March 22/10: Wine Writers' Circle tasting of LCBO wine pre-releases.

The Time and Date: Monday, March 22, 2010 10:30 AM to 1 PM
The Event: March tasting (part 2) of the Wine Writers' Circle of Canada
The Venue: LCBO Scrivener Square at Summerhill
The Target Audience: WWCC members.
The Availability/Catalogue: this was a tasting of wine pre-releases.
The Wines: Sadie Darby had set up the 35 wines in advance.

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Inniskillin Chardonnay 2008 VQA Winemaker's Series Three Vineyards
13.5% alc $16.95 #130473 Vintages Release May 29,2010 Niagara Peninsula
-Flat Roof Manor Merlot 2008 14% alc #129874 $10.95 Stellenbosch S.
Africa
-Jackson-Triggs Cabernet/Merlot 2007 Delaine Vnyd VQA 13.7% alc $22.95
#989269

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 - 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon Vintners Blend 13.5%alc $17.95 +606632
VintagesCalifornia
Bodegas Vilbainas Vina Zaco Tempranillo 2006 13.5% alc #146209 $14.95
Vintages April 3 Rioja
-Argento Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2008 13.2% alc $12.95 #164764
General List July 2010 Uco Valley Mendoza Argentina
-Inniskillin Riesling 2008 VQA Winemaker's Series Two Vineyards 12%
alc $17.95 #105387 Vintages Release May 29, 2010 Niagara Peninsula
-Domaine Bassac Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 13.5% alc Certified Organic
#4001428 $12.95 Gen List Spring 2010 Cotes de Thongue France
-San Pedro 35 South Sauvignon Blanc 2009 13.5% alc LCBO # not yet
assigned $11.95 Avail early summer Chile

*** Three Stars (85 - 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Jackson-Triggs Merlot 2007 Proprietors' Grand Reserve VQA 14% alc
$19.95 #563197 Release May 15, 2010 Vintages Exclusive VQA Wine of the
Month Niagara Peninsula
-Blackstone Merlot 2007 Winemaker's Select 13.5% alc $15.95 #606327
Vintages Release March 20, 2010 California
-Sartori Valpolicella Superiore 2007 Ripasso Valdimezzo Veneto 13.5%
alc $16.95 #160374 Vintages Release April 17/10
-Farnese Negroamaro 2008 13.5% alc $8.95 #143735 Gen List Avail
10/13/09 Puglia
-Rutini Trumpeter Malbec 2007 13.5% alc $12.95 #139063 Gen List
Mendoza Argentina
-Angus The Bull Shiraz 2007 14.5% alc $18.95 #132936 Gen List Barossa
and Clare
-J.P. Chenet Sauvignon Blanc 2009 12% alc #161224 $9.95 Avail Feb
26/10 Cotes de Gascogne
-Flat Roof Manor Pinot Grigio 2009 13% alc $10.95 #27128
Stellenbosch S Africa
-Francois Lurton Les Hauts de Janeil Syrah-Grenache 2008 13% alc $12.95
#162214 Pays d'Oc
-Cusumano Neroo d'Avola 2008 14.5% alc $9.95 #143164 Avail Gen List
now. Sicily
-Vina San Pedro 35 South Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2008 14% alc LCBO
# not yet assigned $11.95 Avail early Summer Chile
-Andre Lurton Entre-Deux-Mers Chateau Bonnet Sauvignon
Blanc-Semillon-Muscadelle 2008 12% alc $13.95 LCBO # not yet assigned
Avail Gen List late Spring 2010
-Arniston Bay Chenin Blanc-Chardonnay 2009 13.5% alc $8.95 #129650 West
Cape, S. Africa

The Contact Person: sdarby@rogers.com
The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 90.

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