by Carmelo Giardina | As the fourth most planted red grape in the world, one might expect syrah to be more popular among growers and consumers in Ontario. Yet, according to VQA Ontario’s 2022 annual report, syrah accounts for just one per cent of total production (by volume). When it …
A story of terroir and two families reaching ‘Grand Cru’ heights, by Carmelo Giardina | Nestled on the Côte de Saint-Émilion, in Bordeaux, France, the modern history of Château Lassègue has been the story of two families, two generations and two continents. In 2003, Jess Jackson and Pierre Seillan, the founders of …
By Carmelo Giardina | A trio of wines that spotlight a remarkable region… Tenuta Luce, a name that evokes the sunlight of Montalcino, has always honoured the vision of its celebrated founders and the symbolic wine of its estate, the aptly named Luce. The fabled history of Tenuta Luce began …
By Laurie Wallace-Lynch | Cooking in a castle was just one of the memorable experiences on a Viking cruise from Rome to Barcelona… Learning to make traditional Italian pasta with a chef at the 16th-century castle in Tuscany, Italy, followed by a wine tasting and enjoying the fresh pasta we …
by Carmelo Giardina | The Douro Valley, located in northern Portugal – about an hour and a half from Porto – is thought to be ‘heaven on earth’ to wine lovers. It takes but one visit to understand why this might truly be the best and only way to describe …
DISCOVER ARGENTINA’S WIDE RANGE OF VARIETAL WINES | By Carmelo Giardina When it comes to wines from Argentina, one can’t argue the fact that malbec is the country’s flagship wine. After all, it would be easy to see why. With more than 109,000 acres planted in all of Argentina’s wine-growing …