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If I Could Buy Only One – September 19th VINTAGES Release
Back by popular demand: We asked the writers, “If you could buy only one wine from this release, which one would it be and why?”. Michael Godel – Viña Aquitania Lazuli Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Maipo Valley, Chile $39.95, DB Wines & Spirits Lazuli, as in the blue gemstone, a rarity that only Indiana Jones might know … … Continue reading More
Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES September 19th, 2020
John Szabo’s Vintages Preview for September 19th: Sustainability in Ontario and More Great Picks By John Szabo MS, with picks from Sara, David, and Michael Sustainability is one of the biggest discussion topics in the 21st century wine world. And it’s gaining momentum. Every zoom interview and correspondence with winemakers I’ve had in the last … … Continue reading More
Alsace: Deliciously Simple, Intriguingly Complex By David Lawrason WineAlign has been commissioned by the Alsace Wines Committee to present a Passport to Alsace mixed case of wines available in Ontario, most not seen before at the LCBO. The WineAlign team sat down with the wines in early September, selected the six from different producers and … … Continue reading 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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Port is a Portuguese, fortified wine from the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, but also comes in dry, semi-dry and white varieties. It is often served as a dessert wine. Wines in the style of port are produced around the world in several countries, but under European Union guidelines, only the product from Portugal may be labelled as Port. There are many styles of ports, divided into two major families: rubys (which includes vintage and late bottled vintage ports) and tawnys (including the single-vintage colheitas). Vintage ports, which are bottled young in only the best years, when a vintage declaration is allowed by the consortium overseeing the production of port, fetch the highest prices and can age for decades if not centuries. A Tawny Port is made from a red Port wine that has matured in wooden barrels, whose permeability allows a small amount of exposure to oxygen, and experience what is known as "oxidative" aging. If red grapes are used, in time the red colour lightens to a tawny colour - these are known as Tawny (or sometimes Wood) ports. They also lose volume to evaporation, leaving behind a wine that is slightly more viscous and intense.
