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Top 5 Gamay at the LCBO
Adamo Huebel Grapes Estates Grower's Series Unoaked Gamay 2018, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
18651
Château Des Charmes St. David's Bench Vineyard Gamay Noir Droit 2018, VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara On The Lake
Ontario, Canada
346742
If I Could Buy Only One – April 30 VINTAGES Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from this release, which one would it be and why?” Editor’s note: David and Sara were away for this release. ($24.95 Nicholas Pearce Wines Inc.) John Szabo – The Château De Montfaucon 2019 is my only one this week as it’s immensely satisfying and […] More
Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES April 30 Release
John Szabo’s Vintage’s Preview April 30: “A Meal without Wine is a Bit Sad,” and Classic Regions By John Szabo, MS with notes from Michael Godel and Megha Jandhyala (David and Sara are away) A Meal without Wine is a Bit Sad Despite ongoing worldwide disruptions to economies and supply chains, skyrocketing production costs caused […] More
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Experience the Wine, Olive Oil & Food of Chianti Classico Monday, May 30, 2022 at The Globe and Mail Centre WineAlign members receive $40 off the regular price until May 15. Sangiovese is everything! This is your chance to taste a range of wines and olive oils from over 35 premium wine estates from Chianti […] More
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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.
