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If I Could Buy Only One – March 29th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the March 29th release, which one would it be and why?” Muga Selección Especial 2019, Rioja, Spain$55.95, VinexxMichael Godel – Muga’s Selección Especial 2019, DOCa Rioja is a blend of tempranillo, garnacha tinta, graciano and mazuelo grown in the clay-limestone (tertiary era) terraces located […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages March 29th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Review March 29: Elbows Up with Canadian Wine in Hand; Launch of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’s Pievi; What do Consumers Think of Ontario Wine?By John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, Megha Jandhyala, David Lawrason, and Michael Godel Elbows Up: The Canadian World Are we still trapped in the Old World […] More
By John Szabo MS The big news this year at the annual ‘anteprima’, or preview tastings of the latest Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wines to arrive on the market, was the official launch of the long awaited Pieve designation. These are essentially Riserva-level wines from one of 12 pievi (singular: pieve) or parishes within the […] More
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Viognier (vee-ohn-yay) is a white wine grape. Viognier wines are well-known for their floral and tropical aromas. Its popularity has increased greatly, since the 1980s, both in France and elsewhere around the world. While its most renowned incarnation is in the Condrieu appellation, in the Northern Rhône, it is used more and more frequently in white blends from the Languedoc-Roussillon and in other appellations of the Rhône and Southern France. It is also found in significant amounts in California and Australia, as well as in Virginia (where it has become an emblematic grape for the state) and in Canada. Traditionally, small amounts of viognier were added to syrah in the famous Côte-Rôtie appellation, and the tradition has since been picked up by a number of Australian producers.
