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Buyer’s Guide to Vintages September 13th Release
The Harvest is On and Ontario’s Outlook is Awesome By David Lawrason with notes from Megha Jandhyala and Sara d’Amato Vintages’ first September release has traditionally featured Ontario wines, a nod to the harvest and the beginning of a new wine year. This edition brushes up on some history and features Niagara’s wine establishment, fittingly […] More
De Rigueur Sicilia en Primeur 2025
By Michael Godel Estate visits around Noto, two days of tastings in Modica and 188 tasting notes. From May 6th through 10th, 2025, the 21st Sicilia en Primeur signalled the annual return of Assovini Sicilia’s proper, correct and yes, also decorous event. Journalists from all over the world arrived by invitation only for a week […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – August 30th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the August 30th release, which one would it be and why?” Palacios Remondo La Montesa 2021, Rioja, Spain$26.95, Woodman Wines & SpiritsMegha Jandhyala – My “only one” this week is a Rioja I tasted last week that has persisted not just in my […] More
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Costly to produce, capricious, relatively low-yielding and sensitive, pinot noir has been nicknamed the "heartbreak grape" by winegrowers and winemakers who insist on producing it, as they seek to elicit from it the remarkable finesse and depth it is able to generate. In its home in Burgundy, it produces a mind-boggling range of nuances, which are highly sought by wine lovers from around the world. In the broadest terms, Pinot Noir tends to be of light to medium body with an aroma reminiscent of black cherry, raspberry or currant. Traditional red Burgundy is famous for its fleshy, 'farmyard' aromas, but changing fashions and new easier-to-grow clones have favoured a lighter, fruitier style. However, an emerging style from California and New Zealand highlights a more powerful, fruit forward and darker wine that can approach syrah in depth. Pinot noir is also often used in the production of Champagne.
