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Rosé – Medal Winners from NWAC 2019
Announcing the Results from the 2019 National Wine Awards of Canada The 2019 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada were a huge success with 1,815 entries from 259 different wineries from six different provinces. The ‘Nationals’ are Canada’s largest wine awards and each year conduct them in a different Canadian wine region. This year we […] More
John Szabo’s i4C Buyers’ Guide
Preview of the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) by John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, Michael Godel and David Lawrason Following David’s round up of cool wines from around the world last week, this week we feature a preview of the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration. “I4C” is the annual immersion into […] More
Thermenregion: Jewel of the Vienna Woods
By John Szabo MS It’s less than 45 minutes south by train from Vienna’s Central Rail Station to the town of Gumpoldskirchen in the heart of the Thermenregion. It’s a quiet town of quaint cobbled streets, boutique shops and heurigen – the very Austrian institution of specialty wine taverns, with their vine-shaded terraces, fresh local […] 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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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.
