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
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