Summary: <a class="a2a_button_facebook a2a_counter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftastingroomradio.com%2Fnovember-4th-2017-the-judgement-a-pinot-party%2F&linkname=November%204th%2C%202017%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Judgement%20%26%20a%20Pinot%20Party%21" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftastingroomradio.com%2Fnovember-4th-2017-the-judgement-a-pinot-party%2F&linkname=November%204th%2C%202017%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Judgement%20%26%20a%20Pinot%20Party%21" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Ftastingroomradio.com%2Fnovember-4th-2017-the-judgement-a-pinot-party%2F&title=November%204th%2C%202017%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Judgement%20%26%20a%20Pinot%20Party%21"></a><br> Two Stories. The Judgement of BC and BC Pinot Noir Celebration.<br> With a cast of All-Stars.<br> <br> <br> THE SHOW <br> <br> <br> It’s the third annual Judgement of BC. Presented by Wines of BC<br> 12 from around the World and 12 from BC. Poured head to head to see where BC stands in comparison.<br> This year we tasted the two most grown varietals in BC Pinot Gris and Merlot<br> <br> 12 BC Wines against 12 acknowledged global benchmarks. We are proud to announce BC’s Checkmate Black Rook Merlot 2013 from the Okanagan Valley ranked first among the flight of Merlot, and Kim Crawford Pinot Gris 2016 from Marlborough, New Zealand came out on top for the flight of Pinot Gris with BC placing third, fifth and sixth.<br> Hosted by the BC Wine Institute, and curated by celebrated Vancouver wine expert and Director of Wine at <a href="https://newdistrict.ca/">NewDistrict.ca</a> DJ Kearney, the Judgment of BC third edition event took place last Friday in Summerland, during which 22 international and national wine judges tasted and ranked 24 wines.<br> So much to talk about..<br> Each judge had to set aside the style of Pinot Gris that they preferred and just start fresh.<br> And the merlot judging has big bold dark fruit go head to head..with no sign of lighter style.<br> One esteemed judge could only identify 2 BC wines out of 24 in a blind tasting. The mind and palette play tricks on you.<br> <br> Guests include:<br> DJ Kearney – New District.ca<br> Rhys Pender – Master of Wine<br> Richard Hemming – Master of Wine<br> Sid Cross – Food and Wine Educator and judge<br> Kurtis Kolt – Wine Expert<br> Michaela Morris – Wine Expert<br> And Yours Truly<br> <br> Here are the results…<br> PINOT GRIS RESULT ORDER<br> <br> * Kim Crawford Pinot Gris 2016 | Marlborough, New Zealand | 13% | $19.49<br> * Domaine Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Turkheim 2014 | Alsace, France | 13% | $41.00<br> * 50thParallel Pinot Gris 2016 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.5% | $19.90<br> * King Estates Pinot Gris 2015 Willamette Valley, Oregon | 13.5% | $26.49<br> * Gray Monk Pinot Gris 2015 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.4% | $16.99<br> * Arrowleaf Cellars Pinot Gris 2016 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.9% | $20.99<br> * Pfaff Steinert Grand Cru Pinot Gris 2012 | Alsace, France |13.5% | $30.99<br> * Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio Vigneti del Dolomiti IGT 2015 | Italy | 12.5% | $25.99<br> * Blue Grouse Estate Pinot Gris 2016 | Vancouver Island, BC | 13.5% | $22.00<br> * Haywire Switchback 2015 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.6% | $26.99<br> * Poplar Grove Pinot Gris 2016 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.1% | $16.99<br> * Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio Valdadige DOC 2016 | Italy | 12.5% | $19.99<br> <br> <br> MERLOT RESULT ORDER<br> <br>
