The Date and Time: Monday February 25 2019 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 with full data (vintage year, licensee and retail prices0, 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. The rated wines are listed randomly within each category of BEST, BETTER and GOOD.
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Winery Wine VQA Appellation Vintage Vol/Btl Alc/Vol LCBO# UPC# Licensee Price Retail
Southbrook Vineyards 2016 Triomphe Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2016 750ml 12.6 172338 621605402145 $20.90 $24.95
Southbrook Vineyards 2017 Wild Ferment Chardonnay Niagara Escarpment 2017 750ml 13 644625 621605483137 $30.80 $35.00
Tawse Winery Pet-Nat Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13 N/A 670459010068 $21.06 $24.95
Tawse Winery Estate Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2013 750ml 12.5 N/A 670459006702 $32.04 $38.15
2027 Cellars StoneBridge Vineyard Chardonnay Four Mile Creek 2017 750ml 13 N/A N/A $19.95 N/A
13th Street Winery Blanc de Blanc Creek Shores 2016 750ml 12.5 N/A $25.12 $29.95
13th Street Winery Chardonnay Viscek Vineyard Creek Shores 2017 750ml 12.5 N/A $25.12 $29.95
Two Sisters Vineyards Unoaked Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2016 750ml 13.5 N/A 832651001453 $21.54 N/A
Trius Trius Brut Niagara Peninsula NV 750ml 12 284539 48162001299 $25.12 $29.95
Trius Trius Brut Rose Niagara Peninsula NV 750ml 12 184309 48162012691 $27.44 $32.95
Trius Trius Barrel Fermented Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13.1 251470 48162004429 $16.67 $19.95
Stratus Stratus White Niagara-On-The-Lake 2015 750ml 12.9 660704
$32.08 $38.20
Queenston Mile Vineyard Chardonnay St.David's Bench 2016 750ml 13 N/A $29.38 $35.00
Cave Spring Cellars Riesling Adam Steps Beamsville Bench 2017 750ml 10.5 901211 7-79334-01211-8 $20.90 $24.95
Cave Spring Cellars Riesling CSV Beamsville Bench 2016 750ml 12 566026 7-79334-66026-5 $25.12 $29.95
Cave Spring Cellars Pinot Noir Dolomite Niagara Escarpment 2017 750ml 12.5 504608 7-79334-04608-3 $20.90 $24.95
Charles Baker Ivan Vineyard Riesling Twenty Mile Bench 2017 750ml 11 N/A $22.80 $27.00
Charles Baker Picone Vineyard Riesling Vinemount Ridge 2015 750ml 10.5 N/A $31.80 $37.20
Megalomaniac Reserve Cabernet Merlot Twenty Mile Bench 2016 750ml 14 N/A 699187005160 $59.95 $59.95
Chateau des Charmes Wines Brut Sparkling Niagara-on-the-Lake NV 750ml 12.5 207944 776409100008 $21.74 $25.95
Cloudsley Cellars Pinot Noir, Homestead Vineyard Twenty Mile Bench 2015 750ml 12.5 N/A 627843870654 $41.84 $50.00
Cloudsley Cellars Pinot Noir, Glen Elgin Vineyard Twenty Mile Bench 2015 750ml 12.5 N/A 627843870661 $41.84 $50.00
Leaning Post Wines The Fifty - Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13 N/A 628055332312 $18.57 $22.20
Icellars Estate Winery Reserve Red Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 750ml 14 N/A 657664339542 $25.16 $30.00
Icellars Estate Winery Merlot Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 750ml 14.5 N/A 657664339481 $37.82 $45.00
Henry of Pelham Winery Estate Chardonnay Short Hills Bench 2016 750ml 13.5 268342 1. 7-79376-20121-1 $18.53 $21.95
Henry of Pelham Winery Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catharine Estate Blanc de Blanc Carte Blanche Niagara Peninsula 2013 750ml 11.9 315200 779376465057 $37.78 $44.95
Hidden Bench Estate Winery Estate Chardonnay Beamsville Bench 2017 750ml 13 68817 878102002013 $25.12 $29.92
Hidden Bench Estate Winery Terroir Caché - Red Meritage Beamsville Bench 2015 750ml 13.9 505610 878102004017 $37.78 $44.95
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Winery Wine VQA Appellation Vintage Vol/Btl Alc/Vol LCBO# UPC# Licensee Price Retail
Hidden Bench Estate Winery Estate Riesling Beamsville Bench 2017 750ml 11 183491 878102003027 $20.90 $24.95
Henry of Pelham Winery Three of Hearts Rosé Niagara Peninsula 2018 750ml 11.5 552562 779376496013 $16.67 $19.95
Flat Rock Cellars Chardonnay Twenty Mile Bench 2017 750ml 13 286278 881860300482 $16.68 $19.95
Flat Rock Cellars Riesling Twenty Mile Bench 2016 750ml 11 43281 881860100303 $14.99 $17.95
Icellars Estate Winery Arinna Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 750ml 14.5 N/A 657664339450 $35.29 $42.00
Domaine Queylus Chardonnay Tradition Niagara Peninsula 2016 750ml 13 N/A 896131000923 $23.43 $27.95
Domaine Queylus Pinot Noir Réserve du Domaine Niagara Peninsula 2014 750ml 13 N/A 896131000213 $37.83 $45.00
Keint-he Winery and Vineyards Portage Chardonnay PEC 2014 750ml 12.7 2015.2605 8517000275 $20.94 $25.00
Creekside Estate Winery Iconoclast Syrah St.David's Bench 2016 750ml 13 VINTAGES# 471797 $20.94 $25.00
Creekside Estate Winery Iconoclast Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 12 VINTAGES# 520627 $19.25 $23.00
Cloudsley Cellars Pinot Noir, Niagara Niagara Peninsula 2016 750ml 12 N/A 627843870678 $20.74 $25.00
Meldville Wines Chardonnay Lincoln Lakeshore 2017 750ml 13 N/A $16.71 $20.00
Meldville Wines Syrah Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13 N/A $22.63 $27.00
Chateau des Charmes Wines Barrel Fermented Chardonnay, Estate Grown & Bottled Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 750ml 13.4 81653 776409816534 $12.44 $14.95
Muscedere Vineyards Estate Winery Merlot Lake Erie North Shore 2016 750ml 13.2 N/A 628696160909 $16.89 $20.20
Muscedere Vineyards Estate Winery Meritage Lake Erie North Shore 2016 750ml 13.5 N/A 628696160800 $25.32 $30.20
North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Riesling Lake Erie North Shore 2016 750ml 11.5 N/A $14.99 $17.95
Pelee Island Winery Meritage Vinedressers Lake Erie North Shore 2016 750ml 13.5 N/A 317933 n/a $24.95
Charles Baker B-Side Riesling Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 10.3 N/A $18.57 $22.00
Queenston Mile Vineyard Mile High Sparkling Ontario 2017 750ml 12.5 N/A $29.38 $35.00
Redstone Winery Redfoot Vineyard Viognier Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13 N/A 670459009406 $16.84 $20.15
Redstone Winery Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2013 750ml 13 N/A 670459006801 $21.54 $24.90
Reif Estate Winery Chenin Blanc Niagara River 2017 750ml 13 N/A 779320000419 $17.95 $20.15
Reif Estate Winery Riesling Reserve Niagara River 2017 750ml 13 N/A 779320001249 $17.95 $20.15
Reif Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Niagara River 2016 750ml 13.5 N/A 779320001102 $31.45 $35.15
Southbrook Vineyards 2017 Heather's Home Vineyard Riesling Vinemount Ridge 2017 750ml 11.1 650135 621605 453093 $19.21 $22.95
The Good Earth Vineyard & Winery Viognier Niagara Peninsula 2016 750ml 13.7 N/A N/A $20.90 $24.95
The Good Earth Vineyard & Winery Merlot Beamsville Bench 2016 750ml 13.9 N/A N/A $29.34 $34.95
Vineland Estates Winery Unoaked Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 12 669374 7-79327-12001-1 $12.45 $14.95
Vineland Estates Winery Elevation St Urban Riesling Niagara Escarpment 2017 750ml 8.5 38117 7-79327-19427-2 $16.67 $19.95
Vieni Estates Wine and Spirits Appassimento Classic Method Private Reserve Vinemount Ridge 2013 750ml 16 N/A $54.95 $59.95
Two Sisters Vineyards Merlot Niagara River 2013 750ml 14 N/A 832651001378 $40.15 $52.80
Bachelder Bachelder Mineralite Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13.5 N/A 185729000378 $19.97 N/A
Calamus Estate Winery Meritage Niagara Peninsula 2016 750ml 13 N/A 693550001254 $16.67 $19.95
Colio Estate Wines Lily Rosé Sparkling Ontario NV 750ml 12 536565 779373618517 $14.99 $17.95
Colio Estate Wines Bricklayer's Reward Riesling Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 10.5 644765 779373321219 $15.83 $18.95
Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Cabernet Merlot Reserve Lake Erie North Shore 2016 750ml 12.5 328013 853698001169 $16.00 $18.95
*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Winery Wine VQA Appellation Vintage Vol/Btl Alc/Vol LCBO# UPC# Licensee Price Retail
Lakeview Wine Co. Lakeview Cellars Viognier Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13 N/A 874537110149 $16.67 $19.95
Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Unoaked Chardonnay Ontario 2016 750ml 12.5 453167 853698001053 $12.62 $14.95
Cloudsley Cellars Pinot Noir, Twenty Mile Bech Twenty Mile Bench 2015 750ml 12.5 N/A 627843870647 $29.18 $35.00
Chateau des Charmes Wines Cabernet Merlot, Estate Grown & Bottled Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 750ml 13.1 556951 776409000292 $13.30 $15.95
Chateau des Charmes Wines Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate Grown & Bottled Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 750ml 12.6 370320 776409000155 $13.30 $15.95
Megalomaniac Narcissist Reserve-Riesling Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 11 67587 699187000455 $14.14 $18.95
Megalomaniac My Way Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula 2017 750ml 13 142646 699187000165 $20.90 $24.95
Icellars Estate Winery Syrah Vinemount Ridge 2017 750ml 13.5 N/A 657664339474 $33.60 $40.00
North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Lake Erie North Shore 2016 750ml 13.5 N/A $16.67 $19.95
Redstone Winery Redstone Estate Syrah 2015 750ml N/A $33.73 $40.15
Casa-Dea Estates Winery Chardonnay Reserve Prince Edward County 2016 750ml 12.7 546812 898150000038 $22.58 $26.95
Calamus Estate Winery Riesling Off Dry Niagara Peninsula 2015 750ml 11 N/A 693550001285 $13.30 $15.95
Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery 2016 Robert's Block Riesling Niagara Peninsula 2016 750ml 11.1 231415 91238 00002 9 $21.78 $26.00
Adamo Estate Winery Lepp David's Vineyard Riesling Niagara Lakeshore 2017 750ml 12 N/A 628451509424 $16.67 $19.95
Trail Estate Winery Wild-Ferment Chardonnay Prince Edward County 2017 750ml 11.7 N/A N/A $29.38 $35.00
2027 Cellars Wismer Vineyard -FoxCroft Block - Riesling Twenty Mile Bench 2017 750ml 10 N/A N/A $16.95 N/A
Vieni Estates Wine and Spirits Semi Dry Riesling Vinemount Ridge 2017 750ml 9.5 N/A $16.18 $16.95
The Food: enormous sandwiches were provided to the media, along with a chick pea and carrot salad and a green salad (spinach) plus a charcuterie/cheese board, with cookies and fruit 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!! For a comparison of wine quality and prices, look at my previous postings for VQA at the end of February going back several years.
The Contact Person: info@wmao.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 93
Chimo! www.deantudor.com
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