Tetra Paks
byALL BOXED UP The LCBO is determined to give us a ton of wine in boxes, whether we want it or not. It fulfills…
Wine Picks
Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.
France Changes its Rules
byFrance has given winemakers (those in VDP regions ““ mainly in the South) approval to make New World-style wine. Wood chips (for vanilla flavour)…
Red Wine in a Can
byThe newest alternative packaging for wine is lightweight aluminum bottles. They look slimmer than glass bottles and they’re screwcap of course. Wineries are touting…
What is Bistro?
byBISTRO: ‘A place that is informal, animated and friendly. Where hearty helpings of unfussy good with big flavours are served on heavy white china…
Exploring Other Whites
byLet me tell you something that’s not well known. There is more variety in white wine than in red because winemakers are more willing…
Clark Smith
byTHIS CLARK SMITH GUY Clark Smith is a baffling paradox. A Californian winemaker who is part scientist, part math major, part environmentalist, part rocker,…
Most Improved Wine County
byCanada would qualify but I want to talk about somewhere that’s a much bigger player. And which once ruled the wine world. Naturally it’s…
When in Stratford
byThere’s no shortage of great places to eat and drink in Stratford, Ontario. Sputnik’s espresso shop offers the edgy, sexy styling you’d expect in…
LCBO Vintages May 2, 2009
byTHE LOW DOWN: Tuscany is the feature but I found the wines to be too New World and expensive. Welcome to the modern era…