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Top Values at the LCBO (October 2020)
Value batch of $8 and $9 whites & reds. by Steve Thurlow Sixteen wines joined the Top50 this month and among them there are many $8 and $9 whites and reds to tell you about. I have been tasting new vintages of several wines; some of which are better than the last vintage and so […] More
Think You Know Wine? Live on Saturday night.
Grab a glass and join us Saturday at 6pm. After six successful seasons of “So You Think You Know Wine?”, and a three year hiatus, the crack WineAlign team of critics is back with a new, live and interactive blind tasting cocktail hour on Zoom. “Think you know wine? Live!” Will pit our stars David, John, Michael and Sara […] More
The confidence of Romagna Albana and Sangiovese
Observations and views from Anteprime Romagna Sangiovese in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna, February 2020 by Michael Godel Afford me the opportunity to explain something about Romagna albana and sangiovese. The endemic white and more famously Tuscan red are ready to be heard from out of Italy’s Emila-Romagna region, a northerly Italian province extending from the Apennine Mountains […] 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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Montepulciano is the name of a red grape grown widely in Central Italy and best known for its use in the Abruzzi. Montepulciano has lower acidity than some other reds (especially for an Italian varietal) and mild tannins. The resulting wines tend to be somewhat softer than Chianti or Nebbiolo, for example - especially with the high yields used to make entry-level wines. The young wines are pleasurable reds that go as well with food. Almost all of the Montepulciano wines at the low end of the price spectrum are enjoyable, easy drinking wines. At the same time, some Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wines can age brilliantly, especially in the hands of the right producer. It should not be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which comes from the area near the town of Montepulciano and is made essentially from Sangiovese.
