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Our 'Cru' is a selection of WineAlign bloggers and members whose dedicated efforts to wine we are happy to showcase here. If you are a member and wine blogger and want to join our Cru, please email our curator, Sara d'Amato.

Please note that our 'Cru' is made up of both amateur wine writers and professionals alike who report on their local wine scene, food and travels. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of WineAlign.

Wine: It’s a matter of tasting notes

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There’s a new message in the bottle. A growing, grumbling movement suggests that wine consumers have little use and perhaps even less tolerance for wine tasting notes. The concept of keeping score to endorse a wine’s value is always one that sparks
by: Michael Godel - 2013-05-16

Norman Hardie 2009 County Pinot Noir | Niagara Wine Videos

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Norman Hardie…Prince Edward County’s Original Pioneer of Pinot Noir!
by: Brad Mate - 2013-05-14

County in the City

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  On April 25th 2013, second annual ‘County in the City’ wine-tasting took place inside of the Berkeley Church, downtown Toronto. The event’s aim was to introduce wines of Prince Edward County to ‘us’, the city dwellers, without ‘us’ having
by: Dan Trcka - 2013-05-13

Déclassé Recommends: Cab Sauvignon Rosé

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Stellenbosch is both a prolific wine-producing region and a historic town in South Africa’s Western Cape province. About 50km east of Cape Town, it dates back to 1679, when it was founded by the Du...
by: Stephan Droege - 2013-05-13

WineWire TV - The Mother of All Things WineWire

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In this very special Mother's Day episode of WineWire TV, Adam's mom makes an appearance on the show to make sure her boy is behaving himself and to raise a glass of excellent Vouvray to all the mothers out there. So listen to Adam's mom and this Mother's
by: WineWire.ca - 2013-05-13

Podcast 133 – Oooyster Festival 2013

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The Okanagan is turning into Festival Valley. The seasonal Wine Festivals have been going on for quite a while and the Penticton Jazz festival has been around too. But lately it seems that there are now more things than ever popping up and now the “busy
by: Luke Whittall - 2013-05-13

What We’re Drinking Now

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It’s finally here! Spring, that is. And it couldn’t be more welcome. Relaxing in Courtney’s backyard last weekend, we brought… Read More »
by: Erin & Courtney Henderson - 2013-05-10

Go leeks go

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Foraging for wild edibles in Ontario’s forests can be a bit of a cat and mouse affair. Fiddle heads unfurl to become ferns in the blink of an eye. Morels and other fungi pop from the loam, air-dry, wither and petrify well-nigh faster than [...]
by: Michael Godel - 2013-05-10

WineWire TV - Making Your Wine Investment Pay Off

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In this episode of WineWire TV, Adam sits down with mega-money manager Rodney Birrell, founder and director of The Wine Investment Fund. Rodney takes us into the world of fine wine investment and explains how a wine fund can let an average Joe make a buck
by: WineWire.ca - 2013-05-10

Thirty Bench Wine Makers

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In 1980, a physician at McMaster by the name Thomas Muckle, bought an orchard in the Beamsville Bench and slowly converted it into what back then was known as Heritage Vineyards. Needing both physical and financial help, Dr. Muckle joined forces with Y
by: Dan Trcka - 2013-05-06

The Wine Diaries: Napa Valley’s Peter Franus

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Peter Franus is a man at ease, comfortable within his own grape skin. His Ontario chaperon, the still markedly too legit to quit Mark Coster of Profile Wine Group showed the California winemaker around town, stopping to taste through the vintner’s
by: Michael Godel - 2013-05-06

Garnacha Alert

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Southeast of the somewhat better known regions of La Rioja and Castilla Y Léon is the town and designated wine district of Calatayud. Nestled in the province of Zaragoza, part of the medieval kingd...
by: Stephan Droege - 2013-05-02

The Wines of Prince Edward County

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Prince Edward County is one of my favourite places – not only is it beautiful, full of incredible artists and brimming with amazing food, there are almost 40 wineries. It’s pretty perfect. In March, I participated in the #IndulgePEC blogger meet-up an
by: Krista Lamb - 2013-05-01

Ripasso Alert

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Here in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region, the ambling, hilly vineyards which line the slopes of the Marano di Valpolicella Valley have been yielding quality wines for 6 generations of the Campagn...
by: Stephan Droege - 2013-04-30

Cloudy with showers, more wine expected

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This one's for the floodwaters ravaged and oppressed in cottage country and to a much lesser extent, the city dwellers, this morning's sunshine respite notwithstanding, faced with a few more days of wet April doom and gloom. There is always wine to cheer
by: Michael Godel - 2013-04-27

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