Pinot Noir - A 2002 Horizontal Tasting At the Ontario Club, Commerce Court South, 5th Floor. (South East Corner King & Bay Streets) Ontario Club dress code: Casual, but no jeans or running shoes please.
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"The quest for a Pinot Noir wine which comes near to matching a Cote d'0r Grand Crus has become like a Holy Grail, especially for New World wine makers … It is the most capricious of all grape varieties, demanding forbearance and respect from the grower, winemaker and drinker. It is highly sensitive to climate, soil, training and vinification. At its best it produces wines that are sensuous, magnificently perfumed and seductively fleshy. At its worst, it is meager with angular offerings of charmless, raw, stalky flavours and enough acidity to run a car battery." (Remington Norman - The Great Domains of Burgundy)
Come taste for yourself how well the New World winemakers are doing. We've chosen to showcase the Ontario Pinot Noirs from the outstanding 2002 vintage and see how they compare with their same-vintage contemporaries around the world.
Konrad Ejbich, ('the palate that walks') the author of the about-to-be-released "A Pocket Guide to Ontario Wines, Vineyards And Vines", will lead the tasting. Konrad has led many Ontario Wine Society and other tasting events. He is the "resident wine expert" on CBC-Radio, with monthly appearances on Ontario Today. He is a correspondent for the Wine Spectator and writes a column for Style at Home.
The wines will be tasted semi-blind, that is, we will know the wines that we are tasting, but we won't know which one is in which glass.
| Year | Winery | Price |
| 2002 | Henry of Pelham,Ontario | 19.95 |
| 2002 | Inniskillin, Ontario | 24.95 |
| 2002 | Jackson Triggs, Delaine Vineyard, Ontario | 24.95 |
| 2002 | Malivoire, Ontario | 26.00 |
| 2002 | Thirty Bench, Ontario | 42.00 |
| 2002 | Parent, Burgundy, France | 21.95 |
| 2002 | Oyster Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand | 69.95 |
| 2002 | Hamilton Russel, Walker Bay, South Africa | 39.95 |
| Mystery Wine | 24.00 |
The Ontario Club will be preparing a snack to compliment these wines. Dinner is available after the tasting in the Ontario Club dining room.
Underground parking is available at a reduced rate (presently $7.00), after 6pm. The entrance is off Wellington St., which is South of King St. and runs one way West from Yonge St. Make 3 left turns. Park and take the East elevators.
For information only, call 416-921-9798, Reservations will not be taken over the phone or at the door. Please make cheques payable to the Ontario Wine Society and send in an envelope postmarked no later than Tuesday, October 12, 2005. Cancellations will be accepted until October 12 by calling the Wine Line at 416-921-9798.
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Please reserve _____ space(s) for the Pinot Noir - A 2002 Horizontal Tasting event, Monday, October 17, 2005.
Members $30, Non-Members $40. Members may bring one guest at the member price. Enclosed is my cheque for:_______________________________________________ MEMBER NAME: ___________________________________ (GUEST NAME: ____________________________________) MEMBER ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________________ CITY: _______________________________________ POSTAL CODE: _________________________________________ TELEPHONE: (DAY)________________________________ (EVENING) ________________________________________ I understand and accept my personal safety responsibilities when attending an Ontario Wine Society event. SIGNED: __________________________________________ DATED: ___________________________________________ |
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Make cheques payable to the Ontario Wine Society and return in an envelope POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN
12 OCTOBER 2005 to:
The Ontario Wine Society c/o Ken Burford, 43 Cuthbert Cres, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 2G9 |
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