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And the Results are ...
Over the course of four nights in February (4, 12, 16, 23) average everyday wine drinkers joined me at Campbell House Museum, in downtown Toronto, to choose Ontario's best Pinot Noirs. In total 37 wineries entered 55 wines into the competition … a full night-by-night account of the event can be found in Newsletter #104. Below is the final outcome list - the Pinot Noir Top Ten ...
And the Top Ten are:
1. Pelee Island Winery 2007 Pinot Noir - $12.45
2. Stoney Ridge Estate Winery 2007 Founder’s Collection Pinot Noir - $14.95
3. Pillitteri Estates Winery 2007 Estate Pinot Noir - $23.00
4. Lakeview Cellars 2005 Pinot Noir Reserve - $24.95
5. Rosewood Estate 2007 Pinot Noir - $18.00
6. Niagara College Teaching Winery 2006 Pinot Noir - $15.95
7. Pelee Island Winery 2007 Pinot Noir Reserve - $14.95
8. Angels Gate Winery 2007 Pinot Noir, Mountainview - $25.00
9. Puddicombe Estates 2003 Pinot Noir - $18.00
10. Eastdell Estates 2007 Pinot Noir - $35.00
The By-Year Top 10 / 5 / 3 - based on number of wines entered per year:
Vintage: 2007
Wines Entered: 34
1. Pelee Island Winery 2007 Pinot Noir (LENS) - $12.45
2. Stoney Ridge 2007 Pinot Noir - Founder's Collection (Niagara) - $14.95
3. Pilliteri Estates Winery 2007 Pinot Noir - Estate (Niagara) - $23.00
4. Rosewood Estates 2007 Pinot Noir (Niagara) - $18.00
5. Pelee Island Winery 2007 Pinot Noir Reserve (LENS) - $14.95
6. Angels Gate Winery 2007 Pinot Noir - Mountainview (Niagara) - $25.00
7. Eastdell Estates 2007 Pinot Noir (Niagara) - $14.95
8. Norman Hardie 2007 Pinot Noir - County (PEC) - $35.00
9. Sprucewood Shores 2007 Pinot Noir (LENS) $14.95
10. Niagara College Teaching Winery 2007 Pinot Noir Dean's List (Niagara) - $32.95
Vintage: 2006
Wines Entered: 13
1. Niagara College Teaching Winery 2006 Pinot Noir (Niagara) - $15.95
2. Konzelmann 2006 Spaetburgunder Pinot Noir - dry (Niagara) - $12.50
3. Magnotta Winery 2006 Pinot Noir - Special Reserve (Niagara) - $14.95
4. Picard-MacLaurin 2006 Pinot Noir (PEC) - $34.95
5. The Grange of Prince Edward 2006 Pinot Noir (PEC) - $19.80
Vintage: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Wines Entered: 8
1. Lakeview Cellars 2005 Pinot Noir Reserve (Niagara) - $24.95
2. Puddicombe Estates 2003 Pinot Noir (Niagara) - $18.00
3. Legends Estates 2003 Pinot Noir - Maria Felt - (Niagara) - $56.60
Special thanks to Lloyd Thistle from Fortessa Canada for providing the Schott Zwiesel stemware ... at one time on night three we had 600 glasses in use.
Thanks to Balderson cheese for providing both white wine and port cheddar to the event.
Thanks to Andrew Peller Limited for providing the reception wines, in particular the Peller Estates 2007 Pinot Gris and the Hillebrand Trius Brut. And another thank you to Rush Creek Wines of Aylmer, Ontario for providing the after-judging wine: Decadence, Strawberry-Chocolate fruit wine.
A big thank you to our other partner in this venture, Campbell House Museum, the OntarioWineReview Challenge may just a found itself a permanent home. We’ll be doing it all again come October/November, 2009 with a different grape. Be sure to vote in the online pole and have your say about what we challenge next. The poll runs from March 19, 2009 to June 30, 2009, with our next grape announced in September.
Finally, another big thank you goes out to all the wineries who entered:
Aleksander Estate Winery; Angels Gate; Black Prince; Cattail Creek; Cave Spring Cellars; D’Angelo’s; Dan Aykroyd; EastDell Estates; Fielding Estate Winery; Flat Rock Cellars; Harwood Estate; Henry of Pelham; Hillier; Inniskillin; Jackson-Triggs; Kacaba Vineyards; King’s Court; Konzelmann; Lailey Vineyard; Lakeview Cellars; Legends Estates; Long Dog Estate Winery; Magnotta; Malivoire Wine Company; Picard-McLaurin; Niagara College Teaching Winery; Norman Hardie Winery; Pelee Island Winery; Pillitteri Estates; Puddicombe Estates; Reif Estate; Ridgepoint Wines; Rosehall Run; Rosewood Estates; Sprucewood Shores; Stoney Ridge; The Grange of Prince Edward County
And remember to drink 100% Ontario wines: look for the VQA symbol on the bottle, visit one of our many grape and fruit wineries throughout the province, demand that the LCBO carry more 100% Ontario wine and less of that Cellared stuff. We make a world class product right here at home.
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