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Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES October 12th
The Reds Issue: Rioja and Cabernets By Sara d’Amato with notes from David Lawrason A nervy chill is finally in the air and big reds are on the VINTAGES shelves in abundance. While Michael Godel and John Szabo were exploring Tuscany last week, David and I tasted through the selection available to us at the […] More
Tyrrell’s Comes to Toronto! – Winemaker’s Dinner – Oct 24th
Welcome to Tyrrell’s Wines. Still family owned after more than 145 years, Tyrrell’s is a wine company rich in history and pioneering achievements in Australia and recognized around the globe. Established in 1858 by English immigrant Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s Wines is one of Australia’s pre-eminent family owned wine companies with vineyards extending from their historic […] More
An Evening with Ernst Loosen – A Five-Course Winemaker’s Dinner – Oct 21st
Meet Ernst Loosen, revered owner and winemaker of Dr. Loosen Estate, Germany’s most acclaimed winery. Germany Winemaker of the year in 2001, and Decanter Magazine “Man of the Year” in 2005, Ernst is first and foremost THE Riesling and Mosel ambassador. Get a chance to discover a full representation of his production with single vineyard […] 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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Sauternes is a French dessert wine from the Sauternais, part of the Graves region of Bordeaux. Sauternes is made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot. This causes the grapes to become partially raisined, resulting in concentrated and distinctively flavored wines. Sauternes is one of the few wine regions where infection with noble rot is a frequent occurrence, due to its climate. Even so, wine production varies greatly from vintage to vintage, depending on the amount of botrytis-affected grapes and their general condition and ripeness.
