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Exclusive 6-pack offer from Phantom Creek
You asked and we listened. There’s been a lot of interest in Phantom Creek ever since we published David Lawrason’s winery profile back in March. It was among the most impressive tastings of BC wines our critics have ever done. So, we worked with Phantom Creek to create a curated six-pack of their wines. And […] More
VINTAGES Buyers’ Guide – June 22th, 2019
Loire Variety Comparisons, New Wave Aussies, and Smart Buys By John Szabo MS, with notes from Michael Godel The entire WineAlign crü is still reeling from the National Wine Awards of Canada, an extraordinary five days of tasting last week in beautiful Prince Edward County. 21 deeply experienced judges from Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia […] More
VINTAGES Buyers’ Guide – June 8th, 2019
Rewarding Excellence & Global Best Buys By Sara d’Amato with notes from Michael Godel As you read this report, critics from across the country (as well as our international judge, Dr. Jamie Goode) are en route to Prince Edward County for the National Wine Awards of Canada where over 1,800 Canadian wines have been entered […] 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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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.
