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The Great Canadian Oyster and Ontario VQA Wine Experience at TERRONI – Nov 20th
John Szabo, MS, in partnership with the VQA Wines of Ontario, is proud to present the second annual Great Canadian Oyster and Wine Experience. Come and enjoy the finest oysters Canadian waters have to offer, at the peak of the season, matched with Ontario’s incredible homegrown wines. A pre-dinner tasting featuring a dozen top Ontario […]
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Szabo’s VINTAGES Preview – October 28th, 2017
An Assortment of Top Smart Buys By John Szabo, MS with notes from Michael Godel This report comes from the field in Bardolino, Italy, on the shores of Lake Garda in the Veneto region near the charming city of Verona. While the feature of the October 28th release is premium Italy, the wines from the […]
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If I Could Buy Only One – Oct 14th, 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?” I suspect many WineAlign readers will be opening a bottle of Sonoma and Napa wine this weekend. It just seems impossible that a place so beautiful, and seemingly […]
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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.
