May 7/10: New white wines in Ontario market

The Time and Date: Friday, May 7, 2010  10:30 AM to 1:30 PM

The Event: monthly meeting of the Wine Writers' Circle of Canada

The Venue: LCBO Scrivener Square

The Target Audience: WWCC members

The Availability/Catalogue: new white wines in the marketplace

The Wines:

 

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Thirty Bench Riesling 2009 VQA, $30

-Cave Spring Riesling Estate 2008 Beamsville Bench, $17.95 +286377

-Cave Spring Riesling CSV 2008 Beamsville Bench, $29.95 +566026 Sept 18, 2010

-Cave Spring Sauvignon Blanc Estate Beamsville Bench, $17.95 +71662 Aug 7, 2010

-Cave Spring Chenin Blanc Estate Beamsville Bench, $16.95 +627315 June 26, 2010

-Coyote's Run Five Mile Riesling/Pinot Blanc/Gewurztraminer 2009, $13.95

-Strewn Chardonnay Barrel Aged VQA 2008, $12.95

-Mount Riley Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Marlborough

-J. Lohr Arroyo Vista Chardonnay 2007 Arroyo Seco

-Rutherford Ranch Chardonnay 2008 Napa

-Lander-Jenkins Spirit Hawk Chardonnay 2008 California

-Douloufakis Enotria Rose 2009 [syrah-kotsifali] Crete, $11.95 +169391

 

The Contact Person: sdarby@rogers.com

The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 87.

 

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