Gothic Epicures VinCuisine: September 2019

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My "Wines, Beers and Spirits of the Net", a guide to thousands of news items and RSS feeds, plus references to wines, beers and spirits, has been at http://www.deantudor.com since 1994.

These notes for good wines available through LCBO Vintages (on a bi-weekly basis) can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca or at http://www.deantudor.com

Scores are a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, e.g. a Southern Rhone would taste like a Southern Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace above or below its price).

Based on my sampling of the table wines chosen by the LCBO from this release for tasting. That presentation is about 50+ different labels out of about 125 released every two weeks. These wines are basically those that fit the categories of any of the Featured Themes, Wines of the Month, Local Talent, and "new" -- wines that the LCBO has ordered in sufficient quantities for the Ontario marketplace. Not put out for us are the re-orders (even though they may be of a different vintage) , ISDs, or the expensive wines. Thus, my report comes from a restricted database. I did not taste every one of these 50+ category wines, nor did I rate several of the wines I did sample because they did not seem to be of particularly good value in terms of their price.

THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --

Fizz+301655 DOMAINE CARNEROS BRUT CUVÉE SPARKLING Traditional method, Napa Valley, California 2013 $41.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

Sherry+10813 ALVEAR CAPATAZ SOLERA DE LA CASA FINO VIEJISI FINO DO Montilla-Moriles $26.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

Under $20

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W+345389 SIMONSIG CHARDONNAY WO Stellenbosch 2017 $19.95 13.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+295709 RABL LÖSS GRÜNER VELTLINER Langenlois, DAC Kamptal 2017 $15.95

MVC/QPR: 88.5

W+667535 JULIEN SCHAAL KALEIDOSCOPE RIESLING AC Alsace 2017 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+667493 CHÂTEAU DE PONT TOURAINE AC 2018 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+40642 DEU LA DEU ALVARINHO Monção e Melgaço, DOC Vinho Verde 2018 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+488734 CASTELO DO MAR ALBARIÑO DO Rías Baixas 2018 $18.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+10337 SOBILANE GRENACHE/SYRAH IGP Côtes Catalanes 2015 $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+10316 SAINT MONT LES VIEILLES VIGNES AC 2014 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+646059 MONTE CASCAS COLHEITA DOC Douro 2016 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+642421 VALPANTENA TORRE DEL FALASCO RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA DOC 2016 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

Over $20

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W+58651 WINE BY JOE PINOT GRIS Oregon 2017 $22.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5

W+10342 CHARTRON ET TRÉBUCHET MÂCON-VILLAGES AC 2017 $23.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

W+648659 DOMAINE BÉRANGER POUILLY-FUISSÉ AC 2016 $37.95 MVC/QPR: 90

W+577767 NATIV SUADENS BIANCO IGT Campania 2017 $27.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

W+155382 MARCHESI DI BAROLO GAVI DEL COMUNE DI GAVI DOCG 2018 $22.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+11244 ADAMO ESTATE PARKE VINEYARD GROWER'S SERIES PINOT NOIR VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $28.95 12.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5

R+131201 ANGELS GATE MOUNTAINVIEW PINOT NOIR VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $29.95 12.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+1560 FLAT ROCK GRAVITY PINOT NOIR VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $34.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5

R+583260 MICHELE CHIARLO REYNA BARBARESCO DOCG 2015 $36.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+268391 HENRY OF PELHAM ESTATE PINOT NOIR VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+73817 RUTHERFORD RANCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley 2016 $39.95

13.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91

R+159970 CLOUDLINE PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley 2017 $26.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+10915 MOUNTADAM VINEYARDS EDEN VALLEY SHIRAZ Eden Valley, South Australia 2017 $24.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+649731 CHÂTEAU ROUSSELLE AC Côtes de Bourg 2015 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+647966 CLARENDELLE AC Médoc 2014 $27.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5

R+928028 FATTORIA DEI BARBI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013 $54.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91

R+930966 ROCCA DELLE MACÌE FAMIGLIA ZINGARELLI RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5

R+568675 VILLA MATTIELLI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG 2013 $49.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+208223 LEALTANZA RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2012 $22.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92

Chimo! www.deantudor.com

The September 12 2019 Event: Discover Slovenia Walk Around Tasting Trade Show (Food and Wine)

The Date and Time: Thursday, September 12, 2019 1PM to 4:30PM

The Event: Discover Slovenia Walk Around Tasting Trade Show (Food and Wine)

The Venue: Rosewater Room, Toronto Street

The Target Audience: wine media and agents.

The Availability/Catalogue: All wines are available through private order if there is an agency in Ontario.

The Quote/Background: EUCCAN and the EU Chamber of Commerce in Canada West co-sponsored this show and tell event of foods and wines from Slovenia, with backing from the Slovenia government. There was an excellent catalogue of food products available from Slovenia.

The Wines: I did not try every wine.

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

-Sisi Yellow Muscat 2018

-JNK Rebula "orange" wine 2010

-Bajta Dry Muscat Sparkling (NV?)

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

-Sisi Traminaec

-Radgonske Gorice Zlata Radgonska penina Sparkling Chardonnay 2015

-Kobal Sauvignon 2016

-Doppler Wines Laski WelchRiesling 2018

-JNK Merlot 2011

-Kristancia Merlot 2018

-Vina Joannesvina Joannes Renski Riesling 2016

-Zlata Extra Dry Rose Pinot Noir

The Food: I enjoyed lokev (Slovenian ham), kranjske klobasa (Carniolian sausage), celiske mesnine cheese, planika mlekarna cheese, and breads.

The Downside: nobody had any real wine prices, but the suggestion was that the wines may be a bit higher than expected for this market, and hence need to be negotiated with the LCBO.

The Upside: a chance to taste some Eastern European wines; they did a marvelous job with the whites.

The Contact Person: alex.martyniak@eu-canada.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 84

Chimo! www.deantudor.com

Saturday, September 21, 2019

The September 12 2019 Event: Taste and buy preview of the 2017 vintage in Burgundy from Bouchard Pere et Fils.

The Date and Time: Thursday Sept 12, 2019, Noon to 4PM

The Event: Taste and buy preview of the 2017 vintage in Burgundy from Bouchard Pere et Fils.

The Venue: Montecito Restaurant, Adelaide Street

The Target Audience: wine media and private clients of the Woodman Wines and Spirits agency.

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines tasted were available as private orders of six bottle cases.

The Quote/Background: Annually, Luc Bouchard visits Toronto and gives us a commentary on his harvests and wines. In addition to the 2017 private orders, there were some wines presented that are already at the LCBO. These have been noted below.

The Wines: I did not taste every wine at the event.

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

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Pouilly-Fuisse 2016 $33 LCBO +56580 [my fave of the day]

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Pouilly-Fuisse 2017 $33 LCBO +56580

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Puligny-Montrachet 2017 $77 LCBO +976035 (Dec 1 2019)

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Echezeaux 2017 $391

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot Domaine 2017 $129

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Chambolle Musigny 2017 $91

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine 2017 $513

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune du Chateau Domaine Blanc 2017 $65

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Genevrieres Domaine 2017 $140

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Domaine 2017 $76

-William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 2017 $76

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

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Macon-Lugny Saint Pierre 2018 $22 LCBO +51573

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Petit Chablis 2017 $26 LCBO +51466

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Domaine 2017 $199

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune du Chateau Domaine Rouge 2017 $66

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Clos de la Mousse Monopole 2017 $95

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Greves Vigne Enfant Jesus Monopole 2017 $170

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Pommard 1er Cru 2017 $112

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Lavieres Domaine 2017 $71

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Gevrey Chambertin 2017 $77

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Nuits-Saint-Georges 2017 $73

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Corton Charlemagne Domaine 2017 $283

-Bouchard Pere et Fils Montagny 1er Cru 2017 $43

-William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Domaine 2017 $115

The Food: oysters, charcuterie and cheese boards, Blackbird breads, mustards and compotes.

The Downside: I had to race here from a piano recital, and then race off again to another wine tasting.

The Upside: another opportunity to engage with Luc Bouchard

The Contact Person: rachel@woodmanwinesandspirits.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 88

Chimo! www.deantudor.com

SOME NEW BEVERAGE SAMPLES SENT TO ME FOR TASTING THIS MONTH –

1.Huff Estates Merlot 2017 South Bay Vineyard VQA Prince Edward County, $30 at winery: very fruity, maybe fruit gone wild, but tempered with 18 months in French oak (15% new). Typically bright red and black fruit style, cherry-berry even. Slightly tannic finish at this point, expected to smooth out over the next year or so. One of the better merlot wines in Ontario. Suggest a double decant before drinking. Charcuterie and/or cheese platters. 12.5% ABV. Quality/Price rating is 90 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

2.Huff Estates Pinot Grigio 2018 VQA Prince Edward County, $19 at winery: the winemaker says "made as a slightly more round version of our typical pinot gris (which we still produce)." This makes Huff a rarity, producing both pinot gris and pinot grigio, the white equivalent of a winery producing both shiraz and syrah: it is all in the style that the winemaker wants. Here the RS is 4.8 g/L which does give it a roundness. Body is firmer and colouring is more straw. Useful as an aperitif or first course wine, but it is more demanding than a regular sipper. 12.5% ABV. 600 cases. Quality/Price rating is 89 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

3.Huff Estates Cabernet Franc 2017 South Bay Vineyard VQA Prince Edward County $35 winery: herby red fruit dominates. 18 months French oak, 30% new. 225 cases. Some tannins need to resolve on the finish, so double decant or leave open for a long time. God with almost anything that needs a bracing red. Quality/Price rating is 91 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

4.Fogolar Cabernet Franc 2015 VQA Niagara Peninsula, $22 at winery (Ridgepoint Winery): barrel fermentation with a month of maceration and then pressed to barrel for storage. Aged in French and US oak barrels (30% new) for 18 months. Ripe black fruit, good aging to bring out the spices and flavours. Best with grilled veggies and meats. Needs double decanting. 13.4% ABV, residual sugar at 1.9 g/L. Quality/Price rating is 89.5 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

5.Cooper's Hawk North Block Sparkling 2016 VQA Ontario, $23.95 +644773 Vintages Aug 17: a good blend of chardonnay and chardonnay musque (for tropical roundness), with residual sugar at 6 g/L. The vines have been planted to take advantage of the directional wind flows. Expect lemony-y citrus minerality with distinctive chardonnay apple "blanc de blanc" tones. Good infrastructure bready spine, terrific first course or appetizer accompaniment. We had a mayo-parmesan-scallion topping on biscotti. It was just a guess, but it went very well! Uses the cuve close technique. Produced by one of the stalwarts of the EPIC region in LENS. Quality/Price rating is 89 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

6.Fess Parker Pinot Noir 2016 Sta. Rita Hills +83212 Vintages, $33.95: lots of bright red fruit such as raspberries, with spicy-toast woodsy-mushroom points and some vanilla and pepper. From four different vineyards in the region, finishing off at 11 months in French oak (43% new). A whopping 14.3% ABV may still need to be tamed despite its quaffability. Juicy-jammy California wine all the way, but may also need a double decant to open it up. Quality/Price rating is 89 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

7.Henry of Pelham Estate Fume Sauvignon Blanc 2018 VQA Short Hills Bench, +444268 $19.95 winery only: Very aromatic with nuances of toastiness both in the nose and on the palate, somewhat in a fume style started by Mondavi fifty years ago. Typical savvy zestiness is tamed by oaking and unctuous fruit tones. Medium finish accents lemon and vanillin character, melon, honeysuckle. Best as a classy sipper on its own, but also with a lightly aromatic first course. 50% BF in barriques. 12.7% ABV. Quality/Price rating is 89.5 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

8.Gerard Bertrand Terroir Saint Chinian 2016 +370247 September Vintages $17.95: Bertrand has a Terroir series embracing the range of Sud de France wines. Here it is older vines in a schist area of Languedoc, specifically syrah and mourvedre (both vinified separately). Expect black fruit all over the place (even black olives, mocha and garrigue). The "f" word comes to mind: full, fat, fleshy, fabulous at this price. Some of the wine is aged for a year in barrel, the rest matured in vats and then blended before bottling. 14% ABV. Quality/Price rating is 91 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

9.Luigi Bosca Malbec 2016 DOC Single Vineyard Lujan de Cuyo Finca Vistalba Mendoza +74922 Vintages October, $29.95: 70-year old vines are aged in new French oak for 14 months with ML fermentation. Highly structured but with red fruit and mocha tones, not light 14.3% ABV. New French oak aging for 14 months adds some toastiness. Better with food such as heavy meats. Quality/Price rating is 89 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

10.Red Tractor (Creekside) Cabernet Merlot 2017 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +11851 $17.95 Vintages September: comes in a stout package, a sort of hommage to the workers, with a screw cap. Aged in barrels for a year, with black fruit notes and a rural sense of character (probably from the cabernet franc). Quite quaffable. 13% ABV, sugar at 3 g/L. Just bottled in June 2019. The producer suggests "bold food" pairing. Quality/Price rating is 88.5 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

11.Red Tractor (Creekside) Cabernet Franc 2017 VQA Four Mile Creek Winery direct/online, $25: from Serluca Family farm in Niagara. Vinified New World style, with 14% ABV showing, a sugar content of 5.9 g/L (twice the above Cabernet Merlot offering), bottled in June 2019 (after 16 months barrel aging). Strong cherry and red fruit (raspberry?) dominate the nose, but the palate finishes with an herbaceous quality. More bold wine for a "bold food" pairing (suggested are sharp cheese, smoked poultry, lamb ragu, grilled meats). Stuffing. Quality/Price rating is 89 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

12.Angus the Bull (Aberdeen Wine Company) Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Central Victoria Australia +602615 LCBO $18.95: a wine that first began in 2002. It has been skillfully blended with different cabernet sauvignon grapes from across Central Victoria to be a pre-eminent drinking wine for beef in all forms. Lately, it's about 42% Goulburn, 29% Barossa, 20% Heathcote, and a bit from McLaren Vale and other Victorian sites. Very tasty and integrative, expressing all the good components of cabernet: mocha, cassis, vanillin, herbs and spices. Long, long length, and 14% ABV with only 3 gm/L RS. For the guys who eat "beef and two veg", it is certainly addictive. Quality/Price rating is 89.5 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures. Note: September LTO is $2.50 off the list price.

13.Chateau des Charmes Riesling "Old Vines" 2015 Estate Bottled VQA Niagara-On-The-Lake, +277228, $18.95 Vintages August: made from vines largely planted in 1978, so it is now a very mature vineyard. 12% ABV. Succulent, but off-dry Alsatian character (citric tones, spices), with now almost four years of aging. A beaut with spicy or higher acidic foods – lush and plush. Lots of orchard fruit character. Twist top. Quality/price rating 90 points by Dean Tudor.

14.Chateau des Charmes Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 St. David's Bench Vineyard VQA St. David's Bench NOTL, $34.95 +453423 winery and online: from a nice ripe year (and thus only made in better years), loaded with choco-berry and mocha tones. One year in French oak, but still done in a Euro style as a food wine. 0.6 gm/L residual sugar; hence, a definite feel of minerality and extremely useful with food such as steak or any lamb cut. Quality/Price rating is 91 points by Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures.

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Treasurer, Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://winewriterscircle.ca
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Sunday, September 15, 2019

The Event: The Grand Reveal of “Devour! The Food Film Fest” October 22-27, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

The Date and Time: Sunday September 8, 2019 6PM to 8PM

The Event: The Grand Reveal of "Devour! The Food Film Fest" October 22-27, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

The Venue: Campbell House, TIFF tent of the Italian Trade Commission

The Target Audience: media

The Quote/Background: The world's largest culinary film festival,Devour! The Food Film Fest announced the full film lineup for its 9th year. Devour! takes place October 22-27, 2019 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The festival will screen 80+ new food-and-drink inspired films from 24 countries, with this year's programming and theme centering around "Celebrating Italian Food & Cinema." For six days, Wolfville is transformed into a festival unlike any other, as it pairs an array of fabulous dishes with captivating films, experiential workshops and 100+ events (including local tours of the Gaspereau Valley gourmet/wine country). This year's opening gala film on Wednesday, October 23 marks the North American premiere of From the Vine, about a downtrodden man who finds new purpose in reviving his grandfather's old vineyard in his travels back to his rural Italian hometown. The film's multi-award-winning director Sean Cisterna and star Joe Pantoliano from the acclaimed television series The Sopranos will be in attendance. Headlining the 2019 festival is award-winning chef, TV host, restaurateur and author Lidia Bastianich, who is curating a special presentation of Big Night on Thursday, October 24, about immigrant brothers from Italy who open their dream restaurant in New Jersey, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci. Lidia will attend the all-female celebrity chef dinner inspired by the evening's film and will hold a special book-signing of a selection of her award-winning cookbooks. The festival will include 24 feature-length films including Maxima, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Audience Award winner directed by Claudia Sparrow, which portrays a subsistence farmer's courageous journey to stand against the destruction of resources and corporate intimidation; Honeyland, a multi-award winning documentary directed by Ljubomir Stefanov & Tamara Kotevska about a Balkan woman utilising ancient beekeeping traditions to cultivate honey in the mountains of Macedonia; and multi-award winning documentary Ghost Fleet, that uncovers the vast injustice of slavery in the Thai fishing industry through thrilling escape stories, directed by Shannon Service & Jeffrey Waldron. DevourFest is bringing Italy to Nova Scotia with a solid line-up of films to complement an array of talented chefs from around the world. Thanks to a new partnership with the Italian Trade Commission, festival-goers can catch 60 shorts this year, including Italian programming with new serial episodes from David Rocco's Dolce Italia with David in attendance, short films such as Distance - Short Stories About Food directed by Luigi Capasso and American Marriage directed by Giorgio Arcelli Fontana, and films focused around themes like Italian wine and olive oil. Nova Scotian shorts include That's My Jazz directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kahawa directed by Janet Hawkwood. Closing the festival is The Biggest Little Farm directed by John Chester, that chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature.

All films are eligible for the Devour! Golden Tine Awards, chosen by esteemed jurors Peter L. Stein (Frameline), Rita DeMontis (Toronto SUN) and Justin Johnson (British Film Institute). The Awards Brunch takes place on Sunday, October 27 at the Wolfville Farmers Market. Other festival dinners include the Friday, October 25 Celebrity Chef Dinner based on the Spotlight Gala film Food Fighter (about food waste) directed by Dan Goldberg; the Saturday,October 26 Devour! Chefs and Short Gala Dinner featuring short films screened right in the iconic Barrel Cellar of Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery with the diners and inspiring chefs' dishes; and the return of Devour! DownHome Lobster Supper –also on Saturday, October 26. Attendees will have their pick of experiential workshops and tasting tours, such as the Short Doc Shop Talk with Filmmaker Ben Proudfoot, the Gleaning Expedition with FOUND Forgotten Food, the Zero Waste Workshop with Bob Blumer, and the Bubbles Bus tasting tour. Culinary students from coast-to-coast will cook up a storm alongside festival chefs while also being featured on the big screen in both Merci Bocuse directed by Michael Nguyen, which follows Canadian chefs Trevor Ritchie and Jenna Reich as they head to the prestigious Bocuse d'Or chef competition in France and Stage: The Culinary Internshipdirected by Abby Ainsworth. Indeed, there is 36% Canadian film content at DevourFest this year!

More details at the website www.devourfest.com

The Wines: We were treated to Folonari Soave (88 pts), Fiol Proscecco (92 pts), Cusumano Syrah (89 pts), Campari and Apernol. The cocktail seemed to be Apernol and Campari with Fiol fizz.

The Food: endless platters from a la carte catering focused on Italian food, such as various cheeses, prosciutto, pancetta, salumi, et al. Along with Rocco Agostino's three minute pizza from the $1100 Breville pizzaiolo oven (750 degrees F.). Canoli appeared along with Barocco espresso coffee.

The Downside: it got really crowded really fast

The Upside: a chance to see the Devour Food Film Festival reveal.

The Contact Person: lia@devourfest.com; michael@devourfest.com;

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 92

Thursday, September 12, 2019

RE: The Aug 26 2019 Event: Lunch Tasting: Truth or Dare tasting of Rhone Valley Vineyards.

Hello Dean,

Sorry for the delay, and thank you very much for this!
Have a great day,

Mariane

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www.sopexa-canada.com

From: Dean Tudor <dtudor@pathcom.com>
Sent: 3 septembre 2019 12:05
To: blog1 <dtudor2.epicures@blogger.com>
Subject: The Aug 26 2019 Event: Lunch Tasting: Truth or Dare tasting of Rhone Valley Vineyards.

The Date and Time: Monday August 26, 2019 11:30AM to 3PM

The Event: Lunch Tasting: Truth or Dare tasting of Rhone Valley Vineyards.

The Venue: Gare de l'Est Dundas Street East

The Target Audience: wine media and sommeliers

The Availability/Catalogue: some of the wines are at the LCBO, the rest are private orders.

The Quote/Background: Sara D'Amato, well-known Toronto sommelier and CAPS spokesperson, led us in a seminar of wines from the Rhone, focusing on five distinct regions and featuring representative samples (i.e., those available in Ontario) for tasting. She gave us (about two dozen attendees) a rundown on the Rhone area (31 appellations, second largest wine-producing area in France, soils of all kinds [rocky, clay, granite, limestone, sandy]). The first flight was a blind tasting: we had to identify the region that the wine came from. For me, the wines of North and South are totally different, so it was easy to place the wines on the regional tasting mat. No prizes awarded, but it set up our palates for the other 12 wines to come. This was a more in-depth seminar on the particulars of the five appellations.

The Wines: The five regions explored were: Condrieu, Crozes-Hermitage, Cotes du Rhone Villages, Cairanne, and Lirac. Agents are noted below. The wines were from varying vintage years, and overall I enjoyed the older ones better than the younger ones.

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

-Chateau de Montfaucom Comtesse Madeleine Blanc 2016 Lirac. Nicolas Pearce Inc.

-Chateau de Montfaucom Baron Louis Rouge 2015 Lirac. Nicolas Pearce Inc.

-Lionel Faury Condrieu 2017. Barrel Select.

-Francois Villard Les Terrasses du Palat Condrieu 2017 +209254 $78 [my fave of the day]

-Pierre Gaillard Condrieu 2016 +540344 $65

-Guigal Crozes-Hermitage 2016 +704908 $35.95

-Ferraton Pere et Fils Calendes Crozes-Hermitage 2016 +526376 $31.95

-Maison Gabriel Meffre Laurus Rouge 2016 Cotes du Rhone Villages. Trajectory Beverage.

-Domaine Boutinot Les Six Rouge 2016 Cairanne +452093 $31.30

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

-M.Chapoutier Les Meysonniers Crozes-Hermitage 2017. Vins Philippe Dandurand.

-Brotte Bord Elegance Blanc 2017 Cotes du Rhone Villages Laudon +644385 $16.95

-Domaine Boutinot Les Coteaux Rouge 2016 Cotes du Rhone Villages. Noble Estates.

-Domaine de L'Amandine Rouge 2017 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret. $19.99 Lic Stem Wine

-Domaine Alary Le Jean de Verde Rouge 2015 Cairanne +639914 $24.25

-Cellier Des Dauphins Rouge 2017 Cairanne. Churchill Cellars

-Brotte Creation Grosset Rouge 2017 Cairanne +33852 $17.95

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Louis Bernard Louis Rouge 2016 Cotes du Rhone Villages +391458 $13.20

The Food: typically French – with cheese boards and charcuterie boards, followed by breads and appetizer platters of shrimp, potatoes with carmelized onions, lamb loin chimichurri, coq au vin avec vol au vent, oyster mushrooms, and more.

The Downside: I am conversant with North Rhone; I was hoping for more wines from the South, to plug my information gaps and to relate to similarities in styles.

The Upside: I actually learned a lot.

The Contact Person: mariane.pregent@sopexa.com; sara@saradamato.com

The Event’s Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 92.

Chimo! www.deantudor.com

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

These notes for good wines available through LCBO Vintages (on a bi-weekly basis) can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca or at http://www.deantudor.com

Scores are a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, e.g. a Southern Rhone would taste like a Southern Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace above or below its price).

NOTE: The first portion is based on my sampling of the table wines chosen by the LCBO from this release for tasting. That presentation is about 50+ different labels out of about 125 released every two weeks. These wines are basically those that fit the categories of any of the Featured Themes, Wines of the Month, Local Talent, and "new" -- wines that the LCBO has ordered in sufficient quantities for the Ontario marketplace. Not put out for us are the re-orders (even though they may be of a different vintage) , ISDs, or the expensive wines. Thus, my report comes from a restricted database. I did not taste every one of these 50+ category wines, nor did I rate several of the wines I did sample because they did not seem to be of particularly good value in terms of their price.

NOTE: The second part (at the end) is a simple listing of those wines that were NOT presented to the media, and are given here simply as a record of what sampling I could not do. I have left in the name of the agency, in fairness to all.

PART ONE: The "best" wines of a reduced tasting --

THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FIND --

Port+11087 MAYNARD'S 10-YEAR-OLD AGED TAWNY PORT DOP $24.95 20%ABV, MVC/QPR: 93

Under $20

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W+246579 CAVE SPRING ESTATE CHARDONNAY MUSQUÉ Cave Spring Vineyard,

VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+644716 FEROX PHANTOM RIESLING VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara-on-the-Lake

2017 $19.95 11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+148437 MARISCO VINEYARDS LEEFIELD STATION PINOT GRIS Marlborough,

South Island 2017 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91

W+688440 CHÂTEAU DE LA VIEILLE TOUR BORDEAUX BLANC AC 2017 $18.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

W+10349 CAVE DES VIGNERONS DE BUXY BUISSONNIER BOURGOGNE

CHARDONNAY AC 2017 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+286278 FLAT ROCK CHARDONNAY VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+371112 MORANDÉ GRAN RESERVA CARMENÈRE Single vineyard, Maipo

Valley 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+492561 FARINA VALPOLICELLA DOC 2018 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+545772 BUENA VISTA THE LEGENDARY BADGE PETITE SIRAH California

2016 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+370247 GÉRARD BERTRAND SAINT CHINIAN SYRAH/MOURVÈDRE AP 2016

$17.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+303800 TRIUS RED 2016 VQA Niagara Peninsula $24.95 13.7% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+64618 FEATHERSTONE CABERNET FRANC VQA Niagara Peninsula

$17.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+11851 CREEKSIDE RED TRACTOR CABERNET/MERLOT VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017

$17.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+10593 PUENTE AUSTRAL GRAN RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Colchagua Valley 2015 14 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+667246 CHÂTEAU DU BALLANDREAU CUVÉE EXCELLENCE AC Bordeaux

Supérieur 2015 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+667147 CHÂTEAU DE LA PIERRE LEVÉE RÉVÉLATIONS D'HUBERT DE BOÜARD

AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Castillon 2016 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+546069 CHÂTEAU HAUT-LALANDE AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye 2015 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+698985 CAZAL VIEL VIEILLES VIGNES SAINT CHINIAN AC 2016

$19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+10657 CAVE DE TAIN KING IN THE NORTH Rhône 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+10605 UGGIANO ROCCIALTA CHIANTI RISERVA DOCG 2015 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+646042 FIUZA EMINENTE RESERVA TINTO Vinho Regional Tejo 2015 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+336719 LUIS CAÑAS CRIANZA DOCa Rioja 2016 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

Over $20

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W+648576 MARCHAND-TAWSE VIRÉ-CLESSÉ AC 2016 $31.95 13.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+198853 TAWSE QUARRY ROAD ORGANIC RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge,

Niagara Peninsula $23.95 10.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+ 426833 COLCHESTER RIDGE CREW MERITAGE VQA Lake Erie North Shore 2016 $21.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+461699 HENRY OF PELHAM SPECK FAMILY RESERVE BACO NOIR 2016 VQA Ontario $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+11681 ICELLARS ESTATE CABERNET FRANC Wismer Foxcroft Vineyard, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $29.95 14.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+10138 QUEENSTON MILE PINOT NOIR Estate bottled, VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 $39.95 12.7% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+11263 DOMAINE DROUHIN OREGON PINOT NOIR Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley

2016 $38.95 14.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+648931 CHÂTEAU CARIGNAN PRIMA AC Côtes de Bordeaux – Cadillac 2015 $33.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+177295 RIVERA IL FALCONE RISERVA CASTEL DEL MONTE DOCG 2013 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agents --

55830 CHÂTEAU DE LAUBADE XO ARMAGNAC In gift box, AC Bas Armagnac

$114.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.

442343 CHARLES COLLIN BRUT CHAMPAGNE AC $42.95

RUBY WINES & SPIRITS

593483 GRAHAM BECK BRUT SPARKLING Traditional method, WO Western

Cape, South Africa $19.95 VINEXX

207936 CHÂTEAU MONCONTOUR TÊTE DE CUVÉE BRUT VOUVRAY

Traditional method, AC, Loire, France $19.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS

311563 CANNONBALL CHARDONNAY California 2017 $19.95 ROGERS & CO.

960120 LIBERTY SCHOOL CHARDONNAY Central Coast 2017

$19.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS

606772 ARBOLEDA SINGLE VINEYARD CHARDONNAY DO Aconcagua Costa

2017 $19.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS

117945 TAHBILK MARSANNE Nagambie Lakes, Central Victoria

2018 $17.95 GRAPE EXPECTATIONS WINE AGENCY

441394 KONO SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018

$18.95 CONNEXION OENOPHILIA

429308 SPY VALLEY ENVOY SAUVIGNON BLANC Johnson Vineyard,

Waihopai Valley, Marlborough, South Island 2015 $29.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.

372334 NEDERBURG MANOR HOUSE SAUVIGNON BLANC WO Western

Cape 2018 $16.95 PMA CANADA LTD.

469734 PFAFF SPECIAL AC Alsace 2018 $14.95 PHILIPPE

DANDURAND WINES LTD.

983395 PIERRE SPARR RÉSERVE PINOT GRIS AC Alsace 2017 $18.95 DU

CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS

466144 J. MOREAU & FILS CHABLIS AC 2017 $25.95 CHARTON

HOBBS INC

412163 CHÂTEAU DE LA BRETESCHE MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE SUR LIE AC 2017 $14.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS

556555 MARCEL MARTIN LE DROISSY VOUVRAY AP 2017

$17.95 ANDREW PELLER IMPORT AGENCY

667782 CLOS DE LA MOTTE SUR LIE MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE AC

2017 $16.95 LEXCELLENT WINES

525295 LES COSTIÈRES DE POMEROLS BEAUVIGNAC VIOGNIER Vins de Pays

d'Oc 2018 $14.95 GRAPE EXPECTATIONS WINE AGENCY

376350 LEITZ EINS-ZWEI-DRY RIESLING Qualitätswein 2017

$19.95 HOBBS & COMPANY

722413 DOMDECHANT WERNER HOCHHEIMER RIESLING KABINETT

Prädikatswein 2017 $20.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS

442178 SKOURAS MOSCOFILERO PGI Peloponnese 2018 $17.95

THE KOLONAKI GROUP INC

577676 TORNATORE ETNA BIANCO DOC 2018 $24.95 NICHOLAS

PEARCE WINES INC

994012 FALCHINI VIGNA A SOLATIO VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO DOCG

2017 $19.95 ROGERS & COMPANY

734921 MACULAN PINOT GRIGIO DOC Breganze 2017 $15.95

HALPERN ENTERPRISES

350041 PACO & LOLA ALBARIÑO DO Rías Baixas 2018 $19.95

AZUREAU WINE AGENCY

425405 CAVES ORSAT TREIZE ÉTOILES FENDANT AC Valais 2018

$23.95 M.C.O.

495333 ANGELS & COWBOYS PROPRIETARY RED Sonoma County

2017 $34.95 ROGERS & COMPANY

642207 DRY CREEK VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON Dry Creek Valley,

Sonoma County 2016 $37.95 WINE LOVERS AGENCY INC.

327502 DECOY ZINFANDEL Sonoma County 2017 $34.95 ROGERS & CO.

524223 PURPLE COWBOY TRAIL BOSS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Paso Robles

2017 $24.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY

708842 MOUNT VEEDER WINERY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley

2015 $49.95 ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.

951889 IRONSTONE OLD VINE ZINFANDEL Lodi 2017 $17.95

LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS

521567 CLOS PEGASE MERLOT Mitsuko's Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley

2016 $39.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY

459933 ROBERT MONDAVI MAESTRO Napa Valley 2014 $59.95

ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.

246900 FRANK FAMILY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley 2015

$89.95 DA CAPO WINES INC.

570739 MCMANIS PINOT NOIR California 2018 $21.95 THE VINE AGENCY

462721 SIMI LANDSLIDE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON Alexander

Valley, Sonoma County 2015 $39.95 ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.

456764 RIVER'S EDGE BARREL SELECT PINOT NOIR Elkton, Umpqua Valley

2015 $32.95 VINOLUNA

167312 LUCA OLD VINE MALBEC Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $34.95

TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.

452029 PIATTELLI RESERVE MALBEC Cafayate Valley, Salta 2016

$16.95 IMPRESE INC.

261891 FABRE MONTMAYOU RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Mendoza

2016 $18.95 GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS

79095 MASI TUPUNGATO CORBEC APPASSIMENTO CORVINA/MALBEC

Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $24.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS

57513 VIÑA TARAPACÁ GRAN RESERVA CARMENÈRE Maipo Valley

2017 $17.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.

10627 VUELO GRAND RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Estate

bottled, DO Colchagua Valley 2016 $16.95 PV W&S

541177 MATETIC CORRALILLO WINEMAKER'S BLEND DO San Antonio Valley 2015 $23.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS

514182 RITUAL PINOT NOIR Casablanca Valley 2016 $21.95

ROGERS & COMPANY

186114 JIP JIP ROCKS SHIRAZ/CABERNET Padthaway, South Australia

2017 $16.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.

9480 TWO HANDS ANGELS' SHARE SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia

2018 $23.95 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE CANADA INC.

269464 SISTER'S RUN EPIPHANY SHIRAZ Epiphany Vineyard, McLaren Vale,

South Australia 2017 $17.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC

163972 MOMO PINOT NOIR Marlborough, South Island 2017 $19.95

DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.

561142 CATHEDRAL CELLAR SHIRAZ WO Western Cape 2016 $17.95

PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.

114611 GALIUS AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2016 $44.95 SIGNATURE

WINES & SPIRITS

143099 MAS DES BRESSADES CUVÉE TRADITION AP Costières de Nîmes

2017 $16.95 VINEXX

906073 FAMILLE PERRIN LA GILLE GIGONDAS AC 2016 $29.95

CHARTON HOBBS INC

292722 DOMAINE DU VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE TÉLÉGRAMME CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE AC 2016 $55.95 JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED

10573 MISSION DE PICPUS MALBEC AC Cahors 2016

$17.95 GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS

354134 CHÂTEAU BELLEVUE LA FORÊT AP Fronton 2016

$14.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.

466474 THYMIOPOULOS YOUNG VINES XINOMAVRO Unfiltered, PDO

Naoussa 2016 $17.95 VICTORY WINE & SPIRITS INC.

948976 GIRIBALDI BAROLO DOCG 2014 $48.95 THE GOLDEN VALLEY

ESTATE LTD

237263 CORTE PAVONE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2012

$57.95 EMPORIO WINES AND SPIRITS

988055 POLIZIANO VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO DOCG 2015

$31.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.

643205 CASTELLI DEL GREVEPESA CLEMENTE VII RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO

DOCG 2013 $23.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.

418822 BARONE RICASOLI BROLIO CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA DOCG

2015 $34.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.

651141 PIAN DELLE VIGNE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2014

$63.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES

175091 BANFI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2014 $29.95

AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS

83964 CORTE GIARA LA GROLETTA RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA DOC

2016 $21.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS

462812 MASI SEREGO ALIGHIERI VAIO ARMARON AMARONE DELLA

VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $89.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS

MERCHANTS

447888 MONTE ZOVO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG 2013

$45.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS

976670 MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja

2011 $29.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.

85183 BALBÁS RESERVA DO Ribera del Duero 2006 $23.95

TRADESA CORP.

718999 CASTAÑO HÉCULA MONASTRELL DO Yecla 2017 $14.95

AZUREAU WINE AGENCY

417675 CHAPILLON SIENDRA DO Catalayud 2016 $16.95

RUBY WINES & SPIRITS

58974 ALFRED SCHLADERER HIMBEERGEIST BLACK FOREST RASPBERRY

EAU-DE-VIE Germany $39.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.

10812 LUSTAU VERMUT BLANCO $28.95 JOHN

HANNA & SONS LIMITED

482869 EMILIO LUSTAU VERMUT DE JEREZ DO $28.95

JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED

667444 MAISON SALEYA ROSÉ AP Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence 2018

$19.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC

680801 FAMILLE PERRIN TAVEL AC 2018 $19.95 CHARTON

HOBBS INC

556274 MARQUIS D'AQUERIA TAVEL ROSÉ AP 2018 $19.95

NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.

219840 CHÂTEAU BELLEVUE LA FORÊT ROSÉ AP Fronton 2018

$14.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.

663427 GLENFARCLAS 30-YEAR-OLD HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT SCOTCH

WHISKY Speyside $794.95 JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED

613786 RAMEY CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County

2016 $19.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS

910711 R. LOPEZ DE HEREDIA VIÑA TONDONIA VIÑA GRAVONIA CRIANZA

DOCa Rioja 2010 $38.95 JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED

10464 ARGOT ESTATE PINOT NOIR Estate vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma

County 2014 $66.95 GREAT NORTH IMPORTS

160481 SPICE ROUTE CHAKALAKA WO Swartland 2015 $34.95

NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.

440180 CHÂTEAU TRONQUOY-LALANDE AC Saint-Estèphe 2014

$65.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.

644807 CHÂTEAU LA GAFFELIÈRE CLOS LA GAFFELIÈRE AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2014 $58.95 RIZZI WINES

437277 CHÂTEAU HAUT FAUGÈRES Second wine of Château Faugères, AC

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2015 $58.95 DBINO INC.

440263 MARCHAND-TAWSE CÔTE DE NUITS-VILLAGES AC 2016

$43.95 BURGUNDY DIRECT LTD.

648667 CHÂTEAU DE SANTENAY LA COMME 1ER CRU SANTENAY AC

2016 $68.95 GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS

558007 CHÂTEAU ROMASSAN DOMAINES OTT BANDOL AC 2016

$58.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS

39230 LOU COUCARDIÉ ROUGE AC Costierès de Nîmes 2014

$34.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES

41921 DOMAINE BELLE LES PIERRELLES CROZES-HERMITAGE AC

2016 $29.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS

953828 VOLPAIA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $28.95 ROGERS & CO. 378885 OLARRA ERUDITO RESERVA ESPECIAL DOCa Rioja 2015

$39.95 MACDONALD AND COMPANY

397752 ALONSO DEL YERRO PAYDOS DO Toro 2014 $29.95

EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS

Chimo! www.deantudor.com

Sunday, September 8, 2019

NEW BEVERAGE SAMPLES SENT TO ME FOR TASTING AUGUST 2019

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

The Aug 26 2019 Event: Lunch Tasting: Truth or Dare tasting of Rhone Valley Vineyards.