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Single Malt Scotch Whiskies of Islay By Steve Thurlow I have been tasting and drinking single malt scotch whisky since I was 20. I have been fascinated by the complexity and diversity of single malts ever since I bought my first bottle of Laphroaig 10 Years Old. For decades, I have taught hundreds of wine […] More
Spanish Wine Tasting and LCBO Destination Spain Tour March 2020 – Toronto
Sunday, March 15, 2020 Wines from Spain has once again partnered with WineAlign to bring you another exciting afternoon of food and wine! (Please note that the wines and the food will be different than the event held in February, so if you loved it last time, you’re sure to find a new favourite this […] More
Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES February 22nd, 2020
Prince Edward County’s Quixotic Wines, Top Ontario, & Miscellaneous Smart Buys By John Szabo MS with reviews by David Lawrason, Michael Godel, and Sara d’Amato In 2017, my wife and I bought a derelict 1870s farmhouse in the hamlet of Rosehall in Prince Edward County. Another fool and his four acres. But what “good bones”! […] 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.
