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Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES October 12th
The Reds Issue: Rioja and Cabernets By Sara d’Amato with notes from David Lawrason A nervy chill is finally in the air and big reds are on the VINTAGES shelves in abundance. While Michael Godel and John Szabo were exploring Tuscany last week, David and I tasted through the selection available to us at the […] More
Tyrrell’s Comes to Toronto! – Winemaker’s Dinner – Oct 24th
Welcome to Tyrrell’s Wines. Still family owned after more than 145 years, Tyrrell’s is a wine company rich in history and pioneering achievements in Australia and recognized around the globe. Established in 1858 by English immigrant Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s Wines is one of Australia’s pre-eminent family owned wine companies with vineyards extending from their historic […] More
An Evening with Ernst Loosen – A Five-Course Winemaker’s Dinner – Oct 21st
Meet Ernst Loosen, revered owner and winemaker of Dr. Loosen Estate, Germany’s most acclaimed winery. Germany Winemaker of the year in 2001, and Decanter Magazine “Man of the Year” in 2005, Ernst is first and foremost THE Riesling and Mosel ambassador. Get a chance to discover a full representation of his production with single vineyard […] More
National Wine Awards of Canada
Discover Canada's best wines! In 2016, 22 judges tasted 1,535 wines from 230 wineries across the country to identify Canada's top wines.
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World Wine Awards of Canada
Seventeen judges tasted 1,000 wines in 21 categories in 2015 to find the world's best wines sold in Canada under $50.
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Malbec is a red grape variety, originally from southwestern France, which has become the flagship grape of Argentinian wines. The grapes tend to have an inky dark colour and robust tannins, with relatively low acidity. Long known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine, it is still used there in small amounts, but the French plantations of Malbec are found primarily in Cahors, in the French South West, with smaller amounts also found in surrounding southwestern appellations (Bergerac, Côtes du Marmandais...), as well as in the Loire, where it is known as Côt. However, Argentina now has over three times more acres of malbec planted than France does, and most people around the world now know the grape in the oaky, ripe and rich style made in this South American country.
