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Buying Wines in the COVID-19 Era by Steve Thurlow The world has certainly changed since I last wrote. I hope that you are all well. I am doing fine and have just completed my 14 day quarantine following my return from Australia. (Note from WineAlign regarding the Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES April 4th release: Due […] More
Digging Deeper into the Wines of Niagara-on-the-Lake
By David Lawrason This feature was commissioned by Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake. I have been visiting wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake for almost forty years. My focus has always been on the wines – less so the many fine restaurants, the charming town, the mighty Falls or the festivals – as much I enjoy all these attributes as […] More
The 2020 National Wine Awards of Canada are Postponed
The judging of the 20th Anniversary Edition of the National Wine Awards of Canada has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sessions were to be held the week of June 24 to 28 in Penticton, British Columbia. Still, with so many moving parts, from processing entries and shipping wines to confirming hotel […] 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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Pinot blanc is one of the many variations of the pinot variety, resulting from pinot's frequent genetic mutations, with pinot noir having given birth to pinot gris, pinot meunier and a few more variations. In Alsace, Italy and Hungary, the wine produced from Pinot Blanc is a full-bodied dry white wine while in Germany and Austria they can be either dry or sweet. Pinot Blanc is also found all over Eastern Europe, and has found significant success in British Columbia, where it is in the top five most planted varieties. Pinot blanc produces a wine with fruity aromas, often of apples and melons, but it does not have very distinctive characteristics. It is rather high in acidity. Pinot blanc wines are usually made for immediate consumption and seldom meant for cellaring.
