The Event: VIVA ITALIA Italian Market at George Brown College

The Date and Time: Tuesday March 28  6PM to 9PM

The Event: VIVA ITALIA Italian Market

The Venue: George Brown College Atrium

The Target Audience: consumers and wine media

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are from agents and LCBO; food from restaurants.

The Quote/Background:

The Wines: I did not taste all the wines

 

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

-De Gregorio Lotto 1 Catarratto – Viognier 2015 IGT Terre Sicilian $15.40 (Colio)

-Il Palagio When We Dance Chianti DOCG 2014 $21.95 (Le Sommelier)

-Fanti Sassomagno Sant'Antimo Rosso DOC 2013 Tuscany $19.95 (Le Sommelier)

-Tenuta di Martucino Brunello 2011 $53.95  (Profile)

 

 

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

-Ruffino Modus Sangiovese/Cabernet/Merlot 2014 Tuscany

-Tenuta di Martucino Barolo 2011 $38.95  (Profile)

-Cantina Rizzi Barbaresco 2012 $38.95 Vintages +478958

 

The Food: I did not try all the foods, unlike the Green Show preview. Stalls and stands came from a variety of place, such as -

 

-Ardo [ardorestaurant.com] had a really terrific cannoli

-Carmen

-Fabricca [www.mcewangroup.ca]

-Forno Culture for breads

-Local Kitchen & Wine Bar

-Pusateri's Fine Foods for pasta

-Speducci Mercatto

-Terroni

-Tutti Matti for a fab porchetta

-A. Bertozzi Importing [www.bertozziepicure.com] La Garofalo mozzarella di bufala

-Mountain View Coffee for Columbia coffee

-Gelato Fresco for ices (I had coffee and one blood orange)

 

The Downside: I had to be at another function earlier in the evening.

The Upside: a chance to try some new wines and new foods.

The Contact Person: p.titone@ice.it

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

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