Michael Pinkus Wine Review - On the Road with the Grape Guy

On the Road with the Grape Guy

On the Road with the Grape Guy is a on-going feature that follows me from event to event ... I post my thoughts, feelings and reviews of what happened and what I tasted ... basically it is here that I review the events I attend and the things that thrilled me.

Report from - Hobbs & Co. Annual Portfolio Tasting ... April 13, 2010

18 Apr 2010

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This was kind of a big day for me – I spent most of it sweating the outcome of a mortgage application which finally got approved half-way through this tasting … did such euphoria affect my judgment? I don’t think so – I still know good wine when I taste it, and I always have an eye for value in the bottle. I made notes on the wines I thought warranted it and left the rest (that’s usual for me), therefore it was just another day at the office (so to speak) – I just have more gray hair, a mortgage and a new home – hallelujah.

The tasting was broken down by country and I found eight wines to rave about:

Pre-Good News … (see what I liked before and after the bank said yes)

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Report from - A Group of 7 from Churchill Cellars ... April 12, 2010

17 Apr 2010

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It’s the 8th Annual Churchill Cellars Portfolio Tasting, this year it was being held at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on Front Street (in Toronto); eight tables on two floors. I guess that’s the way they make sure you don’t drink too much – if you fall down the stairs you have to surrender your keys and take a cab home (not the wine the car).

Started out with a nice Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava to freshen and wake up the palate … it was a little too cold to get the full effect of the fruit, though it was definitely crisp and fizzy. It did the job it set out to do – my palate was ready for whatever came next.

The Group of 7 … (find out which 7 wines were in my hit parade)

To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.