Ontario's VQA Chardonnay is earning international acclaim for its remarkable aging potential. In a feature for The World of Fine Wine, Sarah Marsh MW highlighted the region's ability to produce ...
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Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine
Cool climate wines may be the key to the future of the wine industry. North American Editor Clive Pursehouse presents his keynote at i4C+. View full article here....
A techno DJ makes music with the sounds of Niagara wine country
In partnership with Wines of Ontario, techno artist Sen Sanik (Johnny Reyes) created Expressions of the Vine, a project featuring 190+ sounds from Niagara wineries, including fermenting tanks, bottle clinks, ...
Foxcroft and Wingfield: A tale of two vineyards
Sarah Marsh MW reports from the Twenty Mile Bench on the Niagara Peninsula, where two contrasting vineyards produce some of Canada's most exciting Chardonnay. Full article...
Annual Fizz Guide 2024
By John Szabo, MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Megha Jandhyala and Michael Godel Flat Bubbles & True North Strong and Sparkling Full article...
Festive Fizz: A global guide
This holiday season, celebrate with a curated selection of world-class sparkling wines. From timeless Champagne to exciting new discoveries, explore top-scoring sparklers from Decanter World Wine Awards. Full article link...
The Top Chardonnay, According To The 2024 San Francisco International Wine Competition
The SFIWC has released the 2024 wine competition winners. Five Chardonnay wines and one Chardonnay blend made the final rounds. Below are brief descriptions of the wines and tasting notes. ...
Sparkling wines of the Americas: Panel tasting results
There’s plenty of sparkling quality and variety on the American continent, north and south, as the high scores in this wide-ranging tasting showed. By Andy Howard MW September 28, ...
Grape Profile: Gamay in Ontario
Janet Dorozynski coined the hashtag #gogamaygo in 2012 as a rallying cry for Gamay in Canada and globally. After tasting several dozen Gamay from Ontario, she remains bullish about its ...
John Szabo’s Fizz Buyer’s Guide 2023: Our Biggest Report Yet!
Welcome to the annual Fizz Guide! This is always one of the WineAlign Crü’s favourite tastings of the year. By John Szabo, MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Sara ...