March 17, 2002 - 18 Tasters
This tasting was organized by the two Peterborough and area member clubs of the Amateur Winemakers of Ontario, Kawartha Krushers and Growwine. This is the first of what may become a long string of joint tastings focused on varieties or types of wine made by many members of both clubs. At the end of the tasting we agreed to do a similar event with Riesling wines, probably in the late fall.

ed note - my wines, which finished 3rd and 14th, both contained 10% Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon grown in Peterborough... happy is we...lfw

1. 85.6, 1999 Jim Lloyd 1998 85% Cab Sauv (Ontario) 15% Syrah (California), AMATEUR
2. 85.1, Tino Montopoli 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon (Ontario), AMATEUR
3. 84.5, Larry Paterson 54% 2000 Gurinskas Vyd Cab Sauv 36% 2000 Scarsellone Cab Sauv 10% 1999 Peterborough Cab Merlot (Ont), AMATEUR
4. 83.9, Terry McCall 1998 85% Cab Sauv (Ont) 15% Syrah (Cal), AMATEUR
5. 83.8, Burton McClelland 1999 90% Cabernet Franc (Ont) 5% Syrah (Cal), AMATEUR
6. 83.4, Barry Mitchell 1998 57% Cab Sauv 23% Cab Franc 20% Merlot (Ont), AMATEUR
7. 83.3, 1997 Arrowwood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County (Cal), $111.00
8. 83.0, Ken Maley 1998 Watson Vineyard Merlot (Ont), AMATEUR
9. 82.4, 1999 Stonechurch Cabernet Sauvignon, VQA (Ont), $12.15
10. 82.2, Rick Wagner, 1999 60% Merlot 26% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Sour Cherry 4% Plum 4% Baco Noir, AMATEUR
11. 81.6, 1999 Mondavi Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon (Cal), $14.50
12. 81.5, 1999 Mouton Cadet (France), $13.30
13. 79.9, 1998 Stonechurch Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Ont), $28.45
14. 77.2, Larry Paterson 1999 90% Cabernet Merlot (Vagners Vyd) 10% Peterborough Cab Merlot, AMATEUR
15. 77.0, 1997 Ch Lynch Moussas, BORDEAUX 5th, $50.00
16. 73.5, AMATEUR wine, ladybug infected