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VINTAGES Preview – May 26th, 2018
Women of Wine By Sara d’Amato with notes from Michael Godel and John Szabo, MS VINTAGES’ May 26th release celebrates women in winemaking across the globe. In the light of so many similar thematics relating to women with respect to tastings, competitions and events, one may begin to tire of this type of recognition, even […] More
Beringer Winemaker’s Dinner with Mark Beringer – June 6
Napa’s Next Chapter: The Must-Have Wines of Napa Valley Meet Mark Beringer, great-great-grandson of Beringer Vineyards’ founding brother Jacob Beringer, and now the chief winemaker leading Beringer Vineyards, one of Napa Valley’s most iconic estates. Join us at REDS Wine Tavern for a three-course dinner showcasing Mark Beringer’s unique winemaking legacy, Beringer’s incredible vineyards, and […] More
Riesling & Co. Germany ‘A Night in Berlin’ – Toronto
The Coolest Wine Event this Summer! Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Experience the diverse styles of Germany’s world class wines, Berlin style! Food, wine and FUN! What better way to spend the last night of spring and the START of SUMMER? HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: 100 Wines to try…Zum Wohl! German SEKT Dozens of Rieslings from dry […] 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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Gamay is a purple-coloured grape variety used mostly to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours. It is sometimes used to make rosés as well as sparkling wines such as Cerdon de Bugey. Gamay-based wines are typically light bodied and fruity. Wines meant for immediate consumption are typically made using carbonic maceration, where the grapes are fermented in whole bunches under a blanket of CO2, before being pressed, a method that emphasizes a bright fruitiness (and sometimes gives less desirable notes reminiscent of bananas). Wines meant to be drunk after some modest aging tend to have more body and are produced by semi-carbonic fermentation, where fermentation starts in whole bunches, before the grapes are gradually punched down, in a winemaking style closer to the burgundian approach. The latter are produced mostly in the designated Crus areas of northern Beaujolais (Morgon, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, etc.) where the wines typically have the flavour of strawberries, cherries and spices.
