Taster`s Guide - Glass City Wine Festival

Taster`s Guide - Glass City Wine Festival

Taster’s
Guide
Taster’s
March 31st,Guide
2012
March 7, 2015
www.WineOnTheLake.com
Welcome to the festival!
Thank you for attending the 3rd Annual Glass City Wine Festival.
Here are some tips for navigating the festival:
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Have fun! Know your limits and don’t drink and drive.
Wine check your bottle purchases after the first one - it’s free and convenient.
Keep track of your wine check tickets!
Tip the coat check generously - it all goes to the Food Bank
Please do not open any bottles inside the Seagate
Convention Centre - bottles must remain corked.
The 2015 Taster’s Guide
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Hollywood Casino’s Final Cut Steak and Seafood
Al-BI and Biscotti Wineries
Bene Vino and Sofo’s Italian Market
Breitenbach and Buckeye Wineries
Veritas Cork & Craft
Camelot and Chateau Tebeau Wineries
Chateau Tebeau Winery & Flick’s Package Liquor
Deer’s Leap & Emerine Wineries
Libbey Glass
Booth map
Firelands and Greene Eagle Wineries
Humble Bee Winery, Pairings and The Blade
Hillside Winery & Yancey’s Fancy
Hickory Farms
Kingshirn and It’s Your Winery Wineries
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank
The Lakehouse Winery & It’s Your Winery
Mon Ami and Old Firehouse Wineries
Destination Toledo
Your Wine Cellar Winery
Visit Erie
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AL-BI Winery Featured Wines
Foreplay
Bodacious
Blackberry
Dande-Dandelion
Watermelon
Lakeside Red
Merlot
A four-fruit wine blend
Sweet with the taste of real
blackberries
Sweet vintage with a taste of
dandelions
Sweet-N-fruity with the bouquet
of watermelon
Sweet traditional concord wine
Dry red wine with touch of
blackberry
Visit AL-BI Winery at Booth 11
Coat check benefits the Toledo NW Ohio Food
Bank. Please donate generously.
Biscotti Winery Featured Wines
Niagara
Concord
Dark Cherry
Elderberry
Peach
Pink Catawba
Menz Menz
Visit Biscotti Winery at Booth 5
Tasting Notes
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Bene Vino Winery Featured Wines
Cabernet
Sauvignon
Robust, dry wine with hints of
cherry and currants. Hints of
French and American Oak
Light spice with berry flavors
Syrah
Malbec
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Villagio Rosso
Villagio Bianco
Amore Blush
Flavors of dark berries and
chocolate
A refreshing wine with a very slight
hint of sweetness
Crisp, dry white enjoyable year
round
A sweet, fruity wine
A sweet, fruity wine
Floral notes with a hint of
strawberry
Visit Bene Vino Winery at Booth 3
Breitenbach Wine Cellars Featured Wines
Green Shoes
Drier
Gewurztraminer
Frost Fire
Roadhouse Red
Blackberry
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon
and Cabernet Franc grapes- dry
with light tannins
A semi dry white with a hint of
spiciness
A sweet white that tastes like
plucking grapes off the vine
A sweet blend of French and
American grapes
The best fruit wine you have
ever had! Luscious berry flavors
explode in your mouth!
Visit Breitenbach Wine Cellars at Booth 13
Buckeye Winery Featured Wines
Jalapeno
Hot and spicy
Apple Pie
Acai Raspberry
Pomegranate
Watermelon
Farmer’s Daughter
Strawberry
Pinot Grigio
Zinfandel
Just like Grandma’s
Sweet red raspberries
Sweet and smooth
Just like eating the real thing
Sweet white
Light and sweet
Dry, crisp, citrus and white
Dry, red, spicy
Visit Buckeye Winery at Booth 19
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Retail Store
The Veritas Cork & Craft Retail Store is open Monday-Saturday @ 11a.m.
and offers a wide selection of fine wine and craft beers for everyone’s taste.
By the Case or Bottle
• We offer 10% case discounts on wine.
• Beers available in the single bottles or make your own 6 pack.
• We can also order anything available in the state of Ohio.
Full Service Cocktail Lounge
The Veritas Cork & Craft Bar Space is full service lounge that offers many specials.
• Wine by the glass • Craft Cocktails • Specialty Liquors
• Craft Beers on tap and by the bottle
Wine of the Month Club
The Wine of the Month Club is a monthly wine adventure that introduces its members
to a great bottle of wine. Each month we hand select wines from different geographic
areas of the world, as well as different varietals.
Located in The Commodore Perry
Across the street from SeaGate Centre between Fifth Third Field and The Huntington Center.
www.veritastoledo.com • 419.214.9463
Camelot Cellars Featured Wines
Mint Mojito
Hard Limeade
Hard Lemonade
Green Apple
Riesling
Blueberry Pinot
Light & refreshing white wine with
a hint of mint. Perfect over ice or
served frozen
Refreshingly tart with flavors of
freshly squeezed limes and just the
right amount of sweetness
Strong flavors of freshly squeezed
lemons that make for a classic taste
of pink lemonade with a kick
The zingy fresh acidity of Riesling
accented by mouth-watering fresh
green apple
The tangy, sweet bursts of blueberry
combined with cherry spice flavors
Visit Camelot Cellars at Booth 4
Chateau Tebeau Winery Featured Wines
Traminteet
Dry. Distinct Grapefruit finish
Pino Gris
Dry. Crisp, clean fruity finish
Mainson Blanc
Cabernet Franc
Harvey
Schwartz
Cherry
Peach
Rhubarb
Sweet. Niagara.
Dry. Spicy Fruit character
Sweet. Concord.
Sweet
Sweet
Sweet
Visit Chateau Tebeau Winery at Booth 2
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Found a new wine you love?
Get it at the right price from
Flick’s
Flick’s has a large selection and fantastic prices family-owned for over 60 years.
Visit us at Flicks4Fun.com
We’re open Monday - Thursday 9 AM - 10 PM
Friday and Saturday 9 AM - 11 PM and
Sunday 10 AM - 7 PM
3320 Sterns Rd.
Lambertville, Michigan 48144
(734) 854-2000
Chateau Tebeau Vineyard and Winery
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xperience our Chateau with French
varietal, American, hybrid and fruit wines.
alk the vineyards, sit by the koi pond or
relax by the fireplace in the tasting room.
You are sure to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere.
Tours • Menu • Craft Beer •Live Entertainment
HOURS:
Tues.- Wed. 11 am - 7 pm (May - August)
Thur. - Sat. 2pm - 10pm (January - April)
Thurs. - Sat. 11 am - 10 pm (May - December)
Closed Sunday & Monday
Other times by appointment.
525 SR 635 • Helena, OH 43435
419-638-5411 • 419-680-0386
www.chateautebeauwinery.com
Deer’s Leap Winery
Featured Wines
Tasting Notes
Chocolate Strawberry
Cherry Almond
Pear
Raspberry
Blueberry
Fredonia
Merlot
Blackberry Reserve
Pinot Noir
Geneva White
Strawberry
Ruby Rose
Visit Deer’s Leap Winery at Booth 6
Emerine Estates Featured Wines
Black Cab
Sweet blackberry
Big Nuts Coconut
Sweet
Chocolate Raspberry
Caramel Apple
Dark chocolate and sweet
Ohio raspberries
Sweet apples and caramel
Strawberry Shortcake
Sweet strawberries and herbs
Dirty Old Hooker
Sweet/tart lemon
Seduction
Dry Pinot Noir with hints of
coffee and mocha
Visit Emerine Estates at Booth 20
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From everyday to entertaining,
…Own the Moment, with Libbey Glass.
A proud sponsor of the 2015 Glass City Wine Festival!
205 South Erie Street
Toledo, Ohio 43604
(419)254-5000
www.retail.libbey.com
*Visit us 7 days a week for
glassware, home décor, candles,
greeting cards, Toledo souvenir
items, and more!
Firelands Winery Featured Wines
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinot Grigio
Riesling
Lonz Pink Perch
Mantey Blackberry
Dry red, Smoky & herb notes
Dry red, oak-aged and full
bodied
Dry white, hints of green
apple
Dry white with banana &
apple aromas
Medium Sweet blush
Sweet Red Wine
Visit Old Firelands Winery at Booth 8
Greene Eagle Winery Featured Wines
Fireside
Velvet Sky
Purple Rain
The “Englishman’s grape”
Whispering Breeze
Misty Dawn
Blackjack
Emberglow
Shiraz.
Tranquility
Midnight Embers
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
and Merlot blend. Bold, full bodied
and aroma.
Pinot Noir. Warm earthy tones with a
velvet finish.
Elderberry fruit wine.
Red, rich, flavorful wine.
Riesling. Light bodied, tangy on the
palette with citrus aromas.
Gewurztraminer. Full bodied golden
white wine with aromas of floral
Cabernet with fresh blackberries, fruity
semi sweet, YUM!
Strawberry Rhubarb fruit wine. Intense
strawberry flavor and Twilight
Berry flavored, full bodied with fruity
aromas
Pear Kiwi fruit wine. Cool, crisp and
silky smooth
Chocolate Strawberry, The aroma of
strawberry, the taste of chocolate
Visit Greene Eagle Winery at Booth 18
Humble Bee Vineyards Featured Wines
Cleveland Sunset
A semi-sweet strawberry, orange
Honey wine
Bella Estate
A semi dry Mellon, pomegranate,
cranberry honey wine
Cherry blossom
A semi-sweet/tart cherry honey
wine
Valhalla
A traditional mead wine with a
heavy smoked oak taste
Visit Humble Bee Vineyards at Booth 1
PAIRINGS Ohio’s Wine &
Culinary Experience will
hold sensory wine tasting
classes every half hour.
Mary Bilyeu
FOOD EDITOR
Explores Toledo
Tastes & Trends
With her ready wit and open style, she’ll offer us some
new slants on foods and flavors.
You’ll find her in Peach on Tuesday, and in Living on
Sunday. Enjoy her lighthearted, but food-serious postings
on Facebook at The Toledo Blade Food Page. And she
tweets, too, @BladeFoodPage.
She calls herself the “Food Floozie.” Read her stories and
find out why. Email her at mbilyeu@theblade.com.
For home delivery, call 419-724-6300.
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Hillside Winery Featured Wines
Traminette
Off-dry white
Merlot
Dry, lightly oaked
Bullarney
Sweet apple
Quarry White
Sweet & fruity
Quarry Blush
Sweet, fruity blend
Quarry
Sweet Concord blend
Visit Hillside Winery at Booth 7
Yancey’s Fancy (Booth h)
New York’s Artisan Cheese
At our house aging gracefully is the rule,
not the exception
Find us at YanceysFancy.com and your nearby
Costco, Meijer, Kroger or Giant Eagle
Cheese and Wine Pairings
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XXX-Sharp Cheddar - Gewurztraminer, Merlot
Peppadew Cheddar - Chardonnay, Riesling
Double Cream Cheddar - Chardonnay
Bergenost™ - Chardonnay, Riesling
Champagne Cheddar - Champagne, Riesling, Pinot Grigio
Gouda - Riesling, Pinot Grigio
Smoked Gouda - Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Shop Year-Round.
Shop Locally.
hickoRYfaRmS.com
800.222.GifT (4438)
©2015 hickory farms, inc.
Tasting Notes
Klingshirn Winery Featured Wines
Cabernet Franc
A dry Red
Chambourcin Nearly dry red
Reflections of Lake Erie
Dry white blend
White Riesling
Semi dry white
Niagara
Semi sweet white
Pink Catawba
Sweet Pink
Cherry
Sweet, From Sour Cherries
Visit Klingshirn Winery at Booth 15
It’s Your Winery Featured Wines
Lucky
Monkey
Sweet flavors of pomegranate combine with spicy
Zinfandel.
Granny Smith
Orchard
Fuzzy Duo
Green Apple Riesling - clean, cool and crisp.
Blackbernet
Komodo Razz
Chardonnay made refreshing by the addition of
peaches and apricots.
Cabernet’s natural rich black fruit enhanced by the
zing of fresh ripe blackberries.
Raspberry Dragon Fruit White Shiraz. Blush style
gently splashed with tangy cool raspberries.
Bodacious
Blush
Moscato
Sweet flavors of raspberry, strawberry and cranberry
with a smooth finish.
Lush, fruity and deliciously sweet.
Diablo Rojo
Off-dry. Nose of blackberry jam, cream vanilla and
a touch of tobacco, with a finish of toasty oak and
spice.
Off-dry, full body, heavy oak. Rich, buttery bouquet
with flavors of tropical fruit, vanilla and oak.
Delicious after-dinner, port-style wine. Coffee with
aromas of toffee, burnt marshmallows and chocolate.
Sweet/rich dessert wine, with rose and salmon color
tints and flavors of honey, strawberry and cranberry.
Chardonnay
After Dinner
Joe
Red
Temptation
Visit It’s Your Winery at Booth 16
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24 E. Woodruff Ave.
Toledo, Ohio 43604
419.242.5000
www.toledofoodbank.org
SAVE THE DATE
Party @ the Park
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015
Promenade Park
Downtown Toledo
Lakehouse Inn & Winery Featured Wines
Just Peachy
Sweet & fruity white wine with peach
undertones.
Riesling
Semi-sweet white wine, crisp & fruity,
fermented & aged in stainless steel.
Pinot Grigio
Dry white wine, fermented & aged in stainless
steel. Slightly acidic with hints of citrus &
pear.
Dry white wine, aged 8 months in new
American oak. Aromas of citrus & pear, soft
with light oak flavor, butter with a hint of spice.
Sweet red wine, dark red in color with aromas
of dark berries. Flavors of strawberries & dark
sweet cherries.
Semi-dry red wine, flavors of dark cherries &
strawberries with a long, soft finish.
Dry red wine, aged 8 months in Hungarian
oak barrels, then aged one year in the bottle. Aromas of tobacco & floral notes. Flavors of
raspberry with a blackberry finish.
Dry red wine, aged in a blend of neutral oak
barrels. Aromas of dark cherries, raspberries
& strawberries. Flavors of plum, black cherries
& strawberries with a slight sweetness & a
slight vanilla & tobacco finish.
Chardonnay
Melodia Misto
Vino della Casa
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Sauvignon
Visit Lakehouse Inn & Winery at Booth 12
It’s Your Winery
1484 Medina Road (Rte 18) Medina, OH 44256
(330) 784-9463
ItsYourWinery.com
Visit us at booth #16 (Wine List on page 18)
Mon Ami Winery Featured Wines
Himeros
Bold Dry red with Savory flavors
PR Chardonnay
Dry White, barrel aged with a classic
buttery style
PR Gewurztraminer
Medium dry White, with rose petal
aroma
Semi-Sweet with soft pink color
Pink Catawba
Concord
Sweet red wine made from Concord
Grapes
Visit Mon Ami Winery at Booth 9
Old Firehouse Winery Featured Wines
Pink Catawba
Sweet and well balanced. Made from
Premium Lake Erie Catawba Grapes
Lake Effect
Semi-dry and Crisp. This blend of
Vidal Blanc and Seyval Blanc has a
floral and fruity flavor.
Semi-sweet. Lake Erie Cayuga grapes
with an infusion of real red raspberries
Semi-sweet. Fruity and well-balanced
blend of Eastern varietal grapes.
Raspberry Reflections
Firehouse Red
Frosty Peach
Semi-sweet. This smooth and fruity
with the flavor of fresh peaches.
Grape Jamboree
Sweet and Flavorful. Concord and
Niagara blend with a jamboree of
flavor.
Semi-sweet. Classic flavor, fruity and
fun
Dry and robust. A well-balanced blend
of California Cabernet Sauvignon
grapes.
Spumante Champagne
Cabernet Sauvignon
Visit Old Firehouse Winery at Booth 17
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Your WINE Cellar Featured Wines
Muller Thurgau
Semi-sweet Riesling like white, crisp,
clean, floral with a fragrant aroma
Pinot Gris
Dry white with flavors of honeydew
and green apple with a crisp elegant
finish
Fruity, buttery and full with clean,
lingering finish
Lush, fruity, and delightfully sweet
with juicy peach and tropical fruit
flavors
Dry, bold with black currant and
cherry flavor
Chardonnay
California Moscato
Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon
Oregon Pinot Noir
Rich, smooth and dry with berry flavor
and long finish
Diablo Rojo
Our award winning red blend, sweet
front, dry oaky finish and jam in the
middle
Juicy, light and sweet flavors of crisp
granny smith apples
Green Apple Riesling
Exotic Fruit White
Zinfandel
Cabernet Franc Ice Wine
Chocolate Raspberry Port
Coffee Port
Flavors of blackberry, strawberry,
passion fruit, and black currant, light,
sweet, fruity
Blush Ice wine - flavors of spice,
honey, strawberry & cranberry
Big flavor of raspberry and chocolate
infused into a rich, silky port
Gold Medal Winning Port we infuse
with coffee and love, rich, smooth and
delicious
Visit Your WINE Cellar at Booth 14
Mark your calendar!
The 2016 Glass City Wine Festival
will be March 5, 2016
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