LAILEY VINEYARD IN NIAGARA ON THE LAKE
By DEAN TUDOR
The Time and Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008 3PM to 7 PM
The Event: a 2007 Futures offering from Lailey Vineyard in Niagara on the Lake. Derek Barnett is the winemaker, Ed Haddon the sommelier.
The Target Audience: private clients.
The Availability/Catalogue: Three of the 2007 vintage wines are already in bottle (Counterpoint, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay), the remaining 7 are barrel samples. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay will be out in February, the balance in April. Futures orders were taken on site.
The Quote: Derek has had a long association with Lailey, buying fruit from them when he was winemaker at Southbrook, In the fall of 2001, he moved to NOTL and joined Lailey as a winemaker and business partner.
The Wines: it was hard to taste the reds since they were barrel samples. The pinot was the most advanced. (suite…)