Category: Chianti Classico

Celebrating 10 Years of Wines and Friendship With World Wine Synergy

 mywinepal  May 30, 2025  0 Comments on Celebrating 10 Years of Wines and Friendship With World Wine Synergy

I enjoy working with wine agents.  They gather wines from around the world and offer the wines to us for our enjoyment.  This year is the 10th Anniversary of World Wine Synergy (WWS), and I was fortunate, along with other wine trade people to celebrate this anniversary at La Quercia restaurant.  Over those 10 years I’ve been invited to meet…

Chianti Classico, Digging into the Region's UGA Masterclass placemat with wines

Chianti Classico: Digging into the Region’s UGA Masterclass

 mywinepal  May 4, 2025  1 Comment on Chianti Classico: Digging into the Region’s UGA Masterclass

I was honoured to attend the Chianti Classico: Digging into the Region’s UGA Masterclass lead by Michaela Morris. The masterclass, hosted by the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico, focused on the region’s evolution, particularly the introduction of the Gran Selezione category and the newly established Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive (UGAs). The presentation highlighted the historical significance of the region, the hierarchical structure…

Old World vs New World wines

Canadian Wine Trends 2024: Old vs New World Wine Regions

 mywinepal  January 14, 2025

This is my third article reviewing Canadian Wine Trends that happened over 2024.  In this article, I will review our interest in Old World (e.g. Europe) vs New World (e.g. North and South America) wines.  Did we get more interested in European wines? I used Google Trends to produce graphs for our interest in Old World and New World wine areas, showing…

Bodega El Porvenir de Cafayote Laborum Single Vineyard Tannat Finca El Retiro 2021 and Il Molino di Grace Il Margone Chi Classico Gran Selezione Panzano 2020

Two Big Red Wines from Italy and ArgentinaPR SAMPLE 

 mywinepal  December 18, 2024

Here are two big red wines.  One from a grape you may not know too well, Tannat, and the other wine is a Chianti Classico, but at the top tier, Gran Selezione.  The Tannat wine comes from Argentina, which is uncommon, as Argentina is best known for Malbec.  But this Tannat shows that it also does well in Argentina.  Let…

Italy's Lightness of Being seminar

Italy’s Lightness of Being Seminar at VanWineFest 2024

 mywinepal  March 25, 2024

While Italy has been known to produce robust, hearty reds, many of the country’s greatest wines offer a lighter touch without sacrificing flavour. This seminar, “Italy’s Lightness of Being”, led by Filippo Bartolotta and Michaela Morris, took us through sparkling wines, white wines with texture, and much more.  Winery principals, Fabio Bosio, Tommaso Chiarli, Daniel Grace, Stefano Inama, Nicola Mazzella,…