For this wine tasting event, there were 8 wines from the Cameron Hughes label. Cameron is not considered a winemaker, however. What he does is he buys the surplus stock of wines from luxury winemakers who have trouble selling a particular harvest, bottles them under his own name and sells them for a fraction of the price. The promotional material for this event dubs him as the "Robin Hood" of the wine world. The result is that each wine is often in limited and varied quantities.
Most of the wines under this label are produced in California and surrounding area. Few are imported. There are confidentiality agreements that prevent him from divulging the originating vineyard of the wine. As such, it would be difficult for a consumer to try similar wines from the same producer.
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| Jackie's idea of wine "tasting" |
Since it may be difficult to track down the various lots we tried that night, I'm going to refrain from mentioning them here. However, the Cameron Hughes wines are considered high quality, ultra-premium wines that would normally sell for upwards of $100 a bottle. His prices in Alberta start at $20 a bottle, so keep your eye out for these wines!
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| Wine winners |
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| My winning bottle |
As always, there are many wine-related door prizes handed out at these tasting events. This time 3/10 people at our table went home with something! Last time, it was 2/7. I must say our track record is getting better! :) Let me know if you're feeling lucky enough (or just in the mood to sip wine) to join me at the next tasting.
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| Wine Tasting Group 2.0 |
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