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We are thrilled to announce that our first event to kick off the new 2024/2025 season will be an unforgettable Rhone-wine-paired dinner at the Vintage Conservatory.
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Your wines for this dinner event will be at least 110 ML pours (550 ML in total).
Your reception wine will be the 2021 Michel Gassier Lou Coucardié Blanc.
The three-course meal provides curated wines paired with delicious entrees.
Champagne course:
Gosset Grande Réserve Brut Champagne
Beer batter cod, fennel apple slaw, and tartar sauce
or
Veggie Fritte, fennel apple slaw, and tartar sauce
White Wine course:
2021 Château La Nerthe Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc
Red Snapper crudo with a Saffron, lemon, and confit garlic vinaigrette. Herbs (parsley, summer savoury, and olive oil
or
Radish, cucumber, and tomatillo crudo with a Saffron, lemon, and confit garlic vinaigrette. Herbs (parsley, summer savoury, and olive oil
Red Wine course:
2005 Domaine Rostaing Côte-Rôtie and 2005 Domaine de Bonserine Côte-Rôtie La Viallière
Braised Lamb lightly smoked, mussels, scallops, squash puree, roasted squash tossed in herbs, white peppercorn jus and dehydrated black olives
or
Lightly smoked Maitake mushrooms, squash puree, roasted squash tossed in herbs, white peppercorn jus and dehydrated black olives.
Location: Vintage Conservatory, 224 King Street West, Toronto
Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Registration: 6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM
Cost: Members of Toronto Winetasters pay $260. The first guest of a Toronto Winetasters Member pays $260.
Non-members pay $310. HST is Included.
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With only 40 seats available, this will be a sold-out event. Secure your spot now and register early to ensure you don’t miss out on this exclusive experience!
This first event is on a Monday.
Our space is limited. All registrations are non-refundable except if it is sold-out, we will provide one.
Join us for an extraordinary vertical experience featuring one of the magnificent growths from the prestigious Pomerol region!
Your annual red Bordeaux event will feature a vertical spanning three decades from Château Petit-Village, one of Pomerol’s famed estates. The Merlot-dominated wines of Pomerol are hard to source, and a vertical of older wines is even rarer. Your tasting will include the 1989, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 vintages. Taste history in a glass.
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor Street, East
Date: Wednesday October 30, 2024
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: Members of Toronto Winetasters pay $175; non-members pay $225. HST is Included. The first guest of a Toronto Winetasters Member pays $175.
Your annual champagne event this season will explore the lesser-explored world of wines made by small grower-producers. Not having to adhere to a specific brand style, these champagnes showcase a diverse range of styles and expressions.
These wines are an artisanal product, and we are excited to pop a selection of 11 grower champagnes for your education and enjoyment.
Location: The Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1C7
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2024
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: TBD
Registration will be available in October 2024 but with the TVC club.
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: Members of Toronto Winetasters or Toronto Vintners pay $160; non-members pay $210. HST is Included. The first guest of a Toronto Winetasters Member pays $160.
The 2005 Sauternes vintage is considered one of the standout vintages of the early 21st century for this renowned sweet wine region. This vintage is celebrated for its exceptional quality, combining ripe fruit, botrytis complexity, and long-term aging potential. And, age we did. At 20 years old, come taste these excellent wines in their prime.
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: TBD
Barbaresco and Barolo, the Queen and King of wines. Some say that the 2006 vintage reflects this description with 2006 Barbaresco wines displaying elegant and complex aromatics and 2006 Barolo wines exhibiting intense and powerful aromatics and flavors, It’s time to check in and form your own view.
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: TBD
Your ultra-premium event this year will shine a bright spotlight on Spain’s most respected and revered producer. The wines of Vega Sicilia are cherished by enthusiasts and collectors in a manner similar to Bordeaux first growth and the fine wines of Burgundy. These are powerful wines that require years of cellaring. Thankfully, Winetasters members have access to a whole tasting of aged Vega Sicilia wines, including their marquee Unico from the 1990 vintage, which has been resting in our cellar for 3 decades.
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Registration: 6pm,
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: TBD
You may recall that in 2018, we celebrated Winetasters 40th anniversary with our first ever grower-producer champagne tasting. What you probably do not remember is that Winetasters originated as a spinoff club from Toronto Vintners club. TVC started in 1975 and within 3 years was so successful that size required the formation of another club. It’s only fitting that the two clubs come together to plan a celebratory tasting that honors remarkable longevity and admirable contribution to Toronto’s wine community.
Location: The Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1C7
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: TBD
Let’s stick with the 20-year-old theme and check in on the Domaine Chanson Burgundy wines in the cellar. Founded in 1750, Domaine Chanson’s long history of making quality wines gained a boost when Bollinger, the famous champagne house, acquired the property in 1999. Your tasting will include wines from Vosne-Romanee, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune.
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Date: Wednesday May 28, 2025
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: TBD
Dry White Bordeaux wines are an important and sometimes underappreciated part of Bordeaux’s winemaking tradition. These wines are typically blends dominated by Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. While these wines can be enjoyed young, they really shine after 5 or more years in the cellar. This resting time allows the zesty fruit flavors provided by the Sauvignon Blanc component to settle and the weight of the Sémillon to mature and provide body. The 2015 vintage was great and the wines in your tasting are in their prime and ready to be enjoyed.
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Date: June TBD, 2025
Registration: 6pm
Tasting: 6:30pm
Cost: TBD