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The Roost Bunch'a Trouble Sparkling Brut Rosé 2017, Charmat Method, VQA Ontario
Ontario, Canada
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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 […] 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 […] 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 […] More
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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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Rosé sparkling wines are produced in two different manners: by saignée, meaning that a certain amount of juice is "bled" out of white must made from red grapes with white pulp, resulting in a light pink coloration, or by adding red wine to white sparkling wine. Often made in part or in whole from pinot noir, they can also be produced using gamay, grenache, trepat (in rosé cavas) and many other varieties. Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The classic example of a sparkling wine is Champagne, but many other examples are produced in other countries and regions, such as Cava in Spain, Asti in Italy (the generic Italian term for sparkling wine being Spumante) and Cap Classique in South Africa. In some parts of the world, the word "champagne" is used as a synonym for sparkling wine, although laws in Europe and other countries reserve the word champagne for a specific type from the Champagne region of France.
