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Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES May 27 Release
Sunshine Wines: Rosés, Whites and a Venetian Take on Summer Red By David Lawrason with notes from Michael Godel, Sara d’Amato and Megha Jandhyala With summer temperatures now finally entrenched in Ontario, at least for the next few days, Vintages’ rosé themed release for May 27 hits at a perfect time. Rosé is a terrific, […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – April 29 VINTAGES Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from this release, which one would it be and why?” ($19.95, The Living Vine)John Szabo – Looking for a perfect, versatile red to carry you through the spring-summer-early fall? My only one this week is such a wine, regional great Jean-Paul Brun’s Domaine Des […] More
Canadian Wine Insider – May 2023
New and Nearly New Wineries in OntarioA Post-Pandemic Roundup By David Lawrason The past three years of isolation blurred my focus on the opening of new wineries in Ontario. But, in April, I was able to taste bottles from 62 wineries at the Taste Ontario event at the Park Hyatt Toronto — this was a […] More
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Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety. It was bred there in 1925 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut. It typically produces deep red varietal wines with smoky, bramble and earthy flavours, sometimes with notes of bananas and tropical fruit, but has been criticized for sometimes smelling of acetone. Pinotage is often blended, and also made into fortified wine and even red sparkling wine.
