The Event: Spring Wine Tasting with PondView Estate Winery and Stem Wine Group May 29

The Date and Time: Tuesday May 29, 2018  1PM to 5PM

The Event: Spring Preview Wine Tasting with PondView Estate Winery and Stem Wine Group (Stem is the wine agent for PondView)

The Venue: Tim Horton's Theatre in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The Target Audience: wine media and sommeliers, private clients

The Availability/Catalogue: everything was available either through the winery or through the agent.

The Wines: prices are licensee. I did not try all the wines.

 

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

-Henri Abele Vintage Brut Champagne 2009 $99.99 – my white/spark FAVE of the tasting

-460 Casina Bric Barolo Piedmont 2012 $46.99 – my red FAVE of the tasting

-Pondview Bella Terra Reserve Cabernet Franc Unfiltered VQA 2014 $39.75

-Pondview Bella Terra Reserve Meritage Unfiltered VQA 2013 $44.75

-Pondview Bella Terra Reserve Appassimento Cabernet VQA 2014 $69.75

-Andeluna Altitud Chardonnay Mendoza Argentina 2016 $22.99

-Fatt. Magliano Vermentino Toscana 2017 $24.99

-Ronco del Gelso Riesling Schulz 2016 Friuli IGT $35.99

-Husic Chardonnay Napa Valley 2015 $84.99

-La Manufacture Chablis Grand Cru Blanchots 2014 $104.99

-Fatt. Magliano Illario IGT Rosato Tuscany 2017  $23.99

-Henri Abele Brut Rose Champagne  $69.99

-Henri Abele Brut Traditional Champagne NV  $55.99

-Corte Aura Franciacorta Brut NV $31.99

 

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

-Burnt Ship Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2016 VQA Niagara Peninsula $13.30

-Burnt Ship Bay Chardonnay 2017 VQA Niagara Peninsula $12.45

-Burnt Ship Bay Cabernet 2016 VQA Niagara Peninsula $13.30

-PondView Lot 74 Sparkling Vintage Brut 2016 $24.90

-PondView Lot 74 White 2016 $14.95 [chardonnay/riesling/gewurztraminer]

-PondView Black Label Sauvignon Blanc 2016 VQA Niagara $17.95

-PondView Black Label Skipping Stone 2017 $16.95  [vidal]

-PondView Black Label Riesling Dry 2016 $19.95

-PondView Bella Terra Reserve Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2015 $29.95

-Colterenzio Cora Pinot Bianco 2017 Alto Adige Italy $20.99

-Colterenzio Lafoa Chardonnay 2017 Alto Adige Italy $57.99

-Castello di Semivicoli Pecorino 2017 Abruzzo Italy $28.99

-Castello di Semivicoli Trebbiano 2014 Abruzzo Italy $39.99

-Ca' del Baio Langhe Riesling 2016 Piedmont $29.99

-Chotard Sancerre Blanc 2017 $29.99

-Chotard Sancerre Rose 2017 $29.99

-La Manufacture Chablis 2016 $34.99

-Ronco del Gelso Fruiliano Toc Bas 2016 Friuli $29.99

-Ronco del Gelso Malvasia Vigna Della Permuta 2016 Friuli IGT $29.99

-Andeluna Altitud Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2014 $25.99

-Husic Pinot Noir Napa Valley 2015 $84.99

 

 

The Food: platters of charcuterie and cheeses, plus breads and biscuits.

The Contact Person: mark@stemwinegroup.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 89.

 

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