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If I Could Buy Only One – April 12th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the April 12th release, which one would it be and why?” Viña Leyda Garuma Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Leyda Valley, Chile$18.95, Philippe Dandurand Wines LtdJohn Szabo -In the spirit of a (rather cool) spring, my only one this week is Viña Leyda’s […] More
Cuvée From The Heart Recommendations
by David Lawrason Twenty-nine Ontario winemakers come together to create 12 unique wines for the Grapes for Humanity Fine Wine Auction underway online via Waddington’s auction house. It runs until April 22. There are so many worthy layers to this annual undertaking. I am most interested in the wines themselves and how they express Ontario’s […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages April 12th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Review April 12th: From the HeartBy John Szabo MS and David Lawrason, with notes from Sara d’Amato, Megha Jandhyala, and Michael Godel. We’d like to draw your attention to an online charity auction that runs until April 22, called Grapes for Humanity, founded by philanthropist Arlene Willis and by prolific Canadian wine […] More
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The Carmenère grape is a red variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot. Now rarely found in France, the world's largest area planted with this variety is in Chile in South America. Chilean plantings, brought from France in the 19th Century, were originally thought to be Merlot, before being correctly identified in 1994 and, since then, used as a distinctive signature by the country's producers. Carmenère wine has a deep red color and aromas found in red fruits, spices and berries, with tannins that are gentler and softer than those in Cabernet Sauvignon. Although mostly used as a blending grape, wineries do bottle a pure varietal Carmenère which. Its taste might also be reminiscent of dark chocolate, tobacco, and leather. The wine is best drunk young.
