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Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES January 19th Part Two
Focus on South Africa: Best Values In The World by Michael Godel with notes from David Lawrason and John Szabo M.S. Last week in Part One John Szabo M.S. and the WineAlign team covered the smart buys of the VINTAGES January 19th release but saved this special edition of Part Two for an exclusive look at […] More
John Szabo’s VINTAGES Preview – Jan 19, 2019
John Szabo’s Vintage’s Preview January 19th: Smart Buys By John Szabo, MS, with notes from David Lawrason and Michael Godel This week we cover the smart buys of the VINTAGES January 19th release, at least those outside of South Africa. We’ll cover the best from the Cape next week – a very fine collection featuring […] More
Top Values at the LCBO (January 2018)
Your Guide to Best Values, Limited Time Offers & Bonus Air Miles selections at the LCBO Delistings, Discounts & Updates to Top 50 by Steve Thurlow There are many wines for drinking and dining discounted this month on the Top 50 Best Values List with seven reds under $10 for an economical start to 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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Costly to produce, capricious, relatively low-yielding and sensitive, pinot noir has been nicknamed the "heartbreak grape" by winegrowers and winemakers who insist on producing it, as they seek to elicit from it the remarkable finesse and depth it is able to generate. In its home in Burgundy, it produces a mind-boggling range of nuances, which are highly sought by wine lovers from around the world. In the broadest terms, Pinot Noir tends to be of light to medium body with an aroma reminiscent of black cherry, raspberry or currant. Traditional red Burgundy is famous for its fleshy, 'farmyard' aromas, but changing fashions and new easier-to-grow clones have favoured a lighter, fruitier style. However, an emerging style from California and New Zealand highlights a more powerful, fruit forward and darker wine that can approach syrah in depth. Pinot noir is also often used in the production of Champagne.
