LCBO Vintages Saturday July 24
THE LOW DOWN: South of France is the feature and I URGE you to check out my three red picks. You’ll discover that there’s…
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Big House
Big news from the Big House ““ could be the “˜house white of the summer’ The Big House line of wines come from vineyards…
The Philospher Gets a ‘B’
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Calamus Calling
This tiny Beamsville Bench winery produces really good everyday wines at decent prices. The 08 unoaked Chardonnay is one of the best around. A…
Italy Imitating Ontario!
I went to a tasting by the Santome Winery, from the Treviso region just north of Venice, and fell in love with two expensive…
LCBO Vintages Saturday July 10
THE LOW DOWN: I love my picks from this release. Four very different whites at an average price of less than $15. Best Muscadet…