2014 2nd Half Summary - WHITES+

The 70 Whites+ consisting of 59 whites, 7 sparkling and 4 rosés tasted from July 1st through December 31st this year are listed below.  Shown in brackets is the month of tasting where the original notes can be found.  There are 22 wines rated 90 and above. These are considered not lacking in any aspect, are excellent to sip and/or complement a meal. Another twenty in the 85 to 89 range are quite enjoyable and could be unashamedly served to guests. Thirty-four are rated 84 and below - these are consumable but there's an element that's lacking: thin, colour, a slightly  off nose or 'something I can't put my nose on'. See the side panel for more background.

The value that is hyphenated to the rating indicates whether a wine is 'worth the price', one that I'd buy in 'multiples', or one I'd buy in 'quantity'. Click here for the 2nd Half REDS.

Consider this one person's view and perhaps a starting point if it helps.

Cheers, Ww

Whites (59)

• Miguel Torres Gran Vina sol Chardonnay 2012, 93-3  --  V, Penedès, Spain, #171660  $15.95  (Aug)
• Steve Bird Sauvignon Blanc 2013,  93-3  --  V, Marlborough, NZ, #178319  $18.95  (Aug)
• the Foreign Affair Winery Chardonnay 2010 VQA Niagara Peninsula, 93-2  --  O,  Vineland Station, Ontario, #Winery  $26.95 (Jul)
• Château Ksara Blanc de Blancs 2012,  92-3  --  V, Békaa Valley, Lebanon, #744805  $16.95  (Aug)
• Bollini Pinot Grigio Trentino 2013,  92-3  --  V,  Trentino, Italy, #951319  $16.95  (Jul)
• The Ned Pinot Gris 2013, 92-3  --  V, Marlborough, New Zealand, #267138  $16.95  (Oct)
• Cave Spring ‘Dolomite’ Riesling 2007 VQA Niagara Escarpment, 92-3  --  O, Jordan, Ontario, #Winery  $17.15  (Jul)
• Blasted Church Hatfield's Fuse 2012 VQA Okanagan, 92-3  --  Okanagan, BC, $17.99  (Sep)
• Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2013,  92-2  --  V,  Marlborough, NZ, #677450 $23.95  (Aug)
• Pighin Pinot Grigio 2013,  91-2  --  V, Fruili, Italy, #987545  $16.95  (Aug)
• Gray Monk Pinot Auxerrois 2013 VQA Okanagan Valley, 91-2  --  Okanagan, BC, $16.99  (Sep)
• Spinyback Sauvignon Blanc 2013, 91-2  --  V, Nelson, New Zealand, #694737  $19.95  (Aug)
• Mike Weir Sauvignon Blanc 2013 VQA Niagara Peninsula, 90-2 --  G, Beamsville, Ontario, #686972  $13.95  (Sep)
• Rabl Lengenlois Gruner Veltliner 2012, 90-2  --  V,  Kamptal, Austria, #377457  $16.95  (Aug)
• The Show California Chardonnay 2012, 90-2  --  V, Napa, California, #382184  $17.95  (Dec)
• Kuhlmann Platz Pinot Gris 2012, 90-2  --  V,  Alsace, France, #224204  $17.95  (Sep)
• La crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2012, 90-1  --  V, Santa Rosa, California, #158683 $25.95  (Nov)

• NK'MIP Pinot Blanc 2012 VQA Okanagan Valley, 89-2  --  Okanagan, BC,  $15.99  (Sep)
• Vineland Estates Chardonnay Musqué 2011 VQA Niagara Escarpment, 89-1  --  V, Vineland, Ontario, #996793  $17.95  (Jul)
• Fazio Aegades Grillo 2012,  89-1  --  V, Erice, Italy, #388637  $17.95  (Dec)
• Dandelion Vineyards 'Twilight of the Adelaide Hills' Chardonnay 2012,  89-1  --  V, MacLean Vale, Australia, #368274   $19.95  (Dec)
• O Chardonnay by Gilles Louvet Organic 2012, 88-1  --  G, Languedoc, France, #320432  $14.95  (Dec)
• La Chiara Gavi di Gavi 2013,  88-1  --  V, Piedmont, Italy, #383612  $15.95 (Oct)
• Pierre Lieubeau La Gille Single Estate Muscadet 2012, 88-1  --  V, Loire, France, #377051  $15.95  (Jul)
• Château LaCaussade Saint-Martin Trois Moulins Pinot Gris 2010, 88-1  --  V, Bordeaux, France, #368142  $16.95  (Oct)
• Calamus Estate Winery Pinot Gris 2012 VQA Vinemount Ridge, 88-1  --  V,  Jordan, Ontario,  #349456  $16.95  (Jul)
• The Ned Pinot Gris 2013,  88-1 --  V,  Marlborough, New Zealand, #267138 $16.95  (Jul)
• Paco & Lola Rias Baixas Albarino 2012, 88-1  --  V,  Rias Baixas, Spain, #350041 $18.95  (Nov)
• La Cappuccina Soave 2013,  87-1  --  V, Verona, Italy, #081489  $15.95
• Clos St. Thomas Les Gourmets Blanc 2012, 87-1  --  V, Békaa Valley, Lebanon, #363523  $15.95  (Aug)
• Malivoire Musqué Spritz 2013 VQA Beamsville Bench,  87  --  O, Niagara, Ontario, #189670  $16.25  (Nov)
• The Foreign Affair Enchanted 2013 VQA Niagara Peninsula, 87  --  V, Vineland Station, Ontario, #389767  $17.95  (Nov)
• Konrad Sauvignon Blanc 2013, 87 --  V, Marlborough, NZ, #616243 $19.95  (Dec)
• Code Inspiration Viognier 2013,  86-1  --  V, Pays d'Oc, France, #380758 $14.95  (Aug)
• Beringer Founders' Estate Pinot Grigio 2012, 86  -- G, Napa, California, #045641  $16.95  (Oct)
• Jekel Vineyards Gravelstone Chardonnay 2010, 86c  --  V, Monterey, California, #421016  $17.95  (Dec)
• Nyarai Cellars Viognier 2012 VQA Niagara Peninsula, 86  --  V,  Annan, Ontario, #378414  $21.95  (Aug)
• Sandbanks Riesling 2012 VQA Ontario, 85  --  G, Wellington, Ontario, #139022  $13.95  (Sep)
• Danzante Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie 2013,  85  --  G, Veneto, Italy,  #026906 $14.95  (Dec)
• 5 Vineyards by Mission Hill Chardonnay 2012 VQA Okanagan Valley BC, 85  --  G, Okanagan, BC,  #281212  $15.95  (Jul)
• Cave de Ribeauville Collection Pinot Gris 2013, 85  --  V, Alsace, France, #390633  $19.95  (Dec)
• Gloria Ferrer Carneros Chardonnay 2011,  85  --  V, Sonoma, California,   #083345  $24.95  (Dec)

• Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay 2012, 84  --  V,  Santa Rosa, California, #703710  $11.95  (Jul)
• Sandhill Hidden Terrace Pinot Gris VQA Okanagan Valley, 84  --  Okanagan, BC, $16.99  (Sep)
• Camp Romain Laudun Cotes du Rhone-Villages Blanc 2013,  83  --  V, Rhône, France, #380725  $15.25  (Dec)
• 5 Vineyards by Mission Hill Pinot Blanc 2012 VQA Okanagan Valley BC, 83  --  G, #145094   $15.95  (Jul)
• MOMO Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013, 83  --  V, Marlborough, New Zealand, #009167  $17.95  (Nov)
• Henro Bourgeois les Baronnes Sancerre 2012,  83  --  V, Chavignol, France,  #542548 $22.95  (Aug)
• Sibling Rivalry White 2013 VQA Niagara Peninsula,  82  --  G, St. Catharines, Ontario, #126144  $13.95  (Sep)
• Beringer California Collection Pinot Grigio 2013,  82  --  G, Napa, California,  #112995  $9.95  (Oct)
• Willm Réserve Riesling 2013, 82  --  V, Alsace, France, #011452  $ 14.95  (Sep)
• Firesteed Oregon Pinot Gris 2012,  82 --  G, Rickreall, Oregon, #323808 $17.80  (Oct)
• Rosemount Estate Diamond Label Pinot Grigio 2012, 81  --  G, Nuriootpa, South Australia, #112813 $12.95  (Oct) 
• Juno Sauvignon Blanc 2013,  80  --  G, Paarl, South Africa, #370312  $11.85  (Sep)
• Villa Maria Private Sauvignon Blanc 2014, 80 --  G, Marlborough, NZ, #426601  $14.95  (Dec)
• Esquinas de Argento Cool Climate Pinot Grigio 2013,  79  --  G, Mendoza, Argentina, #365494  $11.85  (Sep)
• Ventisquero Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2013,  78  --  V, Casablanca Valley, Chile,  #211904  $13.95  (Dec)
• Esser Sauvignon Blanc 2010, 78  --  V, American Canyon, California, #363648  $17.95  (Jul)
• Grant Burge Summers Chardonnay 2012, NR  -- G, Adelaide Hills/Eden Valley, Australia, #269829  $18.20  (Oct)

Roses (4)

• the Foreign Affair Winery Amarosé 2013 VQA Niagara Peninsula, 90-2  --  O,  Vineland Station, Ontario, #Winery  $18.95  (Jul)

• Tommasi Masseria Surani Helios Negroamaro Rosato 2013, 85  --  V, Puglia, Italy, #374876  $14.95  (Aug)
• Château de Lancyre Pic Saint-Loup Rosé 2013, 83c  --  V,  Languedoc, France, #374900  $17.95  (Aug)
• Domaine des Carteresses Tavel Rosé Vintages 2013, 82  --  V, Tavel, France, #739474  $18.95  (Jul)

Sparkling (7) 

• Bird in Hand Sparkling Pinot Noir 2011, 92-2  --  V, Adelaide Hills, Australia, #327429  $19.95  (Dec)
• Tawse Spark Limestone Ridge Riesling Sparkling Wine 2012 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 91-2  --  V, Vineland, Ontario, #370361 $19.95  (Nov)

• Benjamin Bridge Nova 7 2013, 87  --  V, Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia, #256289  $24.95  (Aug)
• Arthur Metz Brut Prestige Cremant d'Alsace NV,  88-1  --  V,  Marlenheim, France, #369116  $19.95  (Oct)
• Black Chook Sparkling Shiraz, 88  --  Australia, $22.99  (Sep)
• Langlois- Château Brut Crémant de Loire NV,  85  --  V, Loire, France, #996272  $21.95  (Aug)
• Treveri Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine NV, 76  --  V, Washington State, USA, #383844  $19.95  (Sep) 

(V - Vintages, G - General, O - Other, r-v  - Rating-Value, a - aerated, NR - Not Rated, GS - Gift Set)