Blind Tasting at Gaspereau Vineyards
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The staff person (did not get her name - our bad) was delightful and busy. She did a great job trying to balance those tasting (blind or not) and those coming in to buy wine (of which there were many).
For the blind tasting you get to try three whites and three reds (free of charge - which is another huge plus for Gaspereau - great jobs guys) and try and guess the varietal or blend. The challenge was a challenging one indeed and we freely admit to not being up on our white wines from Nova Scotia - which are delicious. That said, we dove into the whites and attempted to choose the type from the small tasting provided and by going back and forth and reading the back labels on the bottles to pick up any hints we could. We also found ourselves second guessing our reds as well but in the end we made our choices and stuck to them. All in all we got four out of six, nailing all the reds, and mixing up two of the whites. It was so much fun! We highly recommend their wines but an event like this keeps us coming back for more. To anyone who can make it down to the Wolfville area in Nova Scotia before the end of the month we encourage you to put your palate to the test at Gaspereau. At the time of this post, there were under twenty ballots in the box, so if you can pull it off your chances of winning a prize are pretty good. Bonne Chance!
I'm so excited to follow along, I'll store the tips for my summer visits!
ReplyDeleteDid you end up buying any? What are your favorite reds?
Did I see Chris got one of the new Beaujolais that people were raving about on the radio last week?
Look forward to hearing more, your site looks very tasty already!
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment!
We did buy some wine at Gaspereau. We got a 2010 L'Acadie Blanc ($15.99) which was a great year for Nova Scotia wine and with this being Nova Scotia's Signature grape we think this will be great. We also got one of their Cresendo Sparkling whites ($21.99 - made of either L'Acadie Blanc or Off-dry Riesling - we're not sure).
As for Reds, their Lucie Kuhlmann is really great. It is an Alsatian red varietal that is smokey and bold for a cold climate red. Other than that, if it is red wine we'll drink it. Just ask Keith and Susan!
Last week, we did get a bottle of the 2011 George Du Boeuf Beaujolais Nouveau which was really great for being just over a month old. We can't wait for the stuff that is still in barrels. It is somewhat doable for us here in Canada to get a fairly decent Beaujolais in the $20 range but it is definitely doable in Arkansas. Keep an eye out for them starting in the Spring.
Cheers,
Chris & Shannon