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If I Could Buy Only One – December 6th Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the December 6th release, which one would it be and why?” Black Hills Brut Sparkling, BC VQA Okanagan Valley$55.00, Andrew Peller LimitedSara d’Amato – If John’s fizz guide didn’t already satisfy your sparkling cravings, here’s one more worth popping. This is Black Hills’ second […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages December 6th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Buyers Guide December 6: 2025 Beverage Trends and Breaking Bread & Drinking Pinot with the Mapuche By John Szabo MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Michael Godel and Sara d’Amato “In 2025 Ontarians embraced the opportunity to discover something new amidst restrictions on U.S.-produced products, new points of sale, and innovative new […] More
John Szabo’s Annual Fizz Guide 2025
By John Szabo, MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Sara d’Amato and Michael Godel Fewer Bubbles, Better Quality Welcome to our timely annual Fizz Guide! What’s in store for you this year? A parade of premium bubbles, featuring top Canadian sparkling, a category which remains hard to beat for quality and price. It’s easily our […] More
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Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California wine vineyards. The grapes typically produce a robust red wine, although a semi-sweet rose (blush-style) wine called White Zinfandel has six times the sales of the red wine in the United States. The grape's high sugar content can be fermented into levels of alcohol exceeding 15 per cent. The taste of the red wine depends on the ripeness of the grapes from which it is made. Red berry fruits like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas, whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas and in wines made from the earlier-ripening Primitivo clone.
