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Results from the 2024 Nationals – Winery of the Year
SpearHead Winery By veteran NWAC judge DJ Kearney This boutique Kelowna estate achieved an unprecedented and astonishing triumph at the 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada, capturing both Best Performing Small Winery of the Year, and Winery of the Year trophies. Congratulations to the entire SpearHead Winery team for this truly excellent result. To paraphrase […] More
Results from the 2024 Nationals – Best Performing Small Winery of the Year
SpearHead Winery By veteran NWAC judge DJ Kearney For the second time in three years, Kelowna’s SpearHead Winery has won the Best Performing Small Winery of the Year. Victorious with a total of 12 medals, this boutique benchland estate makes roughly 5,000-6,000 cases of wine each year, half of which is pinot noir. This excellent result […] More
Results from the 2024 Nationals – Platinums
Announcing the Results from the 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada Today we are very pleased to announce the 2024 Platinum medal winners. We conclude the announcements this week with the Best Performing Small Winery and Top 10 Small Wineries tomorrow and the Winery of the Year and the Top 25 Wineries in Canada on […] More
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Albariño is the primary grape used to make dry white wine in the Rias Baixas (Lower Inlets) section of the Galicia region of Northwestern Spain. Considered by many to be Spain's premier quality white wine, Albariño is also known in Portugal as Alvarinho and often used as a component of Vinho Verde. Weather conditions in the Rias Baixas are generally cool, windy and rainy. Vines must be trained high and open to allow winds to dry them out and avoid the ongoing threat of rot, mildew and other fungal diseases. Notably, Albariño grapes develop thick skins here, contributing to their intense aromas. Typically, wines made from Albariño are very aromatic, often described as having scents of almonds or almond paste, apples, peaches, citrus, and flowers or grass. Albariño wines are particularly suited to seafood due to their bracing acidity - which some producers have tempered with extra roundness, by aging the wines on lees, giving them a fuller texture. This grape's inherent tartness should be embraced in youth, for wines made from albariño do not age well, and the vibrant aromas begin to noticeably fade within months of bottling.
