The Event: A tasting of Nova Scotia wines, including 12 Tidal Bay whites from 2014

The Date and Time: Tuesday December 15 2015   5PM to 8PM

The Event: A tasting of Nova Scotia wines, including 12 Tidal Bay whites from 2014

vintage, and some Andrew Peller Wine Imports.

The Venue: WWCC Fieldhouse

The Target Audience: Members of the Wine Writers Circle of Canada

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are available in Nova Scotia, and maybe some

of the Andrew Peller Imports too.

The Quote/Background: 12 of Nova Scotia's grape wineries make "Tidal Bay Nova

Scotia's Premier White Wine" . Via Tony Aspler, the WWCC was given a sample of

all 12 from the 2014 vintage. They mostly range from  10 -  11% ABV from a majority

of 4 approved local white grape varieties (L'Acadie, Seyval, Vidal, Geisenheim 318).

By a panel tasting, they must have grape aromatics.

 

The Wines: All the wines were labelled Tidal Bay 2014. Prices are Nova Scotia retail.

These are my scores only, and are not reflective of the WWCC: this was not a

competition.

 

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

--Benjamin Bridge 9.5% ABV   $21.95

 

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

-Lightfoot & Wolfville  $22

-Annapolis Highland Vineyards

-Jost

 

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

-Mercator Vineyard   $24.99

-Luckett Vineyard Gaspereau Valley   $22

-Blomidon Estate  $19.99

-Domaine Grand Pre $19.99

-Avondale Sky  $19.99

-Gaspereau Vineyards  $21.99

-Sainte Famille 

-Planters Ridge

 

Other wines tasted from Nova Scotia include  Avondale Sky Bliss 2014 8.2% ABV

(86),  Gaspereau Vineyards Muscat 2013  12% ABV (91), Jost 4 Skins Red NV  12%

MF/Lucie Kuhlman/Millot/Castel (86), Blomidon Marechal Foch 2010  12% (surprise!

91 surprise!), Luckettt Vineyards Black Cab NV  Cab Foch/Castel/Precose (88).

 

From Andrew Peller Wine Imports (all reds):

 

-Chateau de Courteillac Bordeaux 2014 LCBO +360552, $12.95 (86)

-Hahn Monterey Pinot Noir 2014 LCBO +226555, $18.95 (89)

-Vina Zaco Rioja Tempranillo 2014 Vintages +146209 $14.95 (87)

-Vina Pomal Reserva Rioja 2010 Vintages Dec 12 $21.95 (91)

 

The Food: bread and water

The Contact Person: deantudor@deantudor.com

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

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