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Benvenuto Brunello 2017 report
Rethinking Rosso and disciplined Brunello by Michael Godel It was a milestone edition of Benvenuto Brunello and also a gathering of symmetrical proportions. Looking back a half century, just after recognition of the D.O.C., it was in 1967 that the consortium was set up as an association of producers, “as a free association between winemakers bent […]
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Looking for Friends in all the Right Places
2017 Best Performing Small Winery of the Year – La Frenz Winery By Anthony Gismondi Want to be the best small winery in Canada? Jeff and Niva Martin co-founders of La Frenz, the 2017 winners of The Best Small Winery of the Year at The National Wine Awards, have the blueprint. Go on a holiday (to […]
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Platinum Medal Winners from the 2017 Nationals
Celebrate the Top One Percent by David Lawrason Ladies and gentlemen, charge your glasses with the very best – the top one percent – of wines judged at the 2017 National Wine Awards of Canada. The 20 platinum winning wines come in different shades and styles, from different grapes and different places, but they stand […]
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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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Torrontés is the characteristic white wine grape of Argentina, producing fresh, aromatic white wines. Three criolla varieties exist in Argentina: Torrontés Riojano, the most common; Torrontés Sanjuanino; and Torrontés Mendocino. The Salta region, in northern Argentina, is generally thought to produce the best wines from this variety. Genetically related to Muscat, it shows that relationship through a highly aromatic character, which can become very rich when the grapes are harvested in the traditional, fully-ripe style. However, this traditional style is also characterized by an almost oily texture and some bitterness, which has led it to fall somewhat out of favour, with most producers now favouring earlier picking and more citric notes. A grape called Torrontés is also found in Galicia in Spain.
