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Vintages Picks, Wine Picks February 7, 2019 February 6, 2019

EVERYDAY DOURO

I’ve often had this medium-bodied wine at restaurants in Portugal, and loved every sip, but how does it stack-up on Canadian soil? Damn good….

Wine Picks February 6, 2019 February 6, 2019

Yipee! It’s from the Piedmont region in Italy, and costs less than $20. For me Barbera is the Holy Grail of red…

Wine Picks January 31, 2019 January 31, 2019

$3 OFF SANGRE de TORO (till Saturday, 2 February) Sorry to be late getting this to you but, anyone looking for a medium-bodied, deliciously…

Wine Picks January 30, 2019 January 27, 2019

I used to buy a lot of Valpolicella but got distracted when it started rising in price. However, the “˜sale’ on Zonin caught my…

Wine Picks January 29, 2019 January 27, 2019

Excuse me recommending Bersano’s Barbera again, but wouldn’t you be mad at me for not telling you about the sale ““ on one of…

Wine Picks January 27, 2019 January 27, 2019

SUPER ZINGY and FANTASTIC SAUVIGNON FOR $9.95 Chile keeps turning the wine world on its head with high quality wines at unbelievable low prices….

Wine Picks January 20, 2019 January 18, 2019

First, a short piece of history. (Dates are not necessarily accurate.) Pre-1960: All wines were a bit rough and, or expensive ““ with little…

Vintages Picks January 18, 2019 January 13, 2019

Today grape types and regions tend to be typecast in order to satisfy expectations. Mainly of regulatory bodies and experts who get upset with…

Vintages Picks January 16, 2019 January 13, 2019

Chianti has gone through an identity crisis ““ starting out as rustic and low brow, and then more recently flipping to rich and expensive….