Sip & Try Befoire You Buy Ontario Wine, Nov 30 tasting

 The Date and Time: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Event: "Sip & Try Before You Buy" -- tasting of Ontario wines,
provided by the Ontario Wine Society.
The Venue: U of T Faculty Club
The Target Audience: members and friends of OWS
The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are available from the wineries
and/or from www.winerytohome.com.
The Quote/Background: About 42 Ontario wineries participated, with over
150 wines shown. The floor was jammed with consumers tasting and
spitting wines.
The Wines: I did not try every wine. Nobody was here from the Winery
and Grower Alliance of Ontario, except for two wineries from Diamond
Estates (Dan Aykroyd and Lakeview).

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Cave Spring Riesling Estate 2004, $25
-Cave Spring Chardonnay Estate 2003, $30
-Creekside Laura's White 2009, $18.95
-Flat Rock Pinot Noir Reserve 2009, $45
-Flat Rock Chardonnay 2008, $16.95
-Flat Rock Rogue Concoction 2010 White, $30.20
-Good Earth Chardonnay 2009, $22
-Henry of Pelham Cuvee Catharine Brut Rose NV, $29.95
-Hidden Bench Riesling 2009, $24
-Hidden Bench Chardonnay 2009, $32
-Huff Cuvee Peter F. Huff Sparkling 2008, $39.95
-Kacaba Meritage Reserve 2007, $44.95
-Konzelmann Gewurztraminer 2010, $17.20
-Ravine Cabernet Franc Reserve 2008, $55
-Southbrook Poetica Chardonnay 2009, $50
-Tawse Meritage 2009, $58.95

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price
Rating terms):
-13th Street Old Vines Riesling 2008, $19.95
-13th Street Essence Pinot Noir 2009, $44.95
-Alvento Vio – Viognier 2008, $19.95
-Between the Lines Gewurztraminer 2010, $13.95
-Burning Kiln Cureman's Chardonnay 2010, $24.95
-Creekside Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, $34.95
-Dan Aykroyd Signature Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, $29.95
-Dan Aykroyd Signature Reserve Fume Blanc 2007, $29.95
-Fielding Riesling Estate 2010, $19.15
-Fielding Viognier 2010, $31.15
-Fielding Chardonnay 2010, $23.15
-Fielding Meritage 2007, $60.15
-Henry of Pelham Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2008, $19.95
-Hidden Bench Pinot Noir 2009, $38
-Hidden Bench Terroir Cache Meritage 2008, $35
-Hinterbrook Pinot Noir 2010, $25
-Hinterbrook Sauvignon Blanc 2010, $17
-Hinterbrook Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2010, $19
-Huff Southbay Chardonnay 2009, $29.95
-Kacaba Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2007, $44.95
-Karlo Riesling Barrel Fermented 2010, $22
-Konzelmann Riesling Grand Reserve Classic 2009, $22.20
-Lakeview Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2009, $17.95
-Lailey Chardonnay 2008, $20.20
-Lailey Syrah 2009 Niagara River, $27.20
-Malivoire Moira Chardonnay 2008, $39.95
-Malivoire Gewurztraminer 2010, $24.95
-Niagara College Dean's List Chardonnay 2009, $28.15
-Ravine Chardonnay 2010, $24
-Rosehall Run Pinot Noir Rosehill Vineyard 2009, $39
-Stanners Chardonnay Vinemount Ridge 2009, $25
-Stoney Ridge Pinot Noir 2009 Excellence, $35
-Stoney Ridge Chardonnay 2009 Excellence, $32
-Tawse Chardonnay Estate 2009, $34.95
-Tawse Van Bers Cabernet Franc 2008, $47.95

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-13th Street Chardonnay June's Vineyard, $19.95
-Cave Spring Riesling CSV, $35
-Carrick Wines Forty Hills Rose2010, $17
-Flat Rock Riesling 2010, $16.95
-Green Lane Pinot Gris60/Riesling40 2010, $16.95
-Keint – he Pinot Meunier Foxtail Vineyard 2009, $42
-Lacey Chardonnay 2009, $29
-Ravine Meritage 2010, $24.95
-Ridge Road Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2009, $16.95
-Rosehall Run Chardonnay Rosehall Vineyard 2009, $35
-Rosehall Run Pinot Noir Cuvee County 2009, $21.95
-Sprucewood Shores Merlot Reserve 2008, $25.15
-Stanners Pinot Noir 2009, $35

The Food: spring rolls and purses, liverwurst pate, breads.
The Downside: was I the only media person there? I did not see anybody
else.
The Upside: a great opportunity to taste Ontario wines not usually
shown, including the Cave Spring library wines (done to celebrate their
25th anniversary).
The Contact Person: yvonnken@pathcom.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 90

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