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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
We’re delighted to announce a new Exchange offering to complement our popular quarterly subscription package: one-time gifts. One-time gifts deliver a 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 of about $25/bottle. The WineAlign Exchange taps […] 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.
