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Annual Gift Guide December 2019
Gift Guide 2019 By Sara d’Amato with notes from David Lawrason, Steve Thurlow, Michael Godel and John Szabo M.S. Bells are ringing and so it is time for us at WineAlign to round up our top gift-giving picks. Recommendations are listed by individual critic as some of us took specific thematic approaches. I take on […] More
Top Values at the LCBO (December 2019)
New Wines at the LCBO Join the Top 50 List Your Guide to Best Values, Limited Time Offers & Bonus Air Miles selections at the LCBO by Steve Thurlow There are lots of wines discounted at the LCBO in December; many of which are white. Sales of white wine in Ontario drops as soon as […] More
Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES December 7th
Open Season for the Holidays! By David Lawrason, with notes from John Szabo, Michael Godel and Sara D’Amato This is the last and largest release of the year at Vintages, with about 180 products representing the widest possible range of styles, prices, regions and grape varieties to serve the widest possible clientele just before Christmas. […] 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.
