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Buyers Guide to VINTAGES – June 23rd, 2018
Chile: The Long and Short of It By David Lawrason, with notes from Michael Godel There are several very good Canadian wines on the June 23rd release leading up to Canada Day, and the WineAlign team assembling in Penticton for the National Wine Awards will collaborate next week on a special report. This week, as John […] More
New Zealand Region by Region by Sara d’Amato Is your New Zealand wine experience limited to Marlborough sauvignon blanc, or perhaps the odd pinot noir? The immense popularity of Marlborough sauvignon has had a twofold result. The distinctively exuberant style rapidly put New Zealand on the map as a unique, world class wine producing region. Not […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – June 9th, 2018 VINTAGES Release
As part of our VINTAGES recap, we asked our critics: “If you could buy only one wine from this release – which one would it be and why?” Our picks from the June 9th VINTAGES release: John Szabo, MS: Versatile reds are de rigeur in the summer, served with a light chill alongside anything from 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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Shiraz and Syrah are one and the same grape. The name Shiraz became popular for this grape variety in Australia, where it has long been established as one of the most widely grown varieties. Syrah is grown in many countries and is primarily used to produce powerful red wines, which enjoy great popularity in the marketplace, relatively often under the synonym Shiraz. Syrah is used both for varietal wines and in blended wines, where it can be both the major and minor component. It is called Syrah in its country of origin, France, as well as in the rest of Europe, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and most of the United States. The name Shiraz for this grape variety is also commonly used in South Africa and Canada.
