The Event: Riesling & Co. world tour 2009: German Wine trade show, Toronto, May 5, 2009

 

The Time and Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009   2:30 PM to 5:30 PM

The Event: Riesling & Co. world tour 2009: German Wine trade show

The Venue: Roy Thomson Hall Lobby

The Target Audience: wine trade.

The Availability/Catalogue: variable, each agent had a different story about where his wines were in the system. The booklet was useful for its listings, but it also included Montreal and Calgary. Thus, it was three times fatter than it needed to be, and proved a drag lugging about. No matter how economical this was, it still ate up a lot of trees.

The Quote/Background: This initiative was part of a world tour that included Oslo, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Osaka, Helsinki, San Francisco, New York and other cities, ending September 21.

The Wines: There were about 125 wines; I did not taste all of them.

 

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

-Weingut St. Urbans-Hof Wiltinger Riesling Kabinett 2007, $21.95

-Markus Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett 2007, $24.95 (Freehouse Wine and Spirits)

-M. Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2007, Vintages July 18, $24.95

-Gunderloch Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett 2007, $24.99 (Mark Anthony)

-Lingenfelder Scheurebe Kabinett 2007

-Balthasar Ress Hattenheimer Schützenhaus Riesling Kabinett 2007

-Bischöfliche Weingüter Eitelsbacher Marienholz Riesling Kabinett 2007

-Dom. Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Ertes Gewachs 2007

-Dom. Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Spatlese 2007

-Schloss Schonborn Riesling Spatlese 1982, $22 Vintages Online

-P.S. Baumler-Becker Erben Riesling Auslese 2995, $20 Vintages Online

 

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

-Badischer Winzerkeller Gewurztraminer 2007

-Badischer Winzerkeller Weissherbst Eiswein 2001

-Weingut Dr. Loosen Riesling Beerenauslese 2006

-M. Molitor Riesling Auslese 2003, $45.75

-Schloss Reinhartshausen Estate Riesling Spatlese 2007, +129536, $24.95 Vintages Oct 10, 2009.

-Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 2005, 375 ml, $85, Classics September 20099, +115543.

-Schloss Schoenborn Riesling Spatlese 2007 Erbach Marcobrunn (HHD Imports)

-Schloss Schoenborn Riesling Auslese 2005 Erbach Marcobrunn

 

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

-Weingut Pfeffingen Gewurztraminer Spatlese 2008

 

The Food: for the first time, there were red meats and substantial cheeses. Usually, lighter fare was offered, such as salmon and sushi. Either the wine committee has given up, or it is suggesting that German white wines can go with the heavier foods.

The Downside: there were only 25 tables, but there seemed to be more wines at each table. Only 13 agents participated this year.

The Upside: a good chance to catch up with riesling wines.

The Contact Person: www.germanwinecanada.com

The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 89.

 

 

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