The Date and Time: Friday, May 16, 2014 2PM to 5 PM
The Event: International Sauvignon Blanc Day, New Zealand Division
The Venue: Starfish
The Target Audience: wine writers
The Availability/Catalogue: according to the card we were given, 21 wines are available for tasting and buying.
The Quote/Background: "shucking with savvy" is a great theme for Sauvignon Blanc Day, and some of the oysters came from New Zealand, so that was a real treat.
The Wines:
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Astrolabe Province Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Te Pa Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-900 Grapes Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2012
-Forrest Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Hunter's Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Matua Regional Sauvignon Blanc Hawke's Bay 201
-Nobilo Icon Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Ten Sisters Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Marisco The Kings Favour Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-The Ned Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Sileni Estates Cellar Selection Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand NV
*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Babich Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Brancott Estate Letter Series "B" Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Lawson's Dry Hills Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Middle-Earth Sauvignon Blanc Nelson 2013
-Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Stoneleigh Latitude Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Sileni Estates Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
-Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013
The Food: fries, bread, plenty of diverse oysters.
The Downside: there were several Savvy Day celebrations, and I had to miss them all except for this one, which fitted nicely with the LCBO Vintages tasting that AM.
The Upside: a chance to compare wines with oysters.
The Contact Person: nzwine@ketchin.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 92.
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