April 28, 2010: Austrian Annual Wine Trade Fair

 The Time and Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Noon – 4 PM
The Event: Austrian Annual Wine Trade Fair Toronto 2010
The Venue: Rosehill Venus Lounge
The Target Audience: wine trade
The Availability/Catalogue: most wines are available through
consignment or private order, with handful at Vintages. The catalogue
was divided by tables with full information (but no prices). There were
numerous indexes by agent, by region, and by style of wine.
The Quote/Background: 34 Austrian wineries and many winemakers came on
this trip; some were seeking representation.
The Wines: I did not try every wine, but I did try to taste all the
Rieslings, Traminers, etc. I did not try any wineries seeking an agent.
I had had many of the Rabl wines the night before.

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Nigl Gruner Veltliner Privat DAC Reserve 2009, $48.95 retail (Le
Sommelier PO)
-Nigl Riesling Privat DAC Reserve 2009, $64.95 Retail (Le Sommelier)
-Meinklang Pinot Gris 2008, $19.95 PO Living Vine
-Meinklang Gruner Veltliner 2009, $16.95 PO Living Vine – Gold Medal
BioVino
-Nikolaihof Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2007, PO $59.95 Living Vine
-Stadt Krems Riesling Grillenparz Kremstal Reserve 2008, $25.55 LCBO
-Angerer Gruner Veltliner Unfiltriert 2006, $45 B & W
-Rabl Pinot Noir V.O. 2008, $39 David Thompson
-Rabl Riesling Schenkenbichl V.O. 2008, $28  David Thompson
-Brundlmayer Sekt Brut 2006 MC, $37 HHD Imports [PN/Ch]
-Loimer Gruner Veltliner Reserve Terrassen 2008, $48 Licensee Le
Sommelier
-Loimer Riesling Reserve Seeberg 2008, $48.95 L Le Sommelier

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Nigl Gruner Veltliner Garting 2009, $20.95 retail (Le Sommelier) cons
-Nigl Gruner Veltliner Senftenberger Piri DAC 2009, $27.95 (Le
Sommelier PO)
-Meinklang Pinot Noir 2008, $21.95 Con Living Vine
-Nikolaihof Wachau Steiner Hund Riesling Reserve 2005, $65.95 PO Living
Vine
-Stadt Krems Gruner Veltliner DAC 2009, $14.95 LCBO
-Stadt Krems Riesling Stenterrassen DAC 2009, $16.95 LCBO
-Angerer Spies Gruner Veltliner 2009, $24.95 B & W
-Rabl Gruner Veltliner Reserve Kaferberg 2008, $28 David Thompson
-Loimer Cuvee In Gumpoldskirchen 2008, $15 Licensee Le Sommelier
-Johanneshof Reinisch Rotgipfler Reserve 2007, $42 Merchant Vintner

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Nigl Riesling Dornleiten DAC 2009, $29.95 Le Sommelier PO
-Nigl Riesling Senftenberger Piri 2009, $43.95 Retail Le Sommelier PO
-Meinklang Saint Laurent 2007, $24.95 Living Vine
-Nikolaihof Wachau Hefeabzug Gruner Veltliner Smaragd im Weingebirge
2007, $59.95 PO Living Vine
-Stadt Krems Gruner Veltliner Weinzierlberg 2009, $16.95 LCBO
=Stadt Krems Gruner Veltliner Wachtberg Kremstal Reserve 2008, $25.55
LCBO
-Angerer Riesling Donatus 2009, $29.95 B & W Wines
-Angerer Gruner Veltliner KIES 2009, $19.95 B & W
-Rabl Gruner Veltliner V.O., $25 David Thompson
-Rabl Traminer TBA 2007, $50 half-bottle  David Thompson
-Brundlmayer Riesling Kamptaler Terrassen 2009, $23  HHD Imports
-Brundlmayer Riesling Steinmassel 2008, $29 HHD Imports
-Kracher Traminer TBA No. 2 2007, $49 half-bottle HHD Imports
-Lenz Moser Cuvee Prestige TBA [blend] 2007, $20 half-bottle HHD
Imports
-Salomon Undhof Traminer Nobler Reserve 2007, $24.50 half-bottle
Lamprecht
-Loimer Gruner Veltliner LOIS 2009, $12 L Le Sommelier
-Loimer Gruner Veltliner 2009, $17.95 L Le Sommelier
-Loimer Riesling 2009, $17.95 L Le Sommelier
-Huber Riesling Engelreich 2009, $22.95 PO Mark Anthony
-Johanneshof Reinisch Pinot Noir vom Steinfeld 2008, $21 Merchant
Vintner
-Johanneshof Reinisch Gruner Veltliner 2008, $21 Merchant Vintner
-Tement Gelber Muskateller Steirische Klassik 2009, $25 Woodman

 

The Food: as in previous years, cubed cheeses and fruits, bread.
The Downside: with an ocean of Gruner Veltliner there seemed to be a
sameness about many of the white wines.
The Upside: there were more red wines, some quite good.
The Contact Person: Toronto@advantageaustria.org
The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 87.

 

 

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