Globe in Your Glass
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Degan Beley
November 12, 2009
Both local and well-travelled new world wines were brought together for tasting at the Globe in Your Glass event hosted by Vincor at the Pan Pacific Hotel. A fundraiser for Canuck Place, it was great to see so many people in attendance, along with several winemakers.
We started off with a blind media tasting that was surprisingly difficult, even given the clues that were provided, and only a few people managed to get through all of them before the time was up. Then it was on to the main room where wines from Barossa Valley Estate, Hardy’s, Inniskillin Wines, Jackson-Triggs, Kim Crawford, Nk’Mip, Osoyoos Larose, Ravenswood, Robert Mondavi Winery, See Ya Later Ranch and Sumac Ridge Estate Winery were represented.
Vincor is a wine giant so a lot were wines I had tasted before, but several stood out:
Kim Crawford 2008 SP Spitfire Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. One of my new favorites. It twists crazily between the nose and the palate, going from vegetale aromas to full-on tropical in the glass. Complex and balanced and surprising.
Ravenswood 2006 Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel. I am a huge fan of Ravenswood Zinfandel and this one doesn’t back down either. Big and full-bodied with complex spices and a long finish.
Barossa Valley Estate 2004 E&E Black Pepper Shiraz. Wine Spectator magazine has rated the Black Pepper Shiraz over 90 points for 9 years in a row, so that gives you some idea of the quality there. It’s another bold wine full of black fruit with peppery and chocolate notes.
Robert Mondavi 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. A sophisticated standby. I haven’t had any Mondavi wine in quite a while and so I was happy to note this one for picking up later. Blackberry with some spice.
Thanks to all involved for putting on a great event!
Categories: Events, Food, Wine
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