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Not just another Monday
The agencies that brought us the relaxed and intimate private-import tasting in mid-October are organizing a similar event for the evening of Monday, February 21.
Presenting wines from their portfolios, many of them recent arrivals, will be La QV, Les Sélections Soly Leblanc, Mon Caviste, Côté Vignes and, possibly, Sublime.
Featured producers may include:
- Azienda Agricola Giuliani Marcella (Latium)
- Cantine Sant’Agata (Piedmont)
- Château Chainchon (Bordeaux)
- Clos Cavenac (Sud-ouest)
- Clos Mathélisse (Languedoc)
- Schloss Halbturn (Austria)
- Domaine Paul Pernot (Burgundy)
- Domaine Ribiera (Languedoc)
- Alain & Philippe Sallé (Loire)
- Le Grain de Sénevé (Beaujolais-Villages)
- Domaine des Homs (Minervois)
- Domaine Sarnin-Berrux (Burgundy)
- Domaine André Bonhomme (Burgundy)
- Villa di Masser (Veneto)
There have also been persistent rumours that some wow-worthy French beer may put in an appearance.
Admission is $35 a head, which includes pours of all the wines on offer and some finger food.
The space is small, so places are limited and reservations are required. Reserve by sending a message to info@laqv.ca or contacting any of the participating agencies.
Monday, February 21, 2011
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Salon de dégustation La QV
29, rue Beaubien est
Montréal (Québec) H2S 1P7
Be there or be square
The 2010 edition of Raspipav‘s Salon des vins d’importation privée, the city’s most enjoyable wine show, is taking place this Sunday and Monday, November 14 and 15, at the Marché Bonsecours in Old Montreal. The doors are open to the general public from noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday. $15 gets you admission, a tasting glass and a few coupons you use to pay for the wines you taste. Additional coupons are available for purchase, though in practice few booths charge for tastes if they see that you’re serious about wine appreciation.
More than 500 wines, none of them available at the SAQ, will be poured. A pride of visiting winemakers will also be on hand to present their products and answer questions.
Several agencies have events with winemakers planned in the days before and after the salon. For example, on Sunday evening, La QV will be holding what looks like a fun and affordable cocktail dînatoire with Spanish and French winemakers in their new space on Beaubien. Rézin is organizing several events, including a dinner on Thursday featuring some of the delightful wines of Gaillac’s Domaine de la Causse Marines at Les Trois Petits Bouchons. And oenopole is hosting François Barmès of the biodynamic Alsatian estate Barmès-Buecher for a “six à sec” at Le Comptoir Charcuteries et Vins on Monday and a $90 (taxes included) four-course, six-wine meal at Au Cinquième Péché on Tuesday.
Mark your calendar
The dates for this year’s private import wine expo, the Salon des vins d’importation privée, have been announced: November 14 and 15 in Montreal and November 17 in Quebec City. Details to be posted on www.raspipav.com.
Brett happens 