Let the WineAlign Critics help you find the Right Wine
for the Right Price, Right Now!
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages June 21st Release
The “Megha” Release: Summer Whites and a Trip Around the World in Sauvignon BlancBy Megha Jandhyala This edition of the Buyer’s Guide is going to be a little unusual because David, John, Michael and Sara are away in British Columbia judging at the National Wine Awards of Canada (the results of the competition will soon […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – June 7th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the June 7th release, which one would it be and why?” Bachelder Wismer Foxcroft Gamay Noir Niagara Cru 33 Whole Cluster 2022, Ontario, Canada$32.00, Lifford Wine & Spirits (Select Wine Merchants)Sara d’Amato – I’m craving wines with personality, not pretence–and this week, the […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages June 7th Release
The Rosé Roundup, Thomas Bachelder’s Centerfold, and International Values: A Buyers Guide to the June 7 Vintages releaseBy Sara d’Amato with notes from David Lawrason, Megha Jandhyala and John Szabo Rosé season has officially begun, ushered in by warm, balmy days and the first wave of pink-hued bottles. In the wine world, however, rosé doesn’t […] More
National Wine Awards of Canada
Canada's premier wine awards. In 2022, 24 judges tasted over 1,900 wines from 250 wineries across the country to identify Canada's top wines.
National Wine Awards of CanadaExchange Wine Club Subscription
The Exchange delivers an exclusive curated, mixed case of top quality wines directly to your door once a quarter. Mixed, All Red and All White options.
Exchange Wine Club Subscription
The Carmenère grape is a red variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot. Now rarely found in France, the world's largest area planted with this variety is in Chile in South America. Chilean plantings, brought from France in the 19th Century, were originally thought to be Merlot, before being correctly identified in 1994 and, since then, used as a distinctive signature by the country's producers. Carmenère wine has a deep red color and aromas found in red fruits, spices and berries, with tannins that are gentler and softer than those in Cabernet Sauvignon. Although mostly used as a blending grape, wineries do bottle a pure varietal Carmenère which. Its taste might also be reminiscent of dark chocolate, tobacco, and leather. The wine is best drunk young.
