German Wine Fair – Welcomes Trade and Consumers – May 28
Riesling & Co. World Tour stops in Toronto on May 28th at the Arcadian Loft
To highlight their wines’ surprising flavours and top level food friendly versatility, the Riesling & Co. 2013 German wine fair returns to Toronto this spring.
On May 28 over 25 celebrated German winemakers and winery principals, offering 100+ wines, will assemble at the Arcadian Loft to offer guests the most extensive German wine tasting in Canada.
The “walk about” trade fair is open for attendance by professionals from the retail, media, and hospitality sectors during the day and by consumer wine enthusiasts during the evening. (See special offer for Wine Align subscribers below)
“What better way to discover the versatility of German Riesling and Pinots, than when matched with the passion of the visiting winemakers,” notes Ulrike Lenhardt of the German Wine Institute, who will be in Toronto for the event.
German Wine Queen and winemaker Julia Bertram
Winemaker Julia Bertram German Wine Queen
Guests will also have an opportunity to meet a real live QUEEN – German Wine Queen and winemaker Julia Bertram who will be attending to educate visitors on German wines!
German wines are generally heralded as great food friendly wines. This is a very bold statement, but most sommeliers and other food and wine professionals will agree.
Germany’s wines, while following strict wine laws, offer among the most variety, and one can find a wine for any occasion, matching any food and satisfying almost anyone.
The not-really secret here is the variety in styles (dry to sweet, sparkling or still), grape varieties (Riesling and Pinot Noir, to name the top ones of either white or red) and the distinct levels of richness (light to full, to honey-like) plus, based on the cooler climate, the wines generally have a good amount of acidity (considered vital for a great food wine) and lower levels of alcohol than warmer climate peers.
Another great thing about German wines with the higher acidity levels is that the wines last better than any other wines after they are opened. Hence don’t hesitate to open more than one bottle, taste and decide what will be the best for the occasion and return the other opened bottles to the refrigerator for later enjoyment.
“If you don’t love German wines, you just have not yet found the right one for you.”
Much has been written about food and wine pairing suggesting what goes and what does not go together. In the belief that enjoyment of food and wine is a very personal experience, we encourage everyone to experiment -and what better place than at the German Wine Fair!
To add to the fair, food pairings will be catered by Oliver and Bonacini and live music will be styled by BELLOSOUND.
And as an added incentive to join us, all trade and consumer registrants are eligible to win Rimowa Luggage valued $595.
Date and Location:
Tuesday, May 28th – Arcadian Loft, 8Th Floor, 401 Bay Street, Toronto
Trade Tasting
2:00PM to 5:00 PM
Media and Trade professionals interested in attending the walk-about are encouraged to register at: www.germanwinefair.ca
NEW: Consumer Tasting
Calling all wine lovers! Meet over 25 winemakers and winery principals and taste over 100 wines with food pairings by Oliver & Bonacini
7:00PM to 9:30 PM
Tickets $65 — all food and wine samples included
Wine Align subscribers receive $10.00 off the regular ticket price of $65.00.
Enter promo code: winealign
Wine lovers are encouraged to visit: www.germanwinefair.ca for more information.
