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D’Amato & Szabo: Wine Thieves – Episode 18
Along the Danube Part 1 The Wine Thieves begin their cruise along the Danube exploring Neiderösterreich (Lower Austria), pausing to marvel at the magnificent, steeply terraced vineyards of the Wachau, the variegated side valleys of the Kremstal, Kamptal and the Traisental, with a pampered pitstop in Langenlois before next week’s hike into the Weinvertel. Sara […] More
D’Amato & Szabo: Wine Thieves – Episode 17
Green Austria Part II: Biodynamic Austria Still unraveling grüner Austria, the Thieves dig into biodynamic history and practices at Austria’s oldest Demeter-certified winery (2nd oldest in the world) watching the Zodiac since 1971: Nikolaihof. We speak to current generation winegrower Nikolaus Saahs at his estate in the village of Mautern on the southern side of […] More
Viña San Pedro’s Tayu: A Good Wine with an Even Better Back Story
Collaboration between one of Chile’s largest wine companies and a tiny indigenous Mapuche community leads to learning on both sides and winning results. By John Szabo MS This feature was commissioned by VSPT Wine Group “My annual harvest is 2.2million kilos”, Viviana Navarrete tells me. That’s an enormous number. But then again, Viviana is one […] 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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Meritage is pronounced Meh-rih-TIJ, rhyming with Heritage. This is a made-up word, registered as a US trademark, that wineries must pay to use on their wines. Back in 1989, wineries were all choosing names for their various blended wines, and it was getting hard to keep track of them all. An association was formed to try to define a "Bordeaux Blend" of grapes that was done on non-French soil. They had over 6,000 people submit choices for the name of this blend, and "Meritage" won. Just like Bordeaux, since they're made with the same grapes, Meritage wines tend to have a rich, full aroma. Depending on the particular blend, it can be blackberry, black cherry, spices, chocolate, and vanilla. Most Meritages have the Bordeaux signature flavours - cigar box, rich fruits, with a hefty feel. They're great with a steak, or with game meats - venison, pheasant etc.
