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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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Its small berries, and consequently high skin-to-juice ratio, allow Petite Sirah to produce wines with high tannin levels, surprisingly high acidity, and thus the ability to age. Characteristically, these wines have dense blackberry fruit character, mixed with black pepper notes. The grape’s similarity to parent Syrah became confusing for early planters in California. Starting in the 1880s, some of the original Durif vines were confused for a clone of Syrah and subsequently named Petite Sirah. The variety is also found in Mexico, Argentina and Brasil, although the best-known and most successful examples come from California.
