On the Road with the Grape Guy
Report from - Grandi Marchi Tasting and Italian Video Launch ... March 13, 2012
26 Mar 2012- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Lured into Toronto to taste the wine of Grandi Marchi ("the result of the determination and enthusiam of 19 of the most important Italian wineries to promote the culture and commercialisation of Italian high quality wine on world markets") to taste less than 18 wines from some of Italy's best and most well known wineries such as Masi, Pio Cesare and Antinori. I say "lured" because it seems like it was a bit of a ruse, the occasion was not to try the wines in the Barbarian Steakhouse wine cellar, but instead to promote the launch of Italian Month at the LCBO and their new series of Discover DVDs on the wine regions of Italy. I probably would have been ticked making the trip in if the wines hadn't been worth trying. As for the videos they are available as part of a three part series through podcast, itunes and other options ... check out the lcbo website for details. Below, a list of nine wines that were truly the best of this class ... and that is saying something. (to see the list of some of the better wines tried - click here)
