Bordeaux by ombiasy WineTours in September 2016
This year again, Annette Schiller and I will take 10 wine lovers on our Bordeaux by ombiasy WineTour. This year’s tour is scheduled for September 6 – 15, 2016. It is one of five ombiasy WineTours scheduled for 2016. See: Announcement: 5 Exciting ombiasy WineTours in 2016 - BURGUNDY BORDEAUX GERMANY
Spend 10 days in Bordeaux! ”Bordeaux” embodies more than just wine. In France the interplay of wine and food is very important and almost every day we will have a wine pairing meal at a famous château. Drawing on our love and deep knowledge of the region as well as our personal ties to many of the players in the Bordeaux wine scene, we will visit many of the hidden gems -such as visiting a cooperage, an oyster farm, some small, top “petit Châteaux” - that other tours pass by, but which are essential to feel what Bordeaux is all about. In a nutshell: this is a hands-on Bordeaux wine class on the ground.
For more information, contact Annette Schiller at aschiller@ombiasypr.com or check the ombiasy web site.
For what we did on the 2015 tour, see: Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), France
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) North America Tour in January 2016
Many of the wineries we will be visiting on the tour are a member of the prestigious Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGC). As every year, the UGC is touring North America in late January to showcase their wines. This year, the focus will be on the 2013 vintage.
If you have not attended a UGC tasting before, the 2016 UGC tastings will award guests the opportunity to taste more than 100 different 2013 Bordeaux wines, as well as meet and talk with the owners/senior managers of the câteaux that produce the wine. It is a rare opportunity - and memorable experience - to talk to the winemakers and owners of top Bordeaux chateaux, while being one of the first to taste the 2013 vintage.
For those coming on the Bordeaux by ombiasy WineTours (2016), the forthcoming UGC events are a superb opportunity to get a first impression of what is waiting for you later in the year. Many of the people you meet on the UGC tour, you will meet again later during the Bordeaux by ombiasy WineTours trip.
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGC)
Founded in 1973 by a group of Bordeaux winegrowers, the purpose of the UGC is to join forces in order to promote and defend the interests of its members. The UGC consists of 135 member estates located exclusively in the most prestigious Bordeaux appellations. The UGC has a permanent staff of 5 assisted by a public relations agency in each major market. The Union organized 50 events in 15 countries last year.
2016 UGC Tastings in the USA and Canada
Here is a list of all the UGC tastings in North America in 2016. Some of the events are only open to members of the trade. Most of the 2016 UGC tastings are open to the general public. In some cities, you have 2 tastings, one trade only and one open to the general public.
January 21, St. Johns, Nova Scotia, Canada. Open to the general public. Tickets: Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation.
January 22, Toronto, Canada. Open to the general public. Tickets: Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
January 23, Montreal, Canada. Open to the general public from 3pm to 7pm at the Bonaventure. Tickets: Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ).
January 25, New York, USA. Trade only from 1pm to 5pm at Ciprani.
January 27, Chicago, USA. Two tastings: Trade only from 1pm to 5pm at the Drake Hotel. Open to the general public from 6pm to 8pm at the same location. Tickets: Binny's Beverage Depot.
January 28, Phoenix, USA. Open to the general public at the Hyatt Regency. Tickets: Total Wine & More.
January 28, Vancouver, Canada. Open to the general public from 6:30pm to 9pm at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. Tickets: BC Liquors.
January 29, Los Angeles, USA. Two tastings: Trade only from 2pm to 5pm at the Fairmont Hotel. Open to the public at The Museum of Flying at Santa Monica Airport. Tickets: Wally’s Wine and Spirits.
January 30, San Francisco, USA. Open to the general public at the Bentley Reserve. Tickets: K&L Wine Merchants.
January 31, Washington DC, USA. Open to the general public from 5:30pm to 8pm at the Four Seasons Hotel. Tickets: Total Wine & More.
Participating Châteaux
This is a list of the château that will be pouring their wines. Note that not all members of the UGC will attend every tasting.
Pauillac
Château Batailley
Château Clerc Milon
Château d’Armailhac
ChâteauCroizet Bages
Château Grand Puy Ducasse
Château Grand Puy Lacoste
Château Haut Bages Liberal
Château Lynch Bages
Château Lynch-Moussas
Château Pichon Baron
Château Pichon Lalande
Margaux
Château d’Angludet
Château Brane Cantenac
Château Cantenac Brown
Château Desmirail
Château du Tertre
Château Durfort Vivens
Château Ferriere
Château Giscours
Château Kirwan
Château Labegorce
Château Lascombes
Château Malescot St. Exupery
Château Marquis de Terme
Château Monbrison
Château Prieure-Lichine
Château Rauzan-Gassies
Château Rauzan-Segla
Château Siran
Graves/Pessac Leognan
Château Bouscaut
Château Carbonnieux
Château Les Carmes Haut Brion
Domaine de Chevalier
Château de Fieuzal
Château de France
Château Haut Bailly
Château Haut Bergey
Château Larrivet Haut Brion
Château La Louviere
Château La Tour Martillac
Chateau Malartic Lagraviere
Château Olivier
Château Pape Clement
Château Picque Caillou
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Pomerol
Château Beauregard
Château Bon Pasteur
Château Clinet
Château La Cabanne
Château La Conseillante
Château la Croix de Gay
Château Gazin
Château Petit Village
Château la Pointe
St. Emilion
Château Balestard la Tonnelle
Château Beau-Sejour Becot
Château Berliquet
Château Canon
Château Canon La Gaffeliere
Château Clos Fourtet
Château Dassault
Château Figeac
Château Franc Mayne
Château Grand Mayne
Château La Couspaude
Château La Dominique
Château La Gaffeliere
Château la Tour Figeac
Château Larcis Ducasse
Château Larmande
Château Pavie Macquin
Château Soutard
Château Troplong Mondot
Château Trotte Vieille
Château Villemaurine
St. Estephe
Château Cos Labory
Château Lafon Rochet
Château Ormes De Pez
Château de Pez
Château Phelan Segur
St. Julien
Château Beychevelle
Château Branaire Ducru
Château Gloria
Château Gruaud Larose
Château Lagrange
Château Langoa Barton
Château Leoville Barton
Château Leoville Poyferre
Château St. Pierre
Château Talbot
Sauternes / Barsac
Château Bastor Lamontagne
Château Broustet
Château Climens
Château Coutet
Château de Fargues
Château Doisy Daene
Château Doisy Vedrines
Château Guiraud
Château La Tour Blanche
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Château de Malle
Château Nairac
Château de Rayne Vigneau
Château Sigalas Rabaud
Château Suduiraut
Haut Medoc Moulis Listrac
Château Beaumont
Château Belgrave
Château Camensac
Château Cantemerle
Château Citran
Château Chasse Spleen
Château Clarke
Château Coufran
Château Fonreaud
Château Fourcas Dupre
Château Fourcas Hosten
Château La Lagune
Château de Lamarque
Château Poujeaux
Château La Tour Carnet
Medoc
Château Greysac
Château La Tour de By
Graves
Château de Chantegrive
Château Ferrande
Château Rahoul
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Announcement: 5 Exciting ombiasy WineTours in 2016 - BURGUNDY BORDEAUX GERMANY