The Date and Time: Monday February 26 2018 11AM to 4PM
The Event: Taste Ontario – Toronto trade show
The Venue: ROM
The Target Audience: wine trade
The Availability/Catalogue: the catalogue was a model – wines and license contacts were listed by region, moving from east to west, with full data (vintage year, licensee and retail prices), with enough space for tasting notes.
The Quote/Background: the media writers were in the Glass Room on the 4th floor where we had advance time and some sit-down table space to write up our scores.
The Wines: About 175 wines were available; I did not taste them all. ABVs are used. The first price is licensee. CSPCs are listed when the wine is available through the LCBO.
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Pelee Island Winery Vinedresser Meritage South Islands 2016 13.5 317933 $24.75 $24.95
Cave Spring Cellars Riesling CSV VQA Beamsville Bench 2015 11.5 566026 $25.12 $29.95
Cave Spring Cellars Chardonnay CSV VQA Beamsville Bench 2016 13.5 529941 $25.12 $29.95
Charles Baker Wines Charles Baker Riesling Picone Vineyard VQA Vinemount Ridge 2014 $29.55 $35.00
Domaine Queylus Chardonnay Tradition Niagara Region 2015 13% 489591 $20.90 $24.95
Fielding Estate Winery Brut (Traditional Method) Niagara Peninsula NV 12 $31.20 $37.15
Hidden Bench Estate Winery Bistro Chardonnay Beamsville Bench 2013 13% N/A $17.95 N/A
Magnotta Winery Chardonnay VQA - The Silver Line Single Vineyard Niagara Stone Road Niagara-on-the-Lake 2015 13.6% 258681 $15.19 $17.95
Nyarai Cellars Veritas Niagara Peninsula 2012 13 $22.58 $26.95
Redstone Winery Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2013 12.5 NA $16.00 $19.15
Tawse Winery Limestone Ridge Spark Riesling Twenty Mile Bench 2015 12 370361 $17.69 $21.15
Chateau des Charmes Brut sparkling wine Méthode Traditionnelle Niagara-on-the-Lake n/v 13 1454091 $12.54 half-bottle $14.95
Chateau des Charmes Equuleus, Paul Bosc Estate Vineyard St. David's Bench 2014 13 319525 $36.14 $43.00
Icellars Estate Winery Arinna Niagara-on-the-Lake 2015 13.5 $32.76 $39.00
Icellars Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 14.7 $50.49 $60.00
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Winery Reserve Merlot 2014 $20.90 $24.95
Southbrook Vineyards Triomphe Organic Merlot Niagara Peninsula 2016 12.5 n/a $25.12 $29.95
Stratus Stratus White Niagara-on-the-Lake 2014 12.9 $32.08 $38.00
Stratus Stratus Red Niagara-on-the-Lake 2014 13 $40.52 $48.20
Norman Hardie Winery & Vineyard Chardonnay VQA Niagara Peninsula VQA 2015 11.9% 184432 $32.93 $39.20
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Colio Estate Wines Lily Sparkling VQA Ontario N/A 12% 418657 $14.99 $17.95
Colio Estate Wines Lily Rosé Sparkling VQA Ontario N/V 12% 536565 $14.14 $16.95
Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Cabernet Merlot Reserve Lake Erie North Shore 2016 13% 328013 $16.00 $18.95
Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Gewurztraminer Lake Erie North Shore 2016 11% N/A $18.53 $21.95
Charles Baker Wines Charles Baker Riesling B-Side VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 11 $18.57 $22.00
Creekside Estate Winery Iconoclast Syrah St. David's Bench 2015 13.6 471797 $20.94 $25.00
Creekside Estate Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon St. David's Bench 2013 13.5 $37.82 $45.00
Fielding Estate Winery Unoaked Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2016 12.5 Vintages 164491 $12.62 $14.95
Flat Rock Cellars Chardonnay Twenty Mile Bench 2016 13.5% 286278 $16.68 $19.95
Flat Rock Cellars Riesling Twenty Mile Bench 2016 11% 43281 $14.99 $17.95
Malivoire Wine Mottiar Chardonnay Beamsville Bench 2013 13 $22.58 $29.95
Megalomaniac My Way Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2016 12.5 % N/A $20.90 $24.95
Meldville Wines Chardonnay Lincoln Lakeshore 2016 13% $16.89 $20.20
Tawse Winery Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2015 12.5 N/A $16.84 $20.15
The Good Earth Food And Wine Co. 2015 Chardonnay Beamsville Bench VQA 2015 13.0 % $20.90 $24.95
The Good Earth Food And Wine Co. 2016 Viogner Niagara Peninsula VQA 2015 13.5 % $20.90 $24.95
Vineland Estates Winery Elevation Cabernet Niagara Escarpment 2015 13 173609 $23.47 $28.00
Westcott Vineyards Violette Sparkling Brut Vinemount Ridge 2016 12.4 $21.74 $25.95
Westcott Vineyards Estate Chardonnay Vinemount Ridge 2016 14 $21.74 $25.95
13th Street Winery Premier Cuvée Niagara Peninsula 2012 12.5 $29.34 $34.95
2027 Cellars Wismer Vineyard - Fox Croft Block Chardonnay Twenty Mile Bench 2016 12.8% n/a $19.19 $22.95
Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery Grand Reserve Shiraz 2015 $20.90 $24.95
Reif Estate Winery Chardonnay Reserve Niagara River 2014 13.5% $19.40 $22.15
Southbrook Vineyards Triomphe Organic Riesling Niagara Peninsula 2016 11 n/a $20.90 $24.95
Southbrook Vineyards Triomphe Organic Cabernet Franc Rosé Niagara Peninsula 2017 11.4 n/a $16.67 $19.95
Stratus Tollgate Chardonnay Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 13.1 $18.53 $22.20
Two Sisters Vineyards Estate Red Reserve Niagara River 2012 13.5 $21.01 n/a
Two Sisters Vineyards Unoaked Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2016 13.5 $32.76 $39.00
Norman Hardie Winery & Vineyard Calcaire VQA Ontario VQA 2016 11.7% $19.42 $23.20
*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Unoaked Chardonnay Ontario 2016 12.5 453167 $12.62 $14.95
Cave Spring Cellars Riesling Adam Steps VQA Beamsville Bench 2016 10.5% 901211 $20.90 $24.95
Rosewood Estates Winery Locked & Loaded White Niagara Peninsula 2016 13.00% $14.31 $16.95
Vieni Estates Wine and Spirits Momenti Sparkling N/V $13.32 $13.95
Vineland Estates Winery Chardonnay unoaked Niagara Peninsula 2017 12.5 307751 $11.60 $13.95
13th Street Winery Chardonnay Creek Shores 2016 13 $14.99 NA
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Winery Montague Vineyard Chardonnay 2016 $20.90 $24.95
Pondview Estate Winery Lot 74 Sparkling Ontario 2016 12 $20.90 $24.95
Reif Estate Winery Chenin Blanc Niagara River 2016 13% $16.75 $19.15
Reif Estate Winery Shiraz Reserve Niagara Peninsula 2016 13% $23.85 $27.15
Two Sisters Vineyards Riesling Niagara Escarpment 2016 10.7 LCBO # 2017.1801 $29.38 $35.00
Grange of Prince Edward Winery 'Estate Grown' Chardonnay VQA Prince Edward County VQA 2013 12 n/a $16.67 $19.95
Lacey Estates Winery INOX Chardonnay VQA Twenty Mile Bench 2017 12.5 $20.09 $24.00
Rosehall Run Vineyards Indigo Sparkling White 2016 $20.90 $24.95
Frisky Beaver | Smoke&Gamble Frisky Beaver Shades of Grey Chardonnay VQA Ontario 2015 12.8% 490383 $12.45 $14.95
The Food: enormous sandwiches were provided to the media, along with quinoa salad and a green salad plus cookies for dessert, and coffee.
The Downside: overall, I found some of the wines very inviting, but most were too young. Restaurants and private clients may want to store them awhile.
The Upside: the media room...THANK YOU WMAO!!
The Contact Person: info@wmao.ca
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 93
Chimo! www.deantudor.com
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