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D’Amato & Szabo: Wine Thieves – Episode 2A
Bourgogne for a Changing World: The Grand Auxerrois We are pleased to introduce new wine content for our subscribers in the form of a bi-monthly podcast. D’Amato & Szabo Wine Thieves is a riveting insider’s look at the realm of fine wine telling the stories of the people and the places that shape the world’s […] More
Winemaker’s Cut – Winery Profile
Classical Frequencies: Harnessing Mozart & Bach at Winemaker’s Cut, Okanagan Valley By John Szabo MS This feature was commissioned by Winemaker’s Cut Winery. Head south from Oliver on Okanagan Highway 97. Before you reach Osoyoos and the US border just beyond, you’ll see the Burrowing Owl Estate on your left, above Black Sage Road. Slow […] More
Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES July 25th, 2020
Our VINTAGES Release Coverage Amid COVID By David Lawrason, with notes from Sara d’Amato, Michael Godel and John Szabo We continue to receive inquiries from readers as to why many VINTAGES releases are not being reviewed by WineAlign. We have tried to keep everyone informed on the situation pre-Covid and during Covid, but obviously it […] 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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Port is a Portuguese, fortified wine from the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, but also comes in dry, semi-dry and white varieties. It is often served as a dessert wine. Wines in the style of port are produced around the world in several countries, but under European Union guidelines, only the product from Portugal may be labelled as Port. There are many styles of ports, divided into two major families: rubys (which includes vintage and late bottled vintage ports) and tawnys (including the single-vintage colheitas). Vintage ports, which are bottled young in only the best years, when a vintage declaration is allowed by the consortium overseeing the production of port, fetch the highest prices and can age for decades if not centuries. A Tawny Port is made from a red Port wine that has matured in wooden barrels, whose permeability allows a small amount of exposure to oxygen, and experience what is known as "oxidative" aging. If red grapes are used, in time the red colour lightens to a tawny colour - these are known as Tawny (or sometimes Wood) ports. They also lose volume to evaporation, leaving behind a wine that is slightly more viscous and intense.
