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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
Le Clos Jordanne – A Winery Profile
Welcome Back Le Clos Jordanneby David Lawrason This feature was commissioned by Arterra Wines Canada. One of the “good news” stories for Canadian wine in 2019 has been the renaissance of Le Clos Jordanne in Niagara – a much talked and written about project that not only made excellent wine when first launched in 2004, […] More
Buyers’ Guide to VINTAGES November 23rd
Ultra-Premium & Nouveau By John Szabo MS & Sara d’Amato, with notes from David Lawrason and Michael Godel This week’s report is literally crammed with great wines. The sheer number of picks from the WineAlign crü – 31 collectively – is testament to the quality of the November 23rd release, featuring “coveted, iconic wines from […] 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.
