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George Brown College – Two Events and a Podcast Miniseries
Don’t miss these two great events put on by The Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts Monday, October 25: In Conversation With: Jancis Robinson Tuesday, October 26: D.O. Rueda Wine Pairing Dinner Spain Uncorked Podcast Series In Conversation With: Jancis Robinson Join us for this exceptional opportunity to learn from Jancis Robinson, one of the world’s foremost wine […] More
Oregon-Washington Wine Expedition Opens New Era for Toronto Trade Tastings
By David Lawrason, with notes from Michael Godel and John Szabo, MS About 200 people were invited to the first large COVID era trade tasting at The Globe & Mail’s event space in downtown Toronto on September 22. Like the explorers Lewis and Clark who opened up the Pacific Northwest in the 18th Century, this […] More
Top Values at the LCBO (October 2021)
Delists at LCBO Create Values That Will Soon Disappear by Steve Thurlow At this time of the year, the LCBO often delists wines that have not been selling well enough, so as to make way for new listings in its stores. Every wine has a sales quota, which if not met, leads to its removal […] More
National Wine Awards of Canada
Discover Canada's best wines! In 2021, 24 judges tasted over 2,200 wines from 260 wineries across the country to identify Canada's top wines.
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The Exchange is a club that taps into the world of wines beyond retail stores and delivers a curated, mixed case of top quality wines directly to your door. All the wines are 90pts+ and have been carefully chosen by our panel of critics for their quality and value.
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Looking to find new export markets for your wines? Looking for new wines to import into your market? Market Matcher connects wineries with importers.
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Merlot is a red wine grape that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum, and currant. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin. Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Merlot is one of the primary grapes in Bordeaux wine where it is the most widely planted grape. Merlot is also one of the most popular red wine varietals in many markets.
