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OntarioWineReview's Cabernet Franc Challenge - Regular Cab Franc ... Night 1

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November 8, 2007 (Thu)

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Location:

The Fine Wine Reserve

King St. West & Spadina
Toronto, Ontario M5V 1K4
ph. 416-346-2223

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COST: $40

EVENT DETAILS:

OntarioWineReview’s Cabernet Franc Challenge - Regular Cabernet Franc ... Night 1

It’s time to be Franc … or at least pick the best. Join the Grape Guy, Michael Pinkus, over the course of five nights in November and into December (Nov. 8, 14, 20, 27 & Dec. 6), as we try to figure out who is making the best Cabernet Franc in Ontario.

We’ll convene at The Fine Wine Reserve in downtown Toronto, where over the course of 5 nights we’ll taste over 45 different Cabernet Francs from some 34 Ontario wineries. The wines will be broken down into 3 categories: Cabernet Franc, Franc Blends, and Franc Reserves; and each night we’ll sample between 7 and 10 different wines. Tasting will be done blind (you’ll know the category but not the producer). Then, each taster will decide, based on a scale from 1 to 10, the following criteria: 1) do you like it; 2) would you buy it and 3) is it good value. There will also be a brief talk about Cabernet Franc, it's history and future in Ontario.

This is not a reviewers challenge, it is a people's challenge - your votes and feedback will determine Ontario's Best Cabernet Franc.

Afterward we’ll mix and mingle for coffee and dessert … featuring some special bottles of wine from area fruit wineries, Balderson cheese, some sweet treats and coffees from Raymond Emes & Co. There will also be door prizes from The Original Grape Shirt Company.

Dates of the Franc Challenge:
Thurs. Nov. 8 - Regular ... Night 1
Wed. Nov. 14 - Regular ... Night 2
Tues. Nov. 20 - Blends
Tues. Nov. 27 - Reserve ... Night 1
Thurs. Dec. 6 - Reserve ... Night 2
Different wines are poured each night

Ticket Price: $40 per person/per night - Limit of 24 tickets per night.
You can purchase your tickets through this website or by calling the GrapeLine at 416-346-2223.

Bonus: purchase any 3 nights and get an invite to the exclusive Cabernet Franc icewine tasting.

Featuring wines from these participating wineries*:

Angels Gate; Black Prince; Caroline Cellars; Chateau des Charmes; Colchester Ridge; Colio Estate; Coyote’s Run; D’Angelo Estate; EastDell Estates; Erie Shore Vineyard; Frog Pond Farm; Henry of Pelham; Hernder; Hillebrand; Joseph’s Estate; Lailey Vineyard; Lakeview Cellars; Legends Estates; Mountain Road; Niagara Vintners (20 Bees); Oak Heights; Pillitteri Estates; Puddicombe Estates; Reif Estate; Riverview Cellars; Rosehall Run; Sandbanks Winery; Sprucewood Shores; Thirty Bench; Viewpointe Estate; Vineland; Willow Heights; Willow Springs and Wayne Gretzky Winery.

*not all wineries featured each night