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Top 5 Nebbiolo at the LCBO
D’Amato & Szabo: Wine Thieves – Episode 23
Sangiovese: A Reflection of Terroir in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano The Wine Thieves get their hands dirty with a star quartet of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano producers to learn why and how soil matters most to sangiovese, more than any other production parameter. Weighing in from their estates in Montepulciano are: Andrea Lonardi of Tenuta […] More
*NEW SERVICE* Buy the Case – March 2021
*NEW SERVICE* Great wines to buy by the case These are not 97 point wines. With the recent proliferation of online wine sales, our inboxes, like yours, are overflowing with offers that look too good to be true. It’s tempting to click and purchase. But if you’ve lost all confidence in hyper-inflated scores and florid […] More
Top Values at the LCBO (March 2021)
Values for our last month at home (maybe?) by Steve Thurlow March will see most us in Ontario still spending lots of time at home due to the continuing pandemic restrictions, so economy will still be called for this month. I have found seven lovely wines, all less than $14, to help you save. I […] 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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Nebbiolo is a red grape originally found in Piedmont Italy, but is now also grown in small amounts in many other regions of the world. This grape is notably used to make Barbaresco and Barolo wines, but it is also used in other northern Italian appellations like Gattinara, Valtellina and Carema. Wines bearing the varietal name on the label, as opposed to an appellation like Barolo, tend to be simpler, lighter and younger-drinking, but always featuring the typical aromas of cherry, roses and spices of nebbiolo, as well as its significant acidity and tannins.
