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Szabo’s VINTAGES Preview – July 21st, 2018
A Tour de France By John Szabo, with notes from David Lawrason and Michael Godel This week’s report features France, the home and native land of fine wine. While we work tirelessly (and happily) to find the latest and greatest wines from undiscovered sources, it’s also critical to keep up with the classics. This gives […] More
The Pinot Party is Back – Monday July 16th
Join us for an evening of Pinot Noir – A celebration of the world’s best grape Get your tickets, Pinot fans! The second annual Pinot Party will be held on Monday, July 16th. What better way to spend a summer night than sipping Pinot Noir from Canada and around the world with fellow extreme wine […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – July 7th, 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 July 7th VINTAGES release: Sara d’Amato: This fresh, ethereal and effortlessly enjoyable{{PremiumStart}} Bardolino from Monte del Frá is summer ready – perfect for poolside barbecues 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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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.
