The brown bag tasting – The Wine Trials
Thank you to the following sponsors that made this event a great success:
Peacock & Martin – Fine Wine Spirits & Beer providing Lake Breeze Wines
David Herman & Son – Wine & Spirit Merchant providing Pablo Old Vine Garnacha
13 enthusiastic wine lovers in attendance.
1. Riesling & Gewurztraminer – Guessing the grape variety?
Participants voted for their favourite. The verdict was closed: St. Urbans 6 – Lake Breeze 5 – Both 2
2. Garnacha – Enjoyment & Wine Value.
A) Participant’s favourite: Pablo 7 – 5G Torres 6
B) Price Range – 8 people thought Pablo was the most expensive. That’s value!
3. Merlot – Enjoyment.
A) Participant’s favourite: Lake Breeze 4 – The Velvety Devil 6 – Both 3
Discussion about price range, 4 people marked Lake Breeze over $20.
4. Zinfandel – Box vs Bottle battle ( Twisted sample 1 – Cardinal Zin sample 2 )
A) Participant’s favourite: 4 Twisted (Bottle) – 2 Cardinal Zin (Box) – 7 Both
B) Which sample is the box wine? 7 picked sample 1 ( bottle ) – Don’t judge a wine by its packaging.
5. Merlot & Zinfandel – Guessing the grape variety?
The wine List:
Riesling Lake Brreze, Okanagan Valley, BC $20.00
Riesling St. Urbans-Hoff , Mosel Valley, Germany $19.79
Gewurztraminer Domain Zind Humbrech, Alsace, France $28.99
Garnacha Pablo Old Vines, Calatayud, Spain $13.99
Garnacha 5g Torres, Campo de Borja, Spain $15.99
Merlot Lake Breeze, Okanagan Valley, BC $20.00
Merlot The Velvet Devil, Washington State, USA $21.49
Zinfandel Twisted, California, USA $14.29
Zinfanel Cardinal Zin (3L), California, USA $33.99
