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John Szabo’s VINTAGES Preview – April 28th, 2018
Vineyards, Rocks and Soils – An Important Book Review, plus top Minerally Wines, Benvenuto Brunello Reports, and A Big Win for the Queen By John Szabo, MS, with notes by David Lawrason and Michael Godel Do you know basalt from biotite, till from tuff? Are you curious about the contributions of geology to wine? There’s […] More
Flavours of New Zealand 2018 – Toronto
Let your taste buds run wild The New Zealand Winegrowers in partnership with the New Zealand High Commission would like to formally invite you to attend this years annual Flavours of New Zealand Wine Fair. It has been said that there is no wine anywhere in the world that tastes like wine from New Zealand. The […] More
Feature Report: Brunello di Montalcino 2013 Vintage and Buyer’s Guide
Quality & Consistency On The Rise By John Szabo, MS My conclusions, after several days of tasting and touring in Montalcino in February this year during the annual Benvenuto Brunello preview tastings of the latest releases, are that overall quality throughout the appellation is much, much better than it was even five years ago. Yet […] 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.
