The Event: A structured tasting with Suzanne Groth, one of the owners of Groth Vineyards & Winery “rooted in Oakville” Napa.

The Date and Time: Tuesday April 26, 2016 3PM to 4:30PM  

The Event: A structured tasting with Suzanne Groth, one of the owners of Groth Vineyards & Winery "rooted in Oakville" Napa.

The Venue: George Brown College Wine Lab at Chefs House

The Target Audience: wine writers and sommeliers.

The Availability/Catalogue: all the wines were available for ordering except the 1997.

The Quote/Background: In this sitdown tasting, Ms. Groth talked about her life in Napa and the terroir surrounding the Oakville area for her wines (137 net vineyard acres, planted in 1981/82. They produce cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc wines. More details are at www.grothwines.com.

The Wines: Suzanne Groth spoke about the eight wines at the tasting.

 

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

-Groth Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 Oakville Napa, N/A

-Groth Chardonnay 2014 Hillview Vineyard Napa, $56.95 (BF sur lie 8 months)

-Groth Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Oakville Napa, $112.95 (12% merlot, 65% new Fr oak, 22 months)

-Groth Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Reserve Oakville Napa, $196.95 (10% merlot, 100% new Fr oak, 22 months)

-Six pack with 2 bottles each at $174.95 each bottle (6 x $174.95) - Groth Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Oakville Napa;  -Groth Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Oakville Napa; -Groth Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Oakville Napa.

 

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

-Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Napa, $41.95 (9% semillon, 80% of total wine barrel fermented)

 

The Food: bread sticks and water.

The Downside: it was a short tasting

The Upside: a chance to engage with Suzanne Groth

The Contact Person: rob@thevineagency.ca

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 87.

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