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Top 5 Sparkling White at the LCBO
Vineland Estates Sparkling Pinot Meunier Reserve 2015, Charmat Method, VQA Ontario
Ontario, Canada
520700
Desiderius Pongrácz Brut Cap Classique Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, Traditional Method, Wo Western Cape, South Africa
Western Cape, South Africa
404111
Buyers Guide to VINTAGES – Aug 18th, 2018
Noble Grapes versus Native Grapes By David Lawrason with notes from John Szabo and Michael Godel Last week John shone a light on the new wave of grape varieties re-making Australian wine in VINTAGES August 18 release – thanks to an uncharacteristically daring collection assembled by VINTAGES buyer Greg MacDonald. Langhorne Creek Montepulciano eh? This week […] More
David Lawrason: A Canadian Wine Industry Champion
WineAlign’s David Lawrason: A Canadian Wine Industry Champion By John Szabo Industry insiders know it’s no surprise that David Lawrason was named Wine Industry Champion during the 2018 Canadian Wine Industry Awards ceremony held a couple of weeks ago in Kelowna, BC. Few have worked as tirelessly as Lawrason to shine the spotlight, and educate both […] More
John Szabo’s VINTAGES Preview – Aug 18th, 2018
The New Australia By John Szabo, MS, with notes by David Lawrason and Michael Godel Australia has worked hard over the last decade to re-shape its image from purveyor of inexpensive, fruity “sunshine in a bottle” to serious, regionally-focused fine wine producer and innovator. If you’re still stuck in the old paradigm, then the VINTAGES […] 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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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, Franciacorta in Italy (the generic Italian term for sparkling wine being Spumante), Sekt in Germany 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.
