June 28/11: APVSA Summer wine tasting in Toronto (agents only)

 The Time and Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011  10AM to 6 PM

The Event: the monthly APVSA tasting (Association pour la promotion des

vins et spiritueux en Amerique du Nord).

The Venue: Delta Chelsea Inn

The Target Audience: wine agents.

The Availability/Catalogue: no wines are currently available in

Ontario. The group is here to get some agents to agree to rep

the principal. Some of the wines are available in Quebec and Alberta.

Most of the wines were French, and there is sales staff available to

comment on the prices and production. This road show also visits such

places as New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas, Calgary,

Vancouver, Miami, Washington DC, and Montreal. Occasionally, the show

will have wines from Italy, Uruguay, Spain and Australia. Sometimes spirits and VDN are also available.

The Wines: The problem I had with the wines, and one that must be

acknowledged, is that (by and large) they were about the same as wines

that we already have here in Ontario. There really did not seem to be

any price advantages, either. But these 40 or so wines could be made

available through Vintages or Consignment. In the past, quite a few

have been picked up for sale in Ontario. They were mostly the good

value or unique wines. Here were my faves, regardless of price (all

prices are ex-cellar Euros). I did not try every wine.

The Wines:

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Armand Hurst Grand Cru Gewurztraminer 2009 Cuvee Angelique, 11.50 E

-Armand Hurst Grand Cru Riesling 2008 Vieilles Vignes, 8.50 E

-Henri et Luc Faller Gewurztraminer 2009 Vieilles Vignes (organic)

-Cave Monge Granon Clairette de Die Tradition, 3.45 E

-Serge Liotaud et Fils IGP Coteaux des Baronnies Rose 2009 (organic), 2.95 E

-Serge Liotaud et Fils IGP Coteaux des Baronnies Blanc 2009 (organic), 2.95 E.

-Chateau Barrejat Madiran Seduction 2009, 4.45 E

 

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

-Armand Hurst Grand Cru Pinot Gris 2009 Vieilles Vignes, 11.50 E

-Armand Hurst Grand Cru Gewurztraminer 2009 Cuvee Angelique, 11.50 E

-Armand Hurst Grand Cru Riesling 2003, 7 E

-Armand Hurst Riesling 2009, 4 E

-Dom. Perraud EARL Macon Villages Chardonnay 2009

-Dom. Perraud EARL Macon La Roche Vineuse 2008, 5.70 E

-Dom. Perraud EARL Bourgogne Rouge Les Forets 2008, 5.70 E

-Dom. De la Coche Eccho 2010 IGP Val de Loire, 2.80 E

-Dom. Sauvete Sauvignon Blanc Touraine 2010, 3.60 E

-Dom. Sauvete Antea Rouge 2008, 4.40 E

-Dom. De l'Aujardiere La Noe Muscadet sur Lie Cotes de Grandlieu 2009, 3.60

-Dom. Martin Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie Terres Antiques 2010, 2.40 E

-Dom. Martin Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie le Perd son Pain 2010, 2.56 E

-Cave Monge Granon Clairette de Die Tradition Cuvee Pur Muscat, 3.95 E

-Serge Liotaud et Fils IGP Coteaux des Baronnies Rouge 2009 (organic), 2.96 E

-Chateau Barrejat Madiran Tradition 2009, 3.02 E

-Chateau Barrejat Madiran Vieux Ceps 2009, 5.82 E

-Dom. Mazilly Pere et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Les Vignes Franches 2009, 10.45 E

-Dom. Mazilly Pere et Fils Pommard 2009, 11.88 E

-Dom. Mazilly Pere et Fils Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2009, 6.05 E

-Colbois Chablis 2009 Eleve en Fut de Chene, 7.35 E

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Armand Hurst Pinot Blanc 2009, 3.60 E

-Henri et Luc Faller Riesling 2010 (organic), 7 E

-Chateau Ferran Bordeaux Rouge 2008, 6 E

-Dom. Perraud EARL Macon Rouge La Ville 2008, 5.70 E

-Dom. De la Brossette Touraine Rouge 2010, 12.5 E

-Dom. De la Coche La Salle aux Fees Muscadet 2010, 3.30 E

-Dom. De la Coche Chardonnay 2010 IGP Val de Loire, 2.30 E

-Dom. Sauvete Touraine Rouge 2008, 5.60 E

-Dom. Mazilly Pere et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Les Montrevenots 2009, 10.06 E

-Dom. Mazilly Pere et Fils Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Clos du Bois Prevot 2009, 5.10 E

-Colbois Chablis 2009, 5.95 E

-Colbois Bourgogne Chitray 2009, 4.60 E

-Colbois Bourgogne Aligote 2009, 3.85 E

 

The Downside: selection is eclectic and some bottles arrive

haphazardly. Some bottles never arrived at all, but we were not told

this until we arrived. Some bottles are in the show, but are not

listed in the catalogue. It can be frustrating.

The Upside: a chance to taste some engaging wines not available here.

There is a listing of wines with FOB prices in Euros.

The Contact Person: Pascal p.fernand@apvsa.ca

The Marketing Effectiveness/Execution of the Event(numerical grade): 84.

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