Thursday 23 June 2016

Wines of Portugal 2016


Wines of Portugal
Grande Dégustation des vins du Portugal

June 22, 2015

The Portuguese wine tasting took place at the Société des Arts Technologiques [SAT], in Montreal. 43 wine produces were participating with 350 different wine products which ranged from numerous and very distinct bubbly, white, rosé, and red wines, and even Porto, some of them 40 years old. 



The professional wine tasters had quite a job to focus on the wines of their specific interest, choosing among the great variety of speciality wines from different Portuguese regional vineyards. One could get easily overwhelmed with the seemingly endless gamuts of wine tastes, bouquets, aromas, and even colours.  


Portugal has a great pride in their native grape varieties used to produce the multitudes of their wines. Also, their distinct soils and regional geographical differences offer not only challenges but also great opportunities to the local wine producers, making their wines one of the kind.



This Portuguese wine tasting was a great success, with many people attending and participating in bringing the wines of Portugal to the attention of the local wine distributors, Quebec and Canadian wine buyers, and even private wine collectors and connoisseurs.


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For more information on Portugal Wines production Regions and special Events, visit the Wines of Portugal website.




Thursday 16 June 2016

Prosecco DOCG et le Valpolicella Wines


Mini Salon Prosecco DOCG et le Valpolicella Wines

June 15, 2016

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada honoured the Prosecco DOCG and Valpolicella wines. Wine producers from the Veneto presented a variety of their wines, many of them not yet available in Quebec or Canada. The event was held in Montreal, at the ITHQ -  Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec. Finger foods at the event's buffet were prepared by the Institute's students.


The wine tasting started with the bubbly wines, with four producers displaying their best sparkling wines at the first four tables at the Salon. This assured a very refreshing wine tasting experience on the hot summer day. It was quite an excellent representation of the white sparkling wines from the Italy's North-East wine growing region.


Other tables displayed a great variety of red vintages, many of them presenting a great opportunity for the attending wine professionals to discover and maybe even to promote these wines in Quebec and North America.



There were also two wine seminars presented at the event:

Seminar on the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, presented by Guénaël Revel says Mr. Bubbles, historian and author specializing in sparkling wines.

Seminar on the Consorzio per la tutela dei Vini Valpolicella, presented by Jacky Blisson, wine journalist.


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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG                                     
Sorelle Bronca Srl                                   
Terre di San Venanzio Fortunato             
                                                                        

Consorzio per la tutela dei Vini Valpolicella
Tenuta Santa Maria                                 

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG           
Biancavigna                       
Bisol                                   
Villa Sandi 

                         
Consorzio per la tutela dei Vini Valpolicella


Tuesday 14 June 2016

French South-West Wine


French South-West Wines Tasting

June 14, 2016

Wines from the South-West of France were brought to the attention of Montreal and Quebec wine professionals today. There were 21 wine producers and distributors representing mostly red but also some white and rose wines. A number of them are already available at the SAQ, but there were many that were quite new to those who attended the event.


The South West vineyards are situated between the reliefs of the Massif Central to the north-east, the Pyrenees in the south, and the Atlantic to the west. The geographical location strongly influences the growth of the vines and seal their aromatic and taste characteristics. This also applies to the soil, the composition of which varies according to different locations, contributing to the specificity of the South-West wines. The climate also varies across the territory, ensuring a wide variety of the regional wines.


Grape vines strive in the South-West of France. Their diversity reflects their acclimatisation comfort in that region. There are 300 grape varieties, including 120 indigenous grape vines, which assures very interesting and unique tasting vintages.


Generous food was served at this tasting event, assuring that those attending were able to taste many different wine varieties without any unpleasant consequences.



The event was a great success.



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To find more about the the French South-West wines, visit this website.

Monday 6 June 2016

Bourgogne 2016

Bourgogne Wine Tasting
June 6, 2016

Bourgogne and its five wine producing regions were represented today at a wine tasting at the Hotel Sofitel in Montreal. A large gamut of white, rose, bubbly and reds were offered to the professionals. Some wines are already available at the SAQ, others were offered for the selections to enter the Quebec and Canadian markets.


24 Bourgogne vineyards participated in the event. The wine selection was rich and quite impressive.


The event was organized by the following three organisations:Conseil Régional de Bourgogne Franche ComtéCCI Bourgogne (La chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Bourgogn), and Business France - Amerique du Nord.


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Thursday 2 June 2016

Chianti Classico 2016


Chianti Classico in Montreal
June 1, 2016

This year, Chianti Classico is celebrating 300 years since the establishment of the wine rigion where these wines are grown. For the first time in history, oSeptember 24, 1716, Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici issued a notice to define the boundaries of some particularly well-suited areas for the production of fine quality wines. those lands are where the Chianti Classico wines are still grown today.



To celebrate that anniversary, a wine tasting for professionals took place at the Montreal's Marché Bonsecours. 21 Chianti Classico Italiana wine producers presented a great number of wines and vintages from their vineyards. The interest in their wines was quite impressive.





The event was well organized. It was easy to navigate between the producers' tables to find some special wines to taste. There was also plenty of food, as is customary with the well-known Italian hospitality.



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To find more about the Chianti Classico wines, visit the Chianti Classico website.