05
Nov
2009
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
With over 335 wines to taste and a room the size of a football field to taste them in this seemed a daunting task. Profile represents wines from around the world, places such as Argentina, Australia, France, Chile, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and the United States which all make up the Profile Wine Group portfolio; the big question here was, where do I begin? While it would have been nice to try all the wines I decided to focus on a couple of regions we rarely see on the shelves of the LCBO: Washington and Oregon: Amity and Cristom Vineyards (Oregon), Columbia Crest, Gordon Bros., L’ecole #41, and Ste. Michelle Wines (Washington). I tried most if not all the wines at their tables and bring you my thoughts on the best of the bunch. (to read my picks of the Washington State and Oregon State wines that impressed, you know what to do)
To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.
21
Oct
2009
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
A walk around tasting with lots of good food and good wine to go with it. I noticed at this year’s event that plenty of wineries had an “Icon” wine or “Icon”-blend, this is usually a sign of a wine region coming of age, and also the sign of higher prices. While not always the best wine value on the table, some of these wines were very good. But Chile has always been known for their value and during my walk around tasting I was looking for wines that offered up bang for the buck (of which there were quite of few), but I was also looking for something that made you stand up and take notice. The problem with being a wildly successful region is that there are a lot of copycats on the block and wines start to taste the same … the key is to stray from the pack and make something uniquely your own and avoid the uniformity-trap. Below the wines I deemed worth their price and worth you taking them upon your palate for a change from the usual ... (for my Chilean selections click here)
To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.
