much larger, cats. At one point, it got so bad that we had to relocate our 18 pound cat, Chester, to my parent’s house for his own safety. Each of our family of cats have a wine in honour of them…and in memory of the many cats that we could not save.

‘CAT-ASTROPHE’ SUPPORTS THE LINCOLN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY

The family of Cattail Creek Estate Winery is a family of cat lovers!  Every one of our cats have been strays that we have picked up throughout our travels in Ontario – from as far away as Sault Ste. Marie to Walter’s Falls and in our very own backyard here in Niagara on the Lake.  So when we heard about the challenges faced by the Lincoln County Humane Society, we were moved to offer our support to their “Rescue Us” campaign.  Therefore, proceeds from the sales of each bottle of our Catastrophe Series White and Red go to support the Lincoln County Humane Society in order to give cats a better life.

PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS WINE GO TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CATS AT THE LINCOLN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY

Catastrophe Series White is a fun and whimsical bland of Chardonnay, Riesling and Gewurztraminer creating a wine with loads of peach, apricot, ripe apples and pears.  With the perfect hint of sweetness, this is a fruit-driven, versatile wine…perfect for conversations with friends, a selection of appetizers or just about any light meal.  Available at both the LCBO (Product No. 260349) and Cattail Creek Estate Winery.

Catastrophe Series White 2011 – Wine Profile Sheet

NEW RELEASE

Strawberries, plums, cherries, raspberries, cranberries, watermelon…a veritable summer fruit salad in your glass. This wine is deliciously off-dry with refreshing acidity leading to a cotton candy finish that will leave you dreaming of summer. When it tastes this good, it pairs with….EVERYTHING! Serve chilled.

Catastrophe Series Rose 2012 – Wine Profile Sheet

Fresh and fruity, this wine is a blend of Gamay Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.  Lots of red berry fruit flavours with added complexity of vanilla and a hint of mint on the soft, supple palate.  This is your go-to wine…barbecued meats, sausages, spaghetti, lasagna, burgers…the list goes on.  Available at the LCBO (Product Number 260356) and Cattail Creek Estate Winery.

Catastrophe Series Red 2011 – Wine Profile Sheet

A new take on dessert wine – we have infused our winter harvested Cabernet Franc with essences of chocolate and fresh strawberries.  Just imagine strawberries dipped in rich chocolate – do we really need to say any more? It really is a delicious as it sounds.  Plus it makes a great Catastrophe Martini when mixed with vodka.

This time we took our winter harvested Vidal and flavoured it with essences of chocolate and oranges. Serve it as a dessert or pair it with home baked brownies, sugar cookies or for a real treat add it to whipped cream and dallop it onto your hot chocolate.