The Date and Time: Monday, April 30, 2018 Noon – 4:30 PM
The Event: Somewhereness: place, earth, quality, stewardship
The Venue: Spoke Club
The Target Audience: wine trade
The Availability/Catalogue: all the wines were available through LCBO or at the winery, but a few were for licensees only.
The Quote/Background: Somewhereness has been a major wine organization in Ontario with its annual trade show featuring 12 "craft" wineries.
The Wines: I did not try all the wines. Prices are mostly retail.
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Bachelder Saunders Vineyard Chardonnay Beamsville Bench 2012, $38.50 Licensee
-Cave Spring Cellars Blanc de Blancs CSV 2009 Beamsville Bench $44.95
-Cave Spring Cellars Riesling CSV 2016 Beamsville Bench $29.95
-Cave Spring Cellars Riesling Adam Steps 2016 Beamsville Bench $24.95
-Cave Spring Cellars Pinot Noir Estate 2015 Beamsville Bench $39.95
-Cave Spring Cellars La Penna 2015 Beamsville Bench $44.95 [cab fr]
-Charles Baker Wines Riesling Picone Vineyard 2014 Vinemount Ridge Twenty Mile Bench $35
-Domaine Queylus Pinot Noir Reserve du Domaine 2013 Niagara Peninsula $45
-Domaine Queylus Pinot Noir La Grand Reserve 2013 Niagara Peninsula $60
-Flat Rock Cellars Chardonnay 2016 Twenty Mile Bench $19.95
-Flat Rock Cellars The Rusty Shed Chardonnay 2015 Twenty Mile Bench $26.95
-Flat Rock Cellars Gravity Pinot Noir 2013 Twenty Mile Bench $34.95
-Hidden Bench Estate Chardonnay 2015 Beamsville Bench $29.75
-Hidden Bench Terroir Cache 2013 Beamsville Bench $39
-Hidden Bench Estate Chardonnay 2015 Beamsville Bench $29.75
-Malivoire Small Lot Chardonnay 2016 Beamsville Bench $19.95
-Malivoire Mottiar Chardonnay 2013 Beamsville Bench $29.95
-Norman Hardie Calcaire 2016 Ontario $23 [r,ch,pg]
-Norman Hardie Chardonnay 2015 Niagara Peninsula $39
-Norman Hardie County Pinot Noir 2016 Prince Edward County $45
-Southbrook Organic Vineyards Biodynamic Bubbly Chardonnay Four Mile Creek 2017 $29.95
-Southbrook Organic Vineyards Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2016 Four Mile Creek $40
-Southbrook Organic Vineyards Poetica Chardonnay 2012 Four Mile Creek $52
-Southbrook Organic Vineyards Poetica Red 2013 Four Mile Creek $70
-Stratus Tollgate Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2017 NOTL $20.95
-Stratus Tollgate Chardonnay 2016 NOTL $22
-Stratus White 2014 NOTL $38
-Stratus Red 20147 NOTL $48
-Tawse Chardonnay 2012 Beamsville Bench $29.95
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-13th Street Winery Premier Cuvee Niagara Peninsula 2012 Brut $34.95
-13th Street Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Niagara Peninsula $19.95
-Bachelder Chardonnay Mineralite Niagara Peninsula 2016, $19.97 Licensee
-Charles Baker Wines Riesling Ivan Vineyard 2017 Twenty Mile Bench $27
-Domaine Queylus Cabernet Franc Reserve du Domaine 2014 Niagara Peninsula $34.95
-Domaine Queylus Merlot La Grand Reserve 2013 Niagara Peninsula $49.95
-Domaine Queylus Chardonnay Tradition 2015 Niagara Peninsula $24.95
-Hidden Bench Estate Riesling 2016 Beamsville Bench $23.7
-Hidden Bench Fume Blanc 2016 Beamsville Bench $29.75
-Malivoire Small Lot Pinot Noir 2015 Beamsville Bench $29.95
-Norman Hardie Cabernet Franc 2016 Niagara Peninsula $29
-Tawse Quarry Road Vineyard Riesling Vinemount Ridge 2016 $24.95
-Tawse Quarry Road Vineyard Pinot Noir Vinemount Ridge 2014 $35.95
-Tawse Redfoot Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2013 Lincoln Lakeshore $39.95
The Food: platters of charcuterie, cheeses, breads, toasts, pates.
The Downside: I had to leave early for another wine tasting.
The Upside: a chance to catch-up with several owners and winemakers.
The Contact Person: somewhereness@gmail.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 90
Chimo! www.deantudor.com
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