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Upcoming
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Our
2007-08 Season is Now Over
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Thank
you to all our members and guests who attended our tastings
over the past season. We tried alot of very good wine paired
with food. We tasted wines with chocolates and wines with aphrodisiac
foods. We also learned more about the wines from the southern
hemisphere.
Please check our website in late August or early September
for the announcement of our tasting for the new 2008-09 season.
In the meantime, please enjoy the pictures below from our Summer
Solstice festival. Have a great summer!
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 Our
Summer Solstice event is alwyas looked forward to buy member
and guests. This year's event was no different. There was lots
of wine from agents and great food from the Vancouver Lawn Tennis
& Badminton Club.
Please let us thank the agents who supported us by pouring their
great southern hemisphere wines. The agents that poured are:
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Liberty Merchant Company,
- Los Vinos Merchants,
- Marfful Consultants Ltd,
- Pacific Wine & Spirits,
- Broadway International Wine Shop, and
- Stile Wine.
And also extend a thank you to
the Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club for providing
a venue for many of our events over the past years.
There
are no reviews for this event. Just pictures, so please enjoy!
Some of our exec enjoying the evening.
Some of the
wines from Marfful Consultants.
Wines from Pacific Wines and
Spirits.
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About
Riesling |
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Riesling
is a white grape variety grown historically in Germany and Alsace,
France. It is known as one of the noble varietals.
Riesling wines are often consumed when young, when they make a
fruity and aromatic wine which may have aromas of green or other
apples, grapefruit, peach, and honey and usually a crisp taste
due to the high acidity. However, Riesling's naturally high acidity
and range of flavours make it suitable for extended aging. Sweet
Riesling wines, such as German Trockenbeerenauslese are especially
suited for cellaring since the high sugar content provides for
additional preservation.
Australia's Claire and Eden Valleys are becoming more well known
for producing premium Rieslings. These tend to have bold citrus
fruit flavours in youth that develop into toast, honey and petrol
notes as the wine ages. The riesling wines are unoaked and usually
dry in style.
We have been lucky to taste many excellent southern hemisphere
rieslings, such as:
- Terra Barossa Riesling 2003 (Aus)
- Elderton Riesling (Aus)
- Framingham Riesling 2000 (NZ)
- Pegasus Bay Riesling 2004 (NZ)
- Omaka Springs Riesling (NZ)
- Stoneleigh Riesling 2004 (NZ)
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2007
International Value Wine Awards
The second annual 2007 International Value Wine Awards (IVWA) took
place in Calgary, Alberta . All entries were tasted by Wine Access
magazine tasting panel together with a group of Canadian wine reviewers.
Many wines from around the world were tasted. The only restriction
is that the wines must retail in Canada for $25 per bottle or less.
Following are a few selections of south hemisphere
wines that were highlights in a particular category. Enjoy!
Some Judges Choice Chardonnay Highlights
- Evans and Tate 2005 Margaret River Chardonnay, Western Australia
$20
- Angove’s 2006 Long Row Chardonnay, South Australia $14
- McWilliams Hanwood Estate 2005 Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia
$14
- Goundrey 2004 Offspring Chardonnay, Western Australia $15
- Lindemans 2006 Bin 65 Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia $11
- Ventisquero Ramirana 2006 Chardonnay Reserve, Valle de Casablanca,
Region de
Aconcagua, Chile $15
Some Judges Choice Cabernet Sauvignon
Highlights
- Carmen 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Valle del Maipo, Chile
$18
- Nugan Estate 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Alcira Vineyard, Coonawarra,
South
Australia $24
- Wakefield 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Auburn, Clare Valley, South
Australia $16
- Buller 2003 Black Dog Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, Victoria, Australia
$16
- Casillero del Diablo 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Valle del Maipo,
Region del Valle
Central, Chile $12
- Castillo de Molina 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, Valle del
Curicó, Chile $14
- Eikendal 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch, Coastal Region,
South Africa $23
- Marques de Casa Concha 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Puente Alto, Valle
del Maipo,
Chile $20
- Pascual Toso 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, Maipu, Mendoza,
Argentina $19
For a full list of winners and highlights, visit
this link.
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2007
- 2008 Tasting Calendar
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The
2007 / 2008 Tasting Calendar is now taking shape and the event topics
are listed below. More details to follow. Dates and events are subject
to change.
Sep 17 Premium Chilean Wine Dinner
Oct 16 New Zealand
Nov 21 Big Reds and Chocolate
Jan 16 5 Nations Cup
Feb 11 More Aphrodisiacs &
Wine
March 19 South Africa
April 16 Australia
May 14 Sparkling and White
June 19 Summer Solstice Festival |
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Wine
About Town |
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Check
out www.gismondionwine.com
for articles, reviews and a database with more than 4000 tasting
notes. |
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Recent
Events of The Season
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Brent
Fraser, led us through a great tasting in our South Africa
- The Old New World tasting. We had a
chance to try a Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cab/Merlot blend,
and a Syrah from both the classic regions of France and from South
Africa. How did both countries fare? Click
here to find out more about this event.
Our
More Aphrodisiacs and Wine tasting was evening
to prepare for Valentines Day. We learned about various foods and
their allegedaphrodiasic properties and enjoyed them with white,
red, sparkling and rose wines from the southern hemisphere. Click
here to find out more about this event. |
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Our
Night of Reds and Chocolate was eagerly awaited
and did not disappoint. We tried a great variety of big red wines,
which were expertly paired with hot appetizers, then to top it
off were paired wonderfully with chocolates donated by Rogers
Chocolates. Click
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Tasting
calendar
2007-2008
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Sep
17 Premium Chilean
Wine Dinner
Oct 16
New Zealand
Nov 21 Big
Reds and Chocolate
Jan 16 5
Nations Cup
Feb 11
More Aphrodisiacs & Wine
March 19 South
Africa
April 16
Australia
May 14 Sparkling
and White
June 19 Summer
Solstice Festival
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Receive
tasting notifications
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If you are not yet a member but would like to
receive tasting notifications simply let us
know by email.
Members receive tasting notifications automatically
so they are the first to sign up for our popular
tastings. |
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We
organize up to 10 wine tastings per year of Australian wine, Argentinian
wine, New Zealand wine and South African wine. The highlights of the
year include a wine dinner and a summer solstice wine festival at the
Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club.
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