Varieties & Styles

As the fourth most planted red grape in the world, one might expect syrah to be more popular…

The ancient winemaking traditions in Croatia have the majority of winemakers still choosing to embrace indigenous varieties, and…

The Loire Valley is home to enormous variations in climate, landscape and soils. It produces some of the…

Upon attending Les Rendez-Vous Beaujolais in Toronto, I was fortunate to take a deep dive into the Beaujolais…

For most of us who aren’t sommeliers or wine students, “European” wine generally means Italy, France, Germany, Spain—all…

If you can’t travel to Spain, let Spain come to you! I’m not talking about crowded airports and…

Considered to be among the most versatile grapes in the world, chenin blanc (pronounced sheh·nuhn blaangk) is a veritable…

Pinot gris (or pinot grigio as many still refer to it as) is a white wine grape variety…

Is chardonnay Ontario’s great white variety? Great chardonnay has the ability to translate terroir to us, the sense…

Arguably one of the world’s most popular and playful sparkling wines, Prosecco is an Italian specialty. Just as…