Ottawa Women's Wine Club: VINO VIXENS!

SUMMER WINE CLUB THEME: SEXY Date: July 25, 2009 Host: Julie Starter drink: Passion cocktail Made with Alizé Red passion and Prosecco… tasty, nice colour - but not as sweet as I thought it would be! Wines tasted: SEXY Rosé Portugal, 2008 Vintages, LCBO Price: $14.95 LCBO Tasting note : “This flirtatious pink wine is as playfully seductive as the name implies. Strawberry and cherry aromas mingle with earthy notes and exotic floral accents. Juicy red berry flavours emerge on the palate, coupled with a delicate touch of spice” Our thoughts : This was a hit. As far as rosés go, this one was not as sweet as some, and made for a refreshing great tasting drink. KIM CRAWFORD PANSY! ROSÉ New Zealand, 2008 Vintages, LCBO Price: $17.95 LCBO Tasting Note : “Made with Merlot, this medium-pink rosé shows subtle aromas of cherry, strawberry and melon on the nose. It's dry, medium-bodied with a mouth-filling texture balanced by zesty acidity. Quite racy, it features redcurrant, raspberry and gra...

Date: Dec. 9, 2008 The Buzz on Bank Street was a great choice for our Christmas wine club - we had good food, good service and best of all, could bring our own wine! Wines tasted: 1) Casillero des Diablo - Carmenère , Chile 2007 - Very good, would buy again – tasted cinnamon, chocolate, berry 2) Vineland Estates Winery - Merlot , VQA Niagara 2006 - Sweet, light and tasty 3) Wolf Blass Gold Label – Chardonnay , Australia (Vintages) - Good even if you don’t generally like Chardonnay! 4) Chateau de L’Estang – Bordeaux , Cotes de Castillon France 2004 (Vintages) 5) Inniskillin – Riesling , Late Harvest - Sweet, tasted apple/pear, good for dessert

Date : August 23, 2007 – Julie hosted the last summer wine club with a pool party and spritzers! We had different selections of wine and mix to try and find the ultimate spritzer blend. Wines : Jackson Triggs Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and a E&JG rosé (I think!). Our 4 mixers : Fresca, Lychee soda, the regular Club Soda and Perrier. Enjoyed with : a “summer selection” of Baguette and brie with mango chutney; pasta salad; bean salad; spinach salad with candied walnuts, goat cheese and strawberries; and honey garlic meatballs. Comments : Personally, I didn’t notice a difference with the 2 white wines. My favourite was the white with soda and a bit of Fresca to sweeten it up (my parents both came out for a try and enjoyed this concoction as well). Using all Fresca or Lychee was a bit too sweet, and all soda didn’t do it for me (but I don’t really like club soda that much to begin with!). As for the rosé – I like it just the way it is! Girls – what were your favourites? Write a com...

Date : June 6, 2008 Host : Anna, who paired great wines with delicious homemade pizzas (and a big thanks to Marc who helped on that front - and got to show off the marvelous new kitchen!!) Pizza #1 – Proscuitto & Pear (pesto sauce, proscuitto, blue cheese, pecans, pear, drizzle of honey) Jane Crawford 2007, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ($19.95) – we all agreed that this was an excellent wine with this pizza. The blue cheese was nicely complimented with this sauv. Blanc. Pizza #2 – BBQ Chicken (bbq chicken, caramelized onions, bbq sauce, tomato sauce & a bit of Tobasco, fontina cheese) Amano Primitivo Puglia 2006 , Zinfandel ($15.95) Pizza #3 – Turkey Kelbasa – (turkey kelbasa, fresh basil, tomato sauce, feta cheese) Chianti Classico, Rocca Delle Macie, 2005 ($19.95) – everyone thought this wine and food pairing was exceptionally tasty. Pizza #4 – Spicy Hungarian Salami (Hungarian salami, kalamata olives, red peppers, spicy tomato sauce) Old Patch Red , Trentadue Winery, S...

Location: Sara-Rose’s Date: May 16, 2007 Theme: Viognier – Chardonnay’s sexy sister Attendees: Sara-Rose, Shereen, Jacquie, Tayisa and Almost-A-Mommy-Julie, with guest appearances by Andrea and Carmela Wines: Wine #1: Louis Latour Chardonnay Region: Bourgogne, France Vintage: 2006 Price: $15.95 Notes from the LCBO: D eep straw colour; citrus, melon fruit, anise and flinty aromas and flavours with hints of vanilla and nuts; cry, medium bodied with crisp and clean acidity. Serve with: Grilled chicken, shrimp satays or pork dishes. Wine #2:d’Arenberg The Last Ditch Viognier Region: Adelaide , South Australia Vintage: 2006 Price: $19.95 Notes from the LCBO: Distinctive and quite weighty varietal mouthfeel, but not heavy, oily or phenolic; moderate alcohol is counterbalanced by barrel ferment and 9 months in oak. Drink [until] 2009. Score - 90. (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, March 2007) Wine #3: Calatrasi Accademia del Sole Viognier Region: ...