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If I Could Buy Only One – May 29th VINTAGES Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from this release, which one would it be and why?” Sara d’Amato – If an indulgence is what you clearly need at the end of this week, look no further than this premium Provençal rosé from the rock star of the Côte d’Azur, Sacha Lichine. […] More
Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES May 29th, 2021
Spain and Australia By John Szabo, with notes from David Lawrason, Sara d’Amato and Michael Godel The Vintages May 29th release puts Spain and Australia in the spotlight. Neither selection is especially riveting. The Spanish feature in particular fails to capture the current mood and stylistic line permeating the Spanish wine scene, which is one […] More
Remembering Cabernet, from Coonawarra, Margaret River and the Yarra Valley By John Szabo MS Cabernet sauvignon is deeply embedded in the Australian wine industry and is an integral part of the country’s wine heritage. It’s probably not well-known that some of the oldest (the oldest?) continuously-producing cabernet vines in the world are planted in South […] More
National Wine Awards of Canada
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World Wine Awards of Canada
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Sauternes is a French dessert wine from the Sauternais, part of the Graves region of Bordeaux. Sauternes is made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot. This causes the grapes to become partially raisined, resulting in concentrated and distinctively flavored wines. Sauternes is one of the few wine regions where infection with noble rot is a frequent occurrence, due to its climate. Even so, wine production varies greatly from vintage to vintage, depending on the amount of botrytis-affected grapes and their general condition and ripeness.
