Experts’ Tasting ~ 2007 March 3, 2007 – CCOVI, Brock University Keynote Speaker: John Maxwell, Restaurateur, Allen’s of Toronto

(Chris Waters, Ed., Vines Mag.; Coordinator, Wine Appreciation, and Experts’ Tasting Host for 2007) Wine # Varietal Proprietor Price 1 Non-vint Trius Brut Hillebrand Estates Winery 24.95

FLIGHT #1 – (Fred Gamula, Sommelier, Prince of Wales Hotel, Niagara-on-the-Lake) Wine # Vintage Varietal Proprietor Price 1 Non-vint Ice Cuvée Peller Estates 29.95 2 Non-vint Sparkling Vidal Icewine Magnotta Winery Estates Ltd. (375 ml) 59.95 1 2005 Flat Rock Cellars 16.95 2 2005 Riesling Thirty Bench Vineyard & Winery 18.00 3 2005 Riesling, Single Vyd Angel’s Gate Winery 22.20 4 2003 Riesling CSV Cave Spring Cellars 50.00 1 2005 Fume Blanc Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery 26.95 2 2004 “White” Stratus Winery and Vineyards 38.00

FLIGHT #2 – (Ron Giesbrecht, Winemaker, Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery) Wine # Vintage Varietal Proprietor Price 1 2005 Chardonnay, Barrel No. 2392 Hillebrand Estates Winery 35.00 2 2004 Chardonnay, Old Vines Angel’s Gate Winery 23.95 3 2004 Chardonnay Reserve Thirteenth Street Wine Corp. 25.00 4 2004 Chardonnay, barrel fermented Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery 19.95 5 2003 Chardonnay Reserve Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery 29.95

FLIGHT #3 – REDS to be reckoned with (Darryl Brooker, Senior Winemaker, Hillebrand Estates Winery) Wine # Vintage Varietal Proprietor Price 1 2005 Noir Malivoire Wine Co. 16.00 2 2004 Gamay Noir Thirteenth Street Wine Corp. 18.00 3 2004 Lailey Vineyards Wines Inc. 24.95 4 2004 Pinot Noir Flat Rock Cellars 19.95 5 2004 , Delaine Vineyard Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery 29.99 6 2004 Shiraz Reserve Creekside Estate Winery 32.20

FLIGHT #4 – RED VARIETAL vs RED BLEND (Rob Power, Hon. BSc., & Winemaker, Creekside Estate Winery) Wine # Vintage Varietal Proprietor Price 1 2004 Cabernet Mike Weir Estate Winery 17.95 2 2004 Stratus Winery and Vineyards 36.00 3 2002 Reserve Creekside Estate Winery 29.00 4 2002 Cabernet Franc Reserve Pillitteri Estates Winery 50.00 5 2003 Enotrium Magnotta Winery Estates Ltd. 39.95

FLIGHT #5 – OPTIONS (Dr. Gary Pickering, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences) Wine # Vintage Varietal Proprietor Price 1 2003 Chardonnay UNITY Wine, British Columbia & Ontario 20.15 2 1998 Baco Noir Reserve Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery 45.00 3 2002 Cabernet Merlot Reif Estate Winery (First Growth Series) 50.00 4 2005 Cabernet Franc Les Rouilleres St. Nicolas De Bourgueil 18.15