05
Apr
2010
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
What a difference a day makes – yesterday I was overwhelmed by a room full of Portuguese wines and not enough time or liver to taste through them all. Today, a mere 24 hours later, I am in a room for a Bordeaux tasting, with only 21 wines to try – this should be a breeze.
They called it a “Walk Around Tasting” but with 21 wines on the table there was very little walking to be done; but after yesterday that suited me just fine. The wines of Bordeaux were broken down by region and price point, all were available at the LCBO (most general list with 4 Vintages products). Here were the gems:
Bordeaux …(click here to find out the best 6 wines of the tasting)
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04
Apr
2010
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I knew I had had enough, at this year’s Portuguese wines tasting, when the guy behind a certain table told me the wine I believed was marginally corked was “just very woody” – I would like to think I know the difference between new wood smells and cork; and when I say I’ve had enough I mean it in the I’ve-had-it-up-to-here parental way, not as in too much to drink – although that could be a possibility by the end of the day – sad part is I am only at my third table. But I would have to say that was my only complaint at this year’s annual Portuguese tasting held at the Art Gallery of Ontario (in the Baillie Court) – that and there was a heck of a lot of wine to try and taste; I’m not sure which tasting is more difficult to get through (based on the shear number of wine to taste): Italy, California or Portugal – they certainly aren’t lacking choice.
Today I tried to stay away from the Ports and focused on the interesting, indigenous and those table wines blended with international grapes. I present my findings below, in no particular order. All these wines rated 4-stars (very good) and above; and by no means did I try every wine in the room, so I suspect there were other good wines that didn’t even make my palatal radar ... (which wines impressed this palate)
To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.
