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Special Report: Bikavér: Another Hungarian Revolution
By John Szabo, MS Bikavér, or “Bull’s Blood”, was once among Hungary’s most famous, or rather infamous, wines. One-liter bottles of the harsh blended red made by the State Farms in Eger and Szekszárd supported many candles in university residences back in the 1970s and 80s. I’ve had countless people of a certain age tell […] More
Canadian Wine Report – October 2018
Canadian Wine Insider By David Lawrason Welcome to the first Canadian Wine Insider report. It’s a name you will hear more frequently as I focus on the rapidly expanding world of quality Canadian wine. In fact the Canadian Wine Insider will become a unique on-line newsmagazine for those working with, and deeply engaged with, Canadian […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – Oct 13th, 2018 VINTAGES Release
As part of our VINTAGES recap, we asked our critics: “If you could buy only one wine from this release – which one would it be and why?” Our picks from the Oct 13th VINTAGES release: Michael Godel: Just the word Dolomiti gets me focused on what’s in the glass and for $14 this varietal {{PremiumStart}}Teroldego Vigneti […] 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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Its small berries, and consequently high skin-to-juice ratio, allow Petite Sirah to produce wines with high tannin levels, surprisingly high acidity, and thus the ability to age. Characteristically, these wines have dense blackberry fruit character, mixed with black pepper notes. The grape’s similarity to parent Syrah became confusing for early planters in California. Starting in the 1880s, some of the original Durif vines were confused for a clone of Syrah and subsequently named Petite Sirah. The variety is also found in Mexico, Argentina and Brasil, although the best-known and most successful examples come from California.
