Day One at IVWA 2012

The best tweets from the first day of wine competition

Posted June 11th, 2012

Day One at IVWA 2012

Here's a collection of tweets from behind the scenes at this year's International Value Wine Awards.

Day One at IVWA 2012

The best tweets from the first day of wine competition

Storified by Wine Access · Mon, Jun 11 2012 18:35:26

Loving @RemyCharest's description of a standout French red blend, "Peppery, fun nose. Olives and dark berry jam. Good stuff." #IVWA2012Wine Access
Perfect (and pretty) way to end the 'official' day - flight of rose sparkling wines #IVWA2012 http://pic.twitter.com/arReMsW2Treve Ring
RT @cowtownwine: Incredible Moscato flight #ivwa2012. Many pretty, many flabby, but a few were beautiful sippers. Terroir driven @BillZacharkiw n'est pas?Wine Access
Day 1 of #ivwa2012 finished off for Team Noir with a flight of Syrahs and 3 diverse late harvest vinos. Time for a cleansing ale!Craig Pinhey
@WineAccessMag That sounds like my kind of day! RT The sounds of popping sparkling corks fills the backroom at #IVWA2012.Tara Smith
RT @djwines: Some charming white blends where Chardonnay is deployed for brightness at #IVWA2012Rémy Charest
RT @treve_ring: Top flight of the day so far? Red blends Portugal, Greece, Georgia #IVWA2012 very interesting flavours and textures http://pic.twitter.com/M9XW33iLWine Access
"Tang, mango, pear, spice, lemon peel. Juicy, vibrant with hints of tropical/stone fruit," says @bensigurdson on white blend star #IVWA2012Wine Access
Some charming white blends where Chardonnay is deployed for brightness at #IVWA2012DJ Kearney
Some praise coming from #IVWA2012 judges on a standout riesling. "Gooseberry, crab apple, meyer lemon, mineral. Good acid/sugar balance."Wine Access
Really liked those white blends. Sometimes, it pays to get creative. Really pleasant flight. #IVWA2012Rémy Charest
started afternoon with red French blends, found a couple of well balanced, great food wines #ivwa2012NEXT UP: Sauvies!Craig Pinhey
10 Pinots post-lunch. Always a tough category under $25. #IVWA2012 http://pic.twitter.com/k9G241vIB. MacPhee-Sigurdson
#IVWA2012 tasting room temperature close to perfect. http://pic.twitter.com/i25ljWezAnthony Gismondi
Loving seeing the scores for day one roll in for #IVWA2012.Amanda Allison
#ivwa2012 .....love this event!!Brad Royale
Don't hate oaked Chard! Sometimes we need a slutty, oaky, buttery chard on the couch with a bag of popcorn. #ivwa2012Rhys Pender MW
Really liked a couple of oaked chards. One had cotton candy/cream soda aromas and flavours and a looooong finish #ivwa2012Craig Pinhey
Great flight of Italian Red Blends at #ivwa2012, Hater panel was pleased. @BillZacharkiw @EdmontonWineGuy should agree.Tom Firth
One of our volunteers racked up 9,000 steps on her pedometer during setup for #IVWA2012 yesterday. Impressive!Wine Access
First #ivwa2012 flight of the day. http://pic.twitter.com/vhJo3Dj4B. MacPhee-Sigurdson
The first flights roll out for #IVWA2012 http://pic.twitter.com/5KZWvgzRWine Access
Calibration wines poured for the #IVWA2012 judges: http://instagr.am/p/LvLwuYEkcM/Wine Access
@wineaccessmag's editor-in-chief Tony Gismondi leading the #IVWA2012 pep talk http://instagr.am/p/LvN4KckkdC/Amanda Allison
Up and at em, #ivwa2012 judges!Craig Pinhey

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