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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
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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Viognier (vee-ohn-yay) is a white wine grape. Viognier wines are well-known for their floral and tropical aromas. Its popularity has increased greatly, since the 1980s, both in France and elsewhere around the world. While its most renowned incarnation is in the Condrieu appellation, in the Northern Rhône, it is used more and more frequently in white blends from the Languedoc-Roussillon and in other appellations of the Rhône and Southern France. It is also found in significant amounts in California and Australia, as well as in Virginia (where it has become an emblematic grape for the state) and in Canada. Traditionally, small amounts of viognier were added to syrah in the famous Côte-Rôtie appellation, and the tradition has since been picked up by a number of Australian producers.
