The St. Catharines Wine Tasting of 2005 was a blind tasting of four named growth Bordeaux and twelve Ontario Cabernet and Cabernet blends held at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, on February 27, 2005. Brock University is a modern comprehensive university located in St. ... Location of St. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The fifty judges were wine writers, wine educators, vintners, and certified wine judges. They ranked the wines as follows:

Rank Region Wine

• 1 Ontario Colio "Carlo Negri Signature" Cabernet-Merlot, 1999
• 2 Ontario Thirty Bench Benchmark Blend, 1998
• 3 Ontario Stoney Ridge Cabernet Franc-Merlot, 1995
• 4 Ontario Cave Spring Cellars Cabernet-Merlot, 1998
• 5 Ontario Henry of Pelham Cabernet-Merlot Unfiltered, 1998
• 6 Bordeaux Chateau Branaire-Ducru, 1999
• 7 Bordeaux Chateau de Camensac, 2000
• 8 Ontario Konzelmann Cabernet-Merlot Reserve, 1998
• 9 Ontario Inniskillin "Klose Vineyard" Cabernet Sauvignon, 1995
• 10 Ontario Reif "First Growth" Cabernet, 2001
• 11 Bordeaux Chateau Lynch-Moussas, 1996
• 12 Bordeaux Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal, 1995
• 13 Ontario Hernder Cabernet Sauvignon Unfiltered (500 ml) 1999
• 14 Ontario Chateau des Charms Cabernet-Merlot, 1999
• 15 Ontario “Little Fat Wino” 2003 Landot Noir, 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (amateur)
• 16 Ontario Cilento Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1999

The third-ranking entry (an Ontario wine) cost $14.95 whereas the 12th-ranking entry (a Bordeaux wine) cost $85.00. Château Branaire-Ducru is a winery in the appellation of Saint-Julien in the Bordeaux region of France. ... Chateau de Camensac is a Fifth Growth in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. ... Chateau Lynch-Moussas is a Fifth Growth chateau in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. ... Chateau Haut-Bages-Liberal is a Fifth Growth estate in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, making it one of the most prestigious in France. ...

See also

• French Wine Producers
• Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 (Historic wine tasting that revolutionized the world of wine)
• French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986 (Tasting on tenth anniversary of the Paris wine tasting)
• Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 (Tasting on tenth anniversary of Paris wine tasting)
• Wine Olympics
• New York Wine Tasting of 1973
• San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978
• Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981
• Halekulani Wine Tasting of 2000
• Berlin Wine Tasting of 2004
• Ottawa Wine Tasting of 2005
• Blind tasting of wine
• Colio Estate Wines

French wines were generally believed by most people to be the very best wines in the world until 1976. ... The French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986 was conducted on the tenth anniversary of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. ... The Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 was conducted on the tenth anniversary of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. ... A Wine Olympics was organized by the French food and wine magazine GaultMillau in 1979, three years after the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. ... The New York Wine Tasting of 1973 was organized by pioneering alcohol journalist Robert Lawrence Balzer. ... The San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978 was conducted 20 months after the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. ... The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 revolutionized the wine world. ... The Halekulani Wine Tasting of 2000 was organized by Artisans & Estates at the Halekulani Hotel in Hawaii. ... In the Berlin Wine Tasting of 2004, a professional blind tasting was held with 36 tasters drawn from European wine journalists and wine buyers. ... The Ottawa Wine Tasting of 2005 was sponsored by the Vendange Institute of Ottawa and included 35 expert tasters. ... Blind tasting of wine involves tasting and evaluating wines without any knowledge of their identities. ... Colio Estate Wines is a 240 acre vineyard and winery in Colchester, Ontario in Canada. ...

Source

• Us vs. Them