REPORT ON THE 2023 NORTHWEST WINE EXPEDITION trade tasting [OREGON & WASHINGTON STATE] June 2023...

REPORT ON THE 2023 NORTHWEST WINE EXPEDITION trade tasting [OREGON & WASHINGTON STATE]
June 12, 2023...
The Date and Time: Monday June 12 Noon-4P
The Event: 2023 Northwest Wine Expedition Trade Tasting: Oregon and Washington
The Venue: The Globe and Mail Centre, 17th floor
The Target Audience: wine trade and wine media
The Availability/Catalogue: paperless through BottleBooks, which listed very few prices beyond a range from "$$ to $$$$$"
The Wines:  I tasted mainly Chardonnays and a few other interesting white, rose and sparkling wines.

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-A to Z Wineworks Bubbles NV
-Adelsheim Chardonnay 2020
-Adelsheim Chardonnay Staking Claim 2019
-Angela Vineyards Chardonnay Willamette 2019
-Chateau Ste Michelle Canoe Ridge Estate Chardonnay Horse Heaven Hills 2021
-Citation Oregon Chardonnay 2015
-Cristom Vineyards Eola Amity Hills Chardonnay 2021  $59
-Milbrandt Estates Chardonnay 2019
-Milbrandt Family Chardonnay 2020
-Sokol Blosser Bluebird Cuvee Brut Sparkling 2020
-Traveri Cellars Blanc de Blancs Brut Zero Dosage NV
-Traveri Cellars Blanc de Noir Brut NV
-Troon Vineyard Biodynamic White Blend Kubli Beach Applegate Valley Oregon 2021 [marsanne, roussanne, vermentino]
-Valdemar Estates Columbia Valley Chardonnay 2021 $65
-Valley View Winery Domaine Rogue "Quercia" Chardonnay Applegate Valley 2021


***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-A to Z Wineworks Chardonnay Oregon 2021
-Airfield Estates Chardonnay 2021
-Brittan Vineyards Chardonnay 2021
-Centerstone Willamette Valley Un-Oaked Chardonnay 2018
-Chateau Ste Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay 2021
-Domaine Drouhin Oregon Arthur Chardonnay 2021
-Erath Winery Oregon Pinot Noir Rose 2021
-Evolution White 2021
-Evolution Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2021
-Foris Vineyards Chardonnay 2021
-L'Ecole No 41 Chenin Blanc Old Vines Yakima Valley 2022
-Pike Road Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2021
-Pomum Cellars Idilico Albarino 2022
-Rex Hill Seven Soils Chardonnay 2019
-Stoller Family Estate Dundee Hills Chardonnay 2021
-Traveri Cellars Blanc de Blancs NV
-Traveri Cellars Rose NV
-Valley View Winery Viognier 2019

The Food: there were enormous cheeseboards from the Cheese Boutique with an assortment of salumni and cold cuts, pre-cut cheeses (including a dynamite truffle cheese), strawberries, blackberries, veggie platters (crudites and cooked/pickled/grilled).
The Downside: the media room was only available for a few people.
The Upside: a good selection of wines and producers, interesting conversations.
The Contact Person: kelly@predhomme.ca
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 85

Dean Tudor,  Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism

Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.com
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