Grape Growers of Ontario

July 24, 2008

Canada's own "Grapes, Don Cherry, will bring his extraordinary commentary, as speaker, to the Scotiabank Celebrity Luncheon

St. Catharines, ON (Thursday, July 24, 2008): The Grape Growers of Ontario in partnership with Scotiabank, Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation and the Niagara Grape & Wine Festival are pleased to announce that Canadian TV and radio personality - Don Cherry - will be the speaker at the Celebrity Luncheon which kicks off the 57th annual Niagara Wine Festival. The event will take place at Club Roma in St. Catharines on Wednesday, September 17th at 11:30 a.m.

Bill George Jr., Chair of the Grape Growers of Ontario said, “we are delighted to have a Canadian icon who has a unique style of commentary as our Luncheon speaker and it is with pleasure that we welcome Don Cherry to open celebrations for the Niagara Grape & Wine Festival’s Niagara Wine Festival.” Debbie Zimmerman, CEO of the Grape Growers of Ontario said, “we are pleased to have Don Cherry, Canada’s own “Grapes” join us and share in celebrating Ontario’s world-class grape and wine industry.”

Don Cherry is the co-host of Coach’s Corner intermission segment on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, a well-known author, a syndicated radio commentator for The Fan Radio Network and the creator of the Don Cherry’s Rock’Em Sock’Em video series.

“We look forward with great anticipation to Don Cherry’s candid perspectives,” said Larry Graber, Agricultural Banking – Relationship Manager, Scotiabank. “We’re delighted to have such an outspoken and well-known speaker to join us in September at our 25th annual Scotiabank Celebrity Luncheon,” Graber continued.

“The success of the Greenbelt is linked to the success of the Niagara grape and wine industry, so we are once again very proud to sponsor this year’s Luncheon and salute the choice of speaker. Our hope is that the Greenbelt will soon be as celebrated and enduring an icon as Don Cherry,” said Burkhard Mausberg, President of the Greenbelt Foundation.

Ken Weir, President of the Niagara Grape & Wine Festival said, “we look forward to welcoming Don Cherry, a well respected Canadian personality, to our annual Luncheon which signals the official start for this year’s Niagara Wine Festival.”

For more information please call (905) 688-0212 or visit www.niagarawinefestival.com.

The Grape Growers of Ontario is the official organization that represents over 600 grower members of 17.1 million vines on 15,000 acres in the province’s four viticulture areas: Niagara Peninsula, Pelee Island, Lake Erie North Shore and Prince Edward County and is the official lobby organization for our members.

For more information contact:

Debbie M. Zimmerman, C.E.O.

(905) 688-0990 ext. 225

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