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If I Could Buy Only One – May 27th, 2017 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 May 27th VINTAGES release: David Lawrason – In recent years WineAlign critics who have travelled to South Africa have been extolling the great value emerging […]
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Greece: Wines of the People, Wines of the Place
Drop the Aristocratic Pretence by John Szabo, MS Ask serious wine professionals about Greece these days and the responses are remarkably similar. They’ll relate their (pleasantly) shocking first encounter with contemporary Greek wine sometime over the past decade or so, which has led to lifelong admiration and fascination. They may also reflect on the paradoxical ‘newness’ […]
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Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES – May 27, 2017
A Wealth of Wines for the Weekend By Sara d’Amato, with notes from David Lawrason and Michael Godel This week’s VINTAGES release offers a wealth of wines that are regionally distinctive, widely appealing and priced for weeknight sipping. With warmer weather on the horizon, everyday pleasure wines are what I am seeking out. Our picks below […]
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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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Meritage is pronounced Meh-rih-TIJ, rhyming with Heritage. This is a made-up word, registered as a US trademark, that wineries must pay to use on their wines. Back in 1989, wineries were all choosing names for their various blended wines, and it was getting hard to keep track of them all. An association was formed to try to define a "Bordeaux Blend" of grapes that was done on non-French soil. They had over 6,000 people submit choices for the name of this blend, and "Meritage" won. Just like Bordeaux, since they're made with the same grapes, Meritage wines tend to have a rich, full aroma. Depending on the particular blend, it can be blackberry, black cherry, spices, chocolate, and vanilla. Most Meritages have the Bordeaux signature flavours - cigar box, rich fruits, with a hefty feel. They're great with a steak, or with game meats - venison, pheasant etc.
