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Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES September 14th: Diving Deeper into Ontario Wine
Diving Deeper into Ontario Wine By David Lawrason, with notes from John Szabo MS, Michael Godel and Sara d’Amato At this time of year, as harvest draws near, VINTAGES always features local Ontario wines. And it has thankfully come to the point in the industry’s evolution that promoting local can be done confidently, with overall […] More
Sustainable South Africa – Oct 15th
Come out and taste more than 150 different wines from over 35 producers (see list below) from South Africa. Co-hosted by the South African High Commission in Canada and Wines of South Africa, we invite you to explore more than 350 years of heritage and discover a breadth of wines made with sustainability in mind. […] More
Special Report on the Rhône Valley
Energetic Environmentalism, Lesser-Known Gems and a Continuum of Top-Quality Vintages By Sara d’Amato with notes from Michael Godel, David Lawrason and John Szabo M.S. The Rhône is facing a surge of new energy as of late in the realms of environmental control, agro-tourism and overall unity. On the heels of several low-yielding but high-quality vintages, […] 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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Vidal is a white French hybrid variety grown primarily in the northeastern US and Canada. Vidal is sometimes grown to create a white table wine, though more often it is used to produce sweet late-harvest and icewines wines. Vidal, as a white table wine, has clean aromas of sweet citrus, pink grapefruit, and floral notes. It is a refreshing and medium bodied white wine with crisp clean acidity. When it's used to make ice wines, vidal often has an apricot and tangerine flavor.
