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VINTAGES Buyers’ Guide – June 22th, 2019
Loire Variety Comparisons, New Wave Aussies, and Smart Buys By John Szabo MS, with notes from Michael Godel The entire WineAlign crü is still reeling from the National Wine Awards of Canada, an extraordinary five days of tasting last week in beautiful Prince Edward County. 21 deeply experienced judges from Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia […] More
VINTAGES Buyers’ Guide – June 8th, 2019
Rewarding Excellence & Global Best Buys By Sara d’Amato with notes from Michael Godel As you read this report, critics from across the country (as well as our international judge, Dr. Jamie Goode) are en route to Prince Edward County for the National Wine Awards of Canada where over 1,800 Canadian wines have been entered […] More
A Healthy Three-Tier System: Chilean Wines For All
By John Szabo MS A healthy wine industry is a diverse industry. Focusing all effort in a single segment puts the industry at risk. Wine, like all non-essential products, is economy-dependent; I doubt you’ve stopped filling up your car since the carbon tax was imposed, but a dip in your personal income, or a government […] 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.
