Pillitteri Estates Winery and Karyzma Agency
Gloves Off rosé brings retired Canadian boxer Troy Amos-Ross to two Brampton Fortinos stores on Saturday, October 3, with complimentary tasting samples and bottle signings on the itinerary. A Bolton stop follows on Sunday, giving Peel-area shoppers three local opportunities to meet the wine’s collaborator.
Karyzma Agency confirmed the schedule and said Amos-Ross will attend throughout each advertised window. The appearances are drop-in events for people of legal drinking age. The supplied tour poster says in-store tasting samples are complimentary while supplies last; the agency says bottle autographs are available upon purchasing a bottle.
Where to find Gloves Off rosé this weekend
The first Brampton appearance runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Fortinos, 55 Mountainash Road. The tour then moves to Fortinos at 35 Worthington Avenue for a second appearance from 2 to 4 p.m.
On Sunday, October 4, Amos-Ross is scheduled at Fortinos, 487 Queen Street South in Bolton, from 2 to 4 p.m. These are separate stops, so readers should match their chosen store with its advertised date and time.
The October 3 schedule provides both a late-morning and an afternoon option within Brampton. The Bolton appearance extends the local itinerary into the following afternoon. The times and attendance arrangements come from Karyzma Agency’s correspondence and the promotional poster supplied to Bramptonist.
A boxing career meets an Ontario winery
According to Pillitteri Estates Winery’s product page, Amos-Ross collaborated with the winery on the wine. The producer describes him as a retired Canadian boxer, a Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame inductee and a two-time Olympian.
The winery lists Gloves Off rosé as a 2022 VQA Ontario wine made entirely from Cabernet Franc. Its technical information gives an alcohol content of 12.5 per cent and a 750-millilitre bottle size.
Pillitteri describes a salmon-pink colour and fruit aromas including white peach, watermelon and strawberry jam. Those are the producer’s tasting notes; the store appearances offer visitors an opportunity to sample the wine themselves, subject to available supplies.
Before choosing a stop
Visitors seeking a signed bottle should note the purchase condition attached to that part of the event. The complimentary sampling invitation and the bottle-signing offer are distinct, and samples are not guaranteed for everyone who arrives.
For more local outings, browse Bramptonist’s things-to-do coverage.
Poster credit: Pillitteri Estates Winery and Karyzma Agency.