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If I Could Buy Only One – March 15th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the March 15th release, which one would it be and why?” Bachelder Wismer Parke Pinot Noir 2022, Ontario, Canada$54.95, Lifford Wine & Spirits (Select Wine Merchants)Megha Jandhyala – My “only one” this week is once again a gorgeous Ontario wine that highlights, for […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages March 15th Release
U.S.A. Out, Canada In – Ontario Wineries Need to Be Nimble!by David Lawrason, with reviews by Sara d’Amato and Megha Jandhyala The Vintages catalogue for the March 15th release lists 15 American wines that are, of course, not available. The LCBO could not pivot quickly enough on the news March 2nd that U.S. wines were […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – March 1st Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the March 1st release, which one would it be and why?” Tawse Sketches Cabernet/Merlot 2021, Ontario, Canada$22.95, TawseJohn Szabo – This week’s Vintages release celebrates women in wine, and only one (among several) worth celebrating is Tawse Sketches Cabernet/Merlot 2021. The talented Jessica […] More
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Exchange Wine Club SubscriptionBarbera is a red wine grape variety that is the second most-planted variety in Italy (the first is Sangiovese). It gives good yields and can impart deep colour, low tannins and (unusually for a warm-climate red grape) high levels of acid. Barbera d'Asti is one of the most renowned of the Barbera based wines, found in two main variants: Barbera d'Asti Superiore which must be aged in big oak barrels or small French oak barrels for at least six months, and plain Barbera d'Asti which is not required to be aged in oak. The wine has a strong aging potential; the "Superiore" kind can often be aged from three to eight years or even more. The best producers see its potential as being almost as great as that of nebbiolo.