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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
I met Eleanor Cosman, President of Bokke Wines, a few weeks ago at the Australian Masterclass ... she handed me a card and invited me to her small portfolio tasting of about ten wines (she called her "Top Ten Tasting"). These are not all the wines she represents, just a small sampling of them (from what I gather, her most popular). Bokke specializes in South African wine, that's because Eleanor grew up very near South Africa's wine country, so these wines are near and dear to her heart ... she also has a few wines from Austria, New Zealand and Argentina on her list. As usual I had my favorites – here is my top three of the top ten: ... (Read more)
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Feb
2009
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Before the big awards are handed out (Gala, February 27, 2009 Fallsview Casino) the press is given a preview of the highest rated wine from each winery.
For those who don’t know, Cuvee is the Academy Awards of the Ontario wine industry. Panels of winemakers sit in a room with hundreds of submitted wines, blindly screening the work of their peers. Thing is, because it’s blind, y9ou don’t know if you voted Slumdog of Benjamin Button until the winners are announced at the Gala event and tasting. Nobody knows the outcome until Price-Waterhouse, or whomever is guarding the Cuvee knowledge, releases it on the big night ... the only thing the press can do is surmise as to who possibly could have won what. Though the wineries do know their top rated wine because they are asked to provide samples for this very tasting.
The following is a list of wines that impressed me – full reviews of these wines will be coming to my website (www.ontariowinereview.com), be featured in an upcoming Weekly Wine Note, or as a Pick of the Bunch in my newsletter in the coming weeks. All wines that were previously reviewed (before February 25, 2009) are linked for your perusing pleasure ... (Read more)
To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.
