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Top Values at the LCBO (October 2019)
New Wines at the LCBO Join the Top 50 List Your Guide to Best Values, Limited Time Offers & Bonus Air Miles selections at the LCBO by Steve Thurlow There are many wines discounted this month at the LCBO with 13 on the Top50 discounted plus another four with Bonus Air Miles (BAMs). And, since […] More
Thirty Bench Wine Makers – A Winery Profile
Thirty Bench Celebrates its Big 25th by David Lawrason This feature was commissioned by Thirty Bench Wine Makers. A 25th anniversary in any endeavour or relationship is a great reason to party, but that is not the whole story with Thirty Bench. Just five more years until Thirty Bench turns thirty, and some of its […] More
Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES October 12th
The Reds Issue: Rioja and Cabernets By Sara d’Amato with notes from David Lawrason A nervy chill is finally in the air and big reds are on the VINTAGES shelves in abundance. While Michael Godel and John Szabo were exploring Tuscany last week, David and I tasted through the selection available to us at the […] 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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Malbec is a red grape variety, originally from southwestern France, which has become the flagship grape of Argentinian wines. The grapes tend to have an inky dark colour and robust tannins, with relatively low acidity. Long known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine, it is still used there in small amounts, but the French plantations of Malbec are found primarily in Cahors, in the French South West, with smaller amounts also found in surrounding southwestern appellations (Bergerac, Côtes du Marmandais...), as well as in the Loire, where it is known as Côt. However, Argentina now has over three times more acres of malbec planted than France does, and most people around the world now know the grape in the oaky, ripe and rich style made in this South American country.
