The Oregon and Washington State Wine Expedition (Toronto) 2023
On June 12, on a very rainy day, calling for some deep, warming reds, we attended the Oregon and Washington State Wine Expedition at the Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto. The venue was luminous and inviting with the booths well spaced around, inviting tasting and conversation. We started the tasting with the Pinot Noirs from Solena Estate, 2 excellent wines with deep, earthy notes, perfect with steak on cooler days. Next we moved on to Westmount from which we tasted the Pinot Gris, full of floral, citrus notes that would go very well with fish. The Chardonnay from Domaine Drouhin in Oregon is a lighter wine to be sipped on a patio on a warm, summer day. From Terra Blanca, we tasted the Syrah, a full bodied, balanced wine. The Riesling from Charles Smith wine has floral notes, while their Velvet Devil Merlot is a surprisingly light wine, good for sipping on its own. Long Shadows Vintners in Columbia Valley presented Poet's Leap, a solid, German-style Riesling and they also have P