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If I Could Buy Only One – July 24th VINTAGES Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from this release, which one would it be and why?” ($45.95, Kolonaki Group Inc.) Michael Godel – Let me tell you something about the Estate Argyros Assyrtiko 2019 Santorini gem in 100 ways. Varietal assyrtiko raised in 100 per cent stainless steel and of a … … Continue reading More
Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES July 24th, 2021 Release
Great Value Quenching Whites and BBQ Reds By David Lawrason, with reviews from John Szabo, Sara d’Amato and Michael Godel VINTAGES primary feature on this July 24th release is “High Scoring Wines” with a selection of 12 wines reviewed by publications that score wines “high”. Given the LCBO exists to sell wines VINTAGES always picks … … Continue reading More
The Stellar 2019 Vintage, Greening Trends, Digital Atlas Unveiled & Buyer’s Guide By John Szabo MS This feature was commissioned by Austrian Wine. This past June 8th, Austrian Wine organized the most ambitious digital tasting event yet seen in Canada. In this first (last?) “stay-at-home” edition substituting for the bi-annual Vievinum in-person tasting event in … … 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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Rioja is a wine from a region named after the Rio Oja, in northeast Spain. Rioja wines are normally a blend of various grape varieties, and can be either red, white or rose. In whites, the wines are made from viura and verdejo, while in reds, the best-known and most widely-used variety is Tempranillo, blended with garnacha (grenache), graciano, mazuelo and others. Red Riojas often display characteristics of oak and vanilla, due to barrel aging with relatively high proportions of new oak. Red riojas come in various styles, defined according to the length of time spent in barrel, from joven (young) styles to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.
