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John Szabo’s VINTAGES Preview – Nov 24, 2018
Best of the New World, Including Washington State; Plus Special Beaujolais Report By John Szabo, MS, with notes from David Lawrason and Michael Godel It felt a bit this week like panning for gold: lots of rocks amongst the nuggets, not so much rush. The New World selections from the November 24th release are largely […] More
Top Values at the LCBO (November 2018)
Your Guide to Best Values, Limited Time Offers & Bonus Air Miles selections at the LCBO So many discounts at the LCBO; Updates to Top 50 by Steve Thurlow November will be remembered as one the best months in a long time for value shopping at the LCBO! There are many wines discounted this month […] More
NEW! Exchange One-time Gift Cases
NEW! Exchange One-time Gift Cases We’re delighted to announce a new Exchange offering to complement our popular quarterly subscription package: one-time gifts. One-time gifts deliver the same carefully curated, twelve bottle case (MIXED or ALL RED) to the lucky recipient’s door (with a personalized message) just in time for the holidays. The wines have an average price […] 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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Born in Alsace, France, in the 19th century as a mutation of Traminer (or Savagnin) , Gewürztraminer became popular in its home region, and spread from there into Germany and Austria. It is still primarily grown in Alsace, with significant plantings in Germany, Austria and Italy, with significant amounts grown, outside of Europe, in California (mostly), Australia and South Africa. The variety has high natural sugar and the wines are white and usually off-dry, with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees, roses and spices like ginger. The name gewürztraminer means "aromatic" or "spicy" traminer, and it is indeed very highly aromatic - sometimes to a fault.
