Wine Council of Ontario Tour of Lake Erie North Shore Wineries, part two of three

The Time and Date: Tuesday Aug 24 through Thursday Aug 26, 2010
The Event: Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Area Wine Country FAM Tour
for Wine Writers' Circle of Canada and other media, courtesy of the
Wine Council of Ontario.
The Venue: Bus, host wineries, and the Windsor Hilton Hotel.
The Target Audience: WWCC members and other wine media
The Availability/Catalogue: these were fruit wines and fruit-based
wines that we tasted, along with an assortment of sweeties, available
for the most part only at the winery. See previous posting for table
wines, and later posting for food.
The Quote/Background: we were to taste wines and interview principals
to increase our understanding of the LENS and Pelee wine appellations
(microclimates) plus wine country experiences in the area. Many of the
new wineries host events such as weddings, team building, corporate
parties, and the like.
The Fruit and Sweet Wines: most came from Black Bear Farms, Kingsville

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Black Bear Farms Elderberry 2008, $18 375mL

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Colio Estate Vineyards Vidal Icewine 2007, $19.95 for 200mL.
-Black Bear Farms Bear's Reserve Black Raspberry 2007, $22 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Papa's Special Reserve Red and Purple Raspberry 2007,
$18 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Black Currant 2007, $18 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Golden Raspberry 2007, $18 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Peach 2008, $22 750mL
-Black Bear Farms Red Raspberry 2007, $16 375mL, $31 for 750mL
-Black Bear Farms Strawberry 2007, $13 375mL, or $25 for 750mL
-Smith and Wilson A Currant Affair 2004 [black currant] $17 375mL
-Smith and Wilson Pink Cadillac 2008 [sparkler with raspberry, cherry,
and vidal wine]  $18 750 mL
-Aleksander Estate Cassis NV, $17.50 375mL
-Pelee Island Vidal Icewine 2008, $24.85 200mL
-D'Angelo Vineyards Iced Foch Vidal 2008, $15 375mL – 51.5% Marechal
foch and 48.5% vidal

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Black Bear Farms Mama's Special Delight Blueberry 2007, $20 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Black Raspberry and Blueberry 2007, $18 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Golden Plum 2008, $18 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Red Gooseberry 2007, $20 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Purple Raspberry 2007, $18 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Red Raspberry and Purple Plum 2008, $22 375mL
-Black Bear Farms Strawberry 2008, $15 375mL, or $29 for 750mL
-Smith and Wilson Nightshade (Black Currant and white wine), $13
-Sprucewood Shores Estate Vidal Icewine 2007, $22.95 200 mL
-D'Angelo Vineyards Dolce Vita NV, $20 375mL – vidal icewine, fortified
to 20%
-Mastronardi Estate Sangria NV, $14.50 – 7% ABV, Baco noir with local
fruit juices.

 

The Contact Person: Magdalena@winesofontario.org
The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 93.

 

 

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