The Date and Time: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
The Event: Tasting the wines of Versado and Sperling Vineyards
The Venue: LCBO Summerhill Premium Tasting Room
The Target Audience: wine media and sommeliers
The Availability/Catalogue: wines are available or will be.
The Quote/Background: Ann Sperling presented four Sperling Vineyards Okanagan Valley BC VQA sparkling wines [traditional method] plus a Pinot Noir 2012; Peter Gamble presented six Versado from Lujan de Cuyo Mendoza Argentina. Both winemakers were available for extensive conversations about the winemaking and the wines.
The Wines:
-Versado Mendoza Malbec 2013, $25.95. QPR: 90. new release
-Versado Mendoza Malbec 2012, $25.95. QPR: 92.
-Versado Mendoza Malbec 2010, $25.95. QPR: 92.
-Versado Mendoza Malbec Reserva 2011, $59.95. QPR: 94 [fabulous oaking] new release
-Versado Mendoza Malbec Reserva 2010, $59.95. QPR: 93
-Versado Mendoza Malbec Reserva 2009, $59.95. QPR: 92
-Sperling Vineyards VQA Okanagan Brut Rose 2012, $42 QPR: 91 pinot noir, new release
-Sperling Vineyards VQA Okanagan Brut Reserve 2010, $50 QPR: 94 new release
70%PN/30%Ch, 36 months on lees
-Sperling Vineyards VQA Okanagan Brut 2009, $39.95 QPR: 91 pinot blanc
-Sperling Vineyards VQA Okanagan Brut 2008, $39.95 QPR: 90 pinot blanc
-Sperling Vineyards VQA Okanagan Brut Rose 2012, $42 QPR: 91 pinot noir, new release
-Sperling Vineyards VQA Okanagan Pinot Noir 2012, $27.95 QPR: 92 new at Vintages
The Food: Ace breads
The Contact Person: peterjgamble@sympatico.ca; ann@southbrook.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 92.
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