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If I Could Buy Only One – June 23rd, 2018 VINTAGES Release
As part of our VINTAGES recap, we asked our critics: “If you could buy only one wine from this release – which one would it be and why?” Our picks from the June 23rd VINTAGES release: David Lawrason: Rioja remains my go to region for mature reds off-the-shelf, which is the whole point of the long ageing […] More
Buyers Guide to VINTAGES – June 23rd, 2018
A Canada Day Salute By David Lawrason, with notes from Michael Godel and Sara d’Amato We send this report from Penticton, B.C. where we are in the thick of judging the 2018 WineAlign National Wine Awards. It is too early for results (which will start to flow in mid-July) but I can tell you that […] More
Canadian Wine Report, June 2018
Keeping Pace with Canadian Wine, Plus Ten Really Notable Wines So Far in 2018 By David Lawrason It was like Christmas morning. As I helped unpack 100s of boxes during the set up for the WineAlign National Wine Awards in Penticton, I was amazed by the number of new wineries, new wines, and even new […] 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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Barolo wines are made from the Nebbiolo grape, a red grape originally found in Piedmont Italy, but is now also grown in limited amounts in many other regions of the world. This grape is used to make both Barbaresco and Barolo wines. The appellation produces the deepest, the most serious and the most complex expression of this variety, includes several renowned crus, including Cannubi, Brunate, Rocche, Monprivato, Bussia and Ginestra. The wines can take years to fully reveal themselves, and to round out their acidity and tannins. They often show aromas described as roses, tar, tobacco and spice, with lots of length and finesse.
