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Top 5 Cabernet Franc at the LCBO
Frei Brothers Sonoma Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
California, Usa
38075
D’Amato & Szabo: Wine Thieves – Episode 2A
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Winemaker’s Cut – Winery Profile
Classical Frequencies: Harnessing Mozart & Bach at Winemaker’s Cut, Okanagan Valley By John Szabo MS This feature was commissioned by Winemaker’s Cut Winery. Head south from Oliver on Okanagan Highway 97. Before you reach Osoyoos and the US border just beyond, you’ll see the Burrowing Owl Estate on your left, above Black Sage Road. Slow […] More
Rueda – The next big thing in Canada! By Steve Thurlow What’s Rueda, I hear you asking? Rueda is the top selling white wine in Spain. It has 41% market share there and, everywhere you go, it is what people are sipping and drinking in restaurants and tapas bars. Rueda also dominates the shelves in […] 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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Cabernet Franc is one of the major varieties of red wine grape in Bordeaux, where it is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It is also the main red variety in the Loire Valley, where it is vinified alone in appellations such as Chinon, Saumur and Bourgueil. It is even made into ice wine in Canada, where it is one of the main red varieties. Cabernet Franc is lighter than Cabernet Sauvignon (of which it is a parent), contributing finesse and a peppery perfume to blends with more robust grapes. Depending on growing region and the style of wine, additional aromas can include tobacco, raspberry, and cassis, sometimes even violets, as well as bell pepper. That particular aroma is loved by some and seen almost as a fault by many.
