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Is there any reason for me to go or not go to this tasting:

Angove's Bear Crossing Chardonnay 2003
Angove's Bear Crossing Cabernet Merlot 2002
Angove's Long Row Chardonnay 2003
Angove's Long Row Shiraz 2002
Angoves Vineyard Select Riesling 2003
Angoves Vintage Port Shiraz 1996
Angus the Bull Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Annvers Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2003
Annvers Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Annvers McLaren Vale Shiraz 2002
Annvers McLaren Vale Shiraz 2001
Annvers Reserve Shiraz 2002
Annvers Shiraz Cabernet 2002
Aquila Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Aquila Chardonnay 2003
Aquila Shiraz 2001
Baldivis Estate Chardonnay 2001
Baldivis Estate Cabernet Shiraz 2002
Ballast Stone Estate Riesling 2003
Ballast Stone Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Ballast Stone Estate Chardonnay 2002
Ballast Stone Estate Grenache 2002
Ballast Stone Estate Merlot 2001
Ballast Stone Estate Petit Verdot 2002
Ballast Stone Estate Shiraz 2002
Ballast Stone Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Banrock StationSparkling Shiraz
Banrock Station Reserve Petit Verdot 2001
Barossa Valley Estate Spires Shiraz 2002
Barossa Valley estate Spires Chardonnay 2003
Billi Billi Red Blend 2001
Blackjack Block 6 Shiraz 2002
Blackjack Cabernet Merlot 2002
Blackjack Chortle's Edge Shiraz 2002
Bremerton "Old Adam" Shiraz 2001
Bremerton "Selkirk" Shiraz 2001
Bremerton "Tamblyn" 2001
Bremerton "Walters" Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Bremerton Verdelho 2004
Brokenwood Chardonnay 2003
Brokenwood Cricket Pitch Red 2001
Brokenwood Hunter Valley Shiraz 2001
Brokenwood Shiraz 2001
Brokenwood Wade Vineyard Shiraz 2001
Cape Mentelle
Caves Road Shiraz 2002
Caves Road Chardonnay 2002
Charleston Pinot Noir 2002
d'Arenberg "The Coppermine Road" Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
d'Arenberg "The Custodian" Grenache 2001
d'Arenberg "The Dead Arm" Shiraz 2002
d'Arenberg "The Ironstone Pressing" Grenache Shiraz Mouvedre 2002
d'Arenberg "The Laughing Magpie" Shiraz Viognier 2003
d'Arenberg "The Olive Grove" Chardonnay 2003
Deakin Estate Chardonnay 2003
Deakin Estate Merlot 2002
Deakin Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Deakin Estate Shiraz 2002
De Bortoli 'dB' Chardonnay 2003
De Bortoli 'dB' Shiraz 2002
Deen De Bortoli Vat 7 Chardonnay 2003
Deen De Bortoli Vat 8 Shiraz 2002
De Bortoli Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2002
De Bortoli 'GS Reserve' Shiraz 1999
De Bortoli 'Noble One' 2002
De Bortoli 'Black Noble'
De Bortoli '8 year old Tawny Port'
Dowie Doole Chenin Blanc 2004
Dowie Doole Merlot 2002
Dowie Doole Shiraz 2001
Dowie Doole Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Dowie Doole Reserve Shiraz 2002
Eaglehawk Chardonnay 2003
Eaglehawk Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Eaglehawk Shiraz 2003
Evans & Tate Cabernet Merlot
Evans & Tate Shiraz
Gnangara Chardonnay
Gnangara Shiraz
Goundrey
Grant Burge "The Holy Trinity" 2000
Grant Burge Barossa Merlot 2002
Grant Burge Barossa Vine Shiraz 2002
Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2002
Grant Burge Hundred of Barossa Shiraz 2002
Greg Norman Cabernet Merlot 2002
Greg Norman Chardonnay 2003
Hamelin Bay Chardonnay 2003
Hamelin Bay Rampant Red 2002
Hamelin Bay Rampant White 2004
Hamelin Bay Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Hamelin Bay Shiraz
Hardys Oomoo Shiraz 2001
Hardys Tintara Reserve Grenache 2002
Heathfield Ridge Chardonnay 2000
Heathfield Ridge Shiraz 2000
Heathfield Ridge Cabernet 2000
Heathfield Ridge Merlot 2000
Heathfield Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2002
Hungerford Hill Fishcage
Hungerford Hill Wineglass Series
Hungerford Hill Regional Collection
Ironbark Cabernet/Merlot 2001
Ironbark Chardonnay
Ironbark Pinot Noir 2002
Ironbark Shiraz 2002
Jacob's Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Jacob's Creek Reserve Chardonnay
Jacob's Creek Reserve Riesling
Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz
Jacob's Creek Chardonnay
Jacob's Creek Semillon Chardonnay
Jacob's Creek Shiraz
Jacob's Creek Shiraz Cabernet Merlot
Jansz Premium Cuvee N/V
Jansz Premium Cuvee 1999
Jeanneret Riesling 2004
Jeanneret Grenache Shiraz 2002
Jeanneret Shiraz 2002
Jeanneret Cabernets 2002
Jeanneret "Denis" Shiraz 2002
Jennifer Shiraz 1999
Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Katnook Estate Chardonnay 2001
Katnook Odyssey 1999
Kraft Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Krinklewood Chardonnay
Krinklewood Verdelho
Krinklewood Shiraz
Leasingham Magnus Shiraz Cabernet 2001
Langanook Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Masterpeace Semillon Colombard 2003
Masterpeace Shiraz Cabernet Grenache 2003
Masterpeace Shiraz 2003
Masterpeace Chardonnay 2003
Masterpeace Cabernet Shiraz Grenache 2003
Masterpeace Shiraz Sangiovese 2004
Masterpeace Cabernet Merlot 2003
Masterpeace Estate Chardonnay 2003
Masterpeace Shiraz Malbec 2003
McWilliams Hanwood Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
McWilliams Hanwood Estate Chardonnay
McWilliams Hanwood Estate Shiraz
Moore's Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
Moore's Creek Chardonnay
Moss Brothers Shiraz 2002
Moss Brothers Cabernet Merlot 2001
Moss Brothers Chardonnay 2003
Moss Brothers Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Mt Langi Ghiran Pinot Gris 2003
Mt Langi Ghiran Cabernet Merlot 1999
Mt Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2001
Mt Langi Ghiran Shiraz 2000
Nepenthe Pinot Noir 2002
Nepenthe Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Nepenthe "The Rogue" 2002
Nepenthe Tryst Red 2003
Nepenthe Tryst White 2004
Nepenthe Unwooded Chardonnay 2004
Nepenthe Zinfandel 2002
Olsen Chardonnay 2002
Olsen Shiraz 2003
Olsen Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Olsen Merlot 2002
Palandri Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2001
Palandri Shiraz 2001
Parri Estate Shiraz 2001
Parri Estate Semillon 2003
Parri Estate Viognier Chardonnay 2004
Parri Estate Pinot Noir 2003
Parri Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Penley Estate Chardonnay 2001
Penley Estate Hyland Shiraz
Penley Estate Merlot
Penley Estate Phoenix Cabernet 2002
Penley Estate Shiraz Cabernet 2000
Peter Lehmann "Clancy's" 2002
Peter Lehmann "The Futures" Shiraz 2002
Peter Lehmann Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Peter Lehmann Barossa Chardonnay 2003
Peter Lehmann Barossa Semillon Chardonnay 2003
Peter Lehmann Barossa Shiraz 2002
Promised Land Cabernet Merlot 2003
Promised Land Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Promised Land Chardonnay Chardonnay 2003
Promised Land Shiraz Cabernet Shiraz Cabernet 2001
Red Belly Black Shiraz 2002
Redbrook Cabernet Sauvignon
Redbrook Chardonnay
Redvale
Riddoch Cabernet Merlot 2002
Riddoch Cabernet Shiraz 2001
Riddoch Shiraz
Rockford Moppa Springs 1999
Sarnia Farm Chardonnay
Sarnia Farm Shiraz 2002
Shotfire Ridge Cuvee 2003
St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
St Andrews Chardonnay 2000
St Andrews Shiraz 2000
Starvedog Lane Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Stonegate Cabernet Shiraz 2002
Stonemason Chardonnay 2003
Stonemason Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Stonemason Shiraz 2002
Stonemason Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Tamar Ridge " Devil's Corner " Chardonnay 2003
Tamar Ridge " Devil's Corner " Pinot Noir 2003
Tamar Ridge Riesling 2003
Terra Barossa Cuvee 2003
Terra Barossa Riesling 2003
Terra Barossa Shiraz 2003
Terra Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Terra Barossa Pinot Grigio 2003
Terra Barossa Chardonnay 2003
Tyrrell's Old Winery Shiraz
Tyrrell's Lost Block Cabernet Sauvignon
Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay
Tyrrell's Vat 9 Shiraz
Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon
Wakefield Merlot Merlot 2003
Wakefield Riesling Riesling 2003
Wakefield Shiraz 2003
William Randell Shiraz 2002
Willowglen Shiraz
Windy Peak Chardonnay
Windy Peak Pinot Noir
Wirra Wira McLaren Vale Shiraz 2002
Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2002
Wirra Wirra McLaren Vale Grenache 2002
Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise Shiraz Cabernet Petit Verdot 2002
Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Viognier 2003
Wirra Wirra Sextons Acre Chardonnay 2003
Wirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Wyndham Estate Bin 222 Chardonnay
Wyndham Estate Bin 333 Pinot Noir
Wyndham Estate Bin 444 Cabernet Sauvignon
Wyndham Estate Bin 555 Shiraz
Wyndham Estate Bin 777 Semillon
Wyndham Estate Bin 888 Cabernet Merlot
Wyndham Estate Bin 999 Merlot
Wyndham Estate Show Reserve Cabernet Merlot
Wyndham Estate Show Reserve Chardonnay
Wolf Blass Gold Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Wolf Blass Gold Label Chardonnay 2003
Wolf Blass Gold Label Riesling 2003
Wolf Blass Gold Label Shiraz 2000
Wolf Blass Gold Label Sparkling NV
Wonambi Shiraz 2001
[yellow tail] Merlot 2003
[yellow tail] Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
[yellow tail] Shiraz Cabernet 2004
Yering Station Chardonnay 2002
Yering Station Pinot Noir 2001
Yering Station Shiraz Viognier 2001
Yering Station Merlot 2001
Yering Station Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Zilzie Buloke Reserve Petit Verdot 2003
Zilzie Buloke Reserve Sangiovese 2003
Zilzie Estate Shiraz 2003
Zilzie Estate Viognier 2003
Zilzie Selection 23 Cabernet Merlot 200

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Right, at least 86 reasons to go then...if you like Shiraz That is an impressive offering even if you don't. You should go, take notes, and report back with your findings. That's an order

Big selection!
If you don't have the time and palate fortitude to taste them all, (I certainly wouldn't, even if I did remember to spit every time ), here a are few that I would try to cherry pick.

Angus the bull (curiosity!)
Bremerton
Cape Mentelle
d'Arenburg (definitely!!)
De Bortoli nobles
Goundrey (reserves)
Grant Burge (definitely!)
Jacob's Creek (reserve for value, depending in Canadian prices)
Katnook (DEFINITELY!!!)
Moss Brothers
Mt Langi Ghiran
Nepenthe
Penley Estate
St Andrews (from Taylors aka Wakefield to avoid upsetting old port firm)
Tyrrell's (Vat series are a must)
Wirra Wirra (Angelus & Church Block)
Yering Station

Happy tasting!

Before you do any of those listed, try the William Randell 2002 Shiraz and the Blackjack Block 6 2002 Shiraz. Report back but I'd be surprised if those two aren't very near the top of your best wine list.

George D. Gxxxxx are you getting to this tasting?? About time you e-mailed me!

David is this a Toronto only show or is it the one that tours the US and Canada? If the latter do you know if they plan a visit to San Diego? There was something very similar here a few years back. Way too many wines and not enough time. You really did need to cherry pick through what was on offer.

Mike

I fancy the look of:

Annvers reds
Blackjack Block 6
Bremerton Old Adam (nice)
D'Arenberg Ironstone
De Bortoli Pinot, GS Res Shiraz, Noble and Black
Dowie Doole Res Shiraz
Burge Trinity, Filsell and maybe Hundred
Tintara Grenache
Jansz Vintage
Jeanneret Shiraz, maybe Cab
Langi Shiraz
Moppa
Shotfire Ridge
St Andrews reds
Tyrrell's Vats
Wirra Wirra reds
Wold Blass golds
Yering Station, esp SV

Kieran

The Australian wine industry does an annual trade show in Toronto. I am very busy right now and was trying to get a feel as to whether I should drop everythng to go.

The Australian Wine Bureau has a show going to 3 US Cities, New York, Tampa and San Francisco. They have there own website.

Hi David,

When is it on ? I have to visit Toronto for business.

TRhanks

Mike

I now have work that will keep me away, shucks.

I go every year, and while the extent to which the good wineries have thier best wines available varies, it is worth the $50 for the evening.

Highlights for me:

2001 Bin 707 (one of many goodies not on the published list)
2001 Yering Station Shiraz Viognier
2002 Brokenwood Chard
Charles Melton (all)
Penley Estates (all)
Yalumba Y Seris Viognier (long sold out here)
Tyrrell's Vat Whites
Dowie Doole Reserve Shiraz (wine of the night)

few decent wines offered from Hardy's

It's the one event that gets several winemakers over to Toronto.