John Szabo MS

Jan 7, 2025 | winealign.com | John Szabo MS |David Lawrason |Michael Godel |Megha Jandhyala

John Szabo’s Vintages Preview January 4: Smart Values even Smarter while HST on Holiday (If Smart at All)By John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason, Michael Godel and Megha JandhyalaHow Smart are the Smart Buys? I have no doubt that sales statistics gathered by the LCBO over past decades indicate that shoppers gravitate to lower-priced products in the post-holiday spending hangover. Hence the annual January release of inexpensive wines.

Nov 4, 2024 | winealign.com | John Szabo MS |David Lawrason |Michael Godel

John Szabo’s Vintages Preview November 2: Premium (Greatest Hits?) California, and The Best From Campania FelixBy John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason, and Michael GodelThis week Vintages brings us a release with a “Premium California” theme, though the LCBO’s selection could well have been named “California’s Greatest Hits.” Those looking for familiar faces will be happy in this crowd: Duckhorn, J.

Oct 7, 2024 | winealign.com | John Szabo MS

An Update on Hungarian Wines & Buyer’s Guide to Top ReleasesBy John Szabo MSWhen the acacia trees bloom in spring, the countryside fills with their intoxicating perfume, ceding aromatic space eventually to linden blossoms, and then sweet summer flowers and golden fields of wheat, radiant cornfields and dazzling sunflowers.

Sep 10, 2024 | winealign.com | John Szabo MS |David Lawrason |Michael Godel

Harvest & Storm Clouds in OntarioBy John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason and Michael GodelThe week’s report features the September 7 Vintages Release and the LCBO’s annual harvest-time focus on Ontario. The Vintages circular offers flashy spreads and ample coverage of Ontario wineries, with special emphasis on advancements in sustainability, the rise of hands-off winemaking, and the ongoing search for ever-finer distinctions across the province.

Jun 13, 2024 | wineandspiritsmagazine.com | Joshua Greene |John Szabo MS |Corey Warren

Silver            Kofkeche    $35    Kofkeche 2021 Malleco ChardonnayMalleco is on the way south from Concepción toward the Lake District, deep enough into the volcanic south that this wine "screams volcanics first, chardonnay second," noted Mary Gorman MW.