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Buyers Guide to Vintages September 12th Release
“All in On Ontario Wine?” And a New VQA Sparkler Called Fracette By David Lawrason with notes from Megha Jandhyala and Sara d’Amato The first Vintages release of September naturally coincides with the beginning of harvest at Ontario wineries. The current issue of the Vintages release magazine is headlined All in for Ontario Wine. An […] More
Victoria may be Australia’s smallest mainland state, but when it comes to wine, it punches wildly above its weight. Home to 21 wine regions and more than 800 producers, it’s a remarkably diverse patchwork of cool-climate Pinot and Chardonnay, peppery Shiraz, ageworthy fortified Muscat and, yes, Australia’s original Prosecco and many other Italian grape varieties. […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – August 29th Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the August 29th, which one would it be and why?” Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2025, Swartland, South Africa$19.95, The Living VineJohn Szabo – My only one this week is a perfect seasonal transition wine: Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2025. It’s hard to believe this […] More
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Chianti is a red wine made primarily from Sangiovese (80% minimum), blended with smaller amounts of local varieties like Canaiolo or Mammolo or international ones like cabernet sauvignon or merlot. It takes its name from the traditional region of the same name, located near the cities of Florence and Sienna, in Tuscany, where it is produced. It used to be easily identified by its squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called fiasco; however, the fiasco became synonymous with cheap wine and is only used by a few makers of the wine. Today, most Chianti is bottled in traditionally shaped wine bottles. There are many sub-appellations in Chianti, all geographically-defined, like Chianti Colli Senesi or Chianti Rufina. The best-known sub-appellation is chianti classico, whose bottles bear the symbol of a black rooster and whose quality is generally considered to be the best. Low-end Chianti is fairly inexpensive, and basic bottles can be bought for around $10 CAN. There are many higher end, sophisticated Chiantis being made recently, however, and these are sold at substantially higher prices.
